TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jan 21, 2022

Georgia lawyer James A. Dunlap Jr. filed a petition for reinstatement in Tennessee on Feb. 26, 2021. He had been suspended from practicing in the state for one year on Feb. 7, 2020. A Board of Professional Responsibility hearing panel reviewed the petition and found that Dunlap “failed to meet his burden to show by clear and convincing evidence he was fit to practice law in Tennessee.” The panel recommended dismissing the petition, which the Tennessee Supreme Court did yesterday. The court also directed Dunlap to pay all costs and expenses of the proceeding within 90 days.