TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 5, 2022

Davidson County lawyer Karl Emmanuel Pulley was censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court today. The court found that while engaged to represent a client, Pulley was suspended from the practice of law on another matter. He withdrew from representation and told the client he would resume his work after being reinstated, but did not do so. The court determined that Pulley had not fully earned the fee the client had paid. His actions were determined to violate Rules of Professional Conduct 1.4, 1.5 and 1.16 and Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9 Section 28. The court imposed the censure on the condition that Pulley make a partial refund of $3,750 to the client within 90 days.