TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Paul Burch on Nov 28, 2023

The Tennessee Supreme Court today suspended Hamilton County lawyer John Scott Wesson from the practice of law for seven years and ordered him to contact the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP). The hearing panel found that Wesson failed to respond to a summary judgment motion, respond to opponent’s application to the court for attorney’s fees, reasonably communicate with clients, represent his clients, inform his clients of his previous suspension, make reasonable efforts to expedite litigation, and appear at multiple show cause hearings. The court found that he also knowingly terminated and/or refused to comply with his TLAP monitoring agreement. The panel found Wesson violated Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication), 3.2 (expediting litigation), 3.4(c) (fairness to opposing party and counsel) and 8.4(a)(d)(g) (misconduct).

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