TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Julia Wilburn on Jul 10, 2023

Shelby County lawyer Urura W. Mayers was permanently disbarred from the practice of law Friday by the Tennessee Supreme Court. After a hearing on the disciplinary petition, a hearing panel determined Mayers withdrew client funds from her trust account without authorization on multiple occasions and used those client funds to gamble at casinos, and attempted to deceive investigators by making false factual statements and submitting altered bank records. After being temporarily suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, § 12.3, for misappropriating funds and posing a threat of substantial harm to the public, Mayers failed to comply with Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, § 28 requirements for suspended attorneys by failing to notify the courts, opposing counsel and clients of her suspension. Mayers continued to engage in the unauthorized practice of law for an extended period of time, failed to respond to subsequent lawful board requests for information and failed to participate in the disciplinary process.

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