TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Oct 2, 2020

The Tennessee Supreme Court today suspended Virginia lawyer Stephen Kenneth Perry from the practice of law for two years, retroactive to Jan. 2, 2019, the date a temporary suspension was imposed. As a condition of reinstatement, Perry must pay restitution to his client and undergo an evaluation by the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program. The court found that Perry essentially abandoned his client’s case and failed to respond to the Board of Professional Responsibility in violation of Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.16, 3.2, 8.1(b) and 8.4(d).