TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Oct 18, 2023

Matthew Hollingshead-Cook, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a public censure today from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Hollingshead-Cook received settlement funds from a client and deposited them into his trust account. He then took a break from practicing law and did not give the client her settlement funds for more than three years. The funds remained in trust during the interim. In another client matter, Hollingshead-Cook deposited client funds into his trust account which were a distribution from an estate but did not remit the funds to his client for almost two years. By these acts, Matthew Hollingshead-Cook, has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping funds), 1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication), and 1.16 (termination of representation).