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Stewart County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 28, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
By order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered Jan. 25, the law license of Stewart County lawyer Billy Dudley Cobb was transferred to disability inactive status, pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Cobb cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. He may return to the practice of law after reinstatement by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing of clear and convincing evidence that the disability has been removed and he is fit to resume the practice of law.

Campbell County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 25, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
On Jan. 23, Campbell County lawyer Donald Brent Gray received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility. Gray was appointed to represent an indigent criminal client in General Sessions Court and was required to represent the client throughout the proceedings, including any appeals, until the case had been concluded or he was granted permission to withdraw by the court. The client was indicted in General Sessions and Gray improperly advised the client that he could no longer represent him unless a $10,000 retainer fee was paid. The client paid $2,750 toward the fee and no written fee agreement was memorialized nor did Gray deposit the funds into his trust account until the fee had been earned. Gray also failed to inform the Circuit Court that he had been appointed to represent the client in that court. 

Davidson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 25, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
On Jan. 23, Davidson County lawyer Pamela Anderson Taylor received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility. In the representation of a client in a divorce action, Taylor issued a subpoena in noncompliance with applicable law. While representing a client in another divorce action, Taylor failed to comply with discovery deadlines established by the court and otherwise failed to expedite litigation. Taylor was also unresponsive to requests for information from the board in its investigation of these matters.

2 Suspended for Failing to Meet CLE Requirement

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 23, 2019
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Two attorneys, one from Hamilton County and another from New York, have been suspended from the practice of law in Tennessee for failing to comply with mandatory continuing legal education requirements. Download the suspension order here.

Williamson County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 23, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Williamson County attorney Stephen Paul Brink has been reinstated to the practice of law in Tennessee following a Supreme Court order filed today. Brink was placed on inactive status on Dec. 17, 2013, and filed for reinstatement on Jan. 4, for which he met all requirements.

Davidson County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 23, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
On Jan. 23, the Supreme Court of Tennessee reinstated Davidson County lawyer Jamaal L. Boykin to the practice of law. Boykin had been suspended by the Supreme Court of Tennessee on June 19, 2018, for a period of two years, with six months to be served as an active suspension, and the remainder to be served on probation. Boykin filed a petition for reinstatement to the practice of law, and the Board of Professional Responsibility found that the petition was satisfactory.

Florida Lawyer Censured in Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 17, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
William Jeffrey Barnes of Boca Raton, Florida, received a public censure on Wednesday from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Between May 2011 and August 2017, Barnes was admitted to practice pro hac vice in nine foreclosure actions in state and federal court in Tennessee. In each of the nine matters, Barnes’ supporting affidavit stated that a copy of the filing was being sent to the Board of Professional Responsibility contemporaneously.  Barnes, however, failed to send the materials to the Board of Professional Responsibility and failed to timely pay his pro hac vice registration fee as required under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 19(f).

Davidson County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
By order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered today, the law license of Davidson County attorney Grant Wells Smith was transferred to disability inactive status, pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Smith cannot practice law while on disability inactive status.  He may return to the practice of law after reinstatement by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing of clear and convincing evidence that the disability has been removed and he is fit to resume the practice of law.

Knox County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 16, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
Knox County lawyer Jere F. Ownby received a public censure on Monday from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Ownby’s law license was suspended on July 7, 2017. Ownby did not timely notify a divorce client of the suspension, and he did not notify opposing counsel or the court of the suspension until September 2018.  Ownby’s conduct resulted in harm to his client, the opposing party, and the court. Ownby has also failed to provide a written response to this disciplinary complaint.

Lewis County Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jan 10, 2019
News Type: BPR Actions
By order filed Jan. 9, Lewis County lawyer Larry Joe Hinson, Jr. was disbarred by the Tennessee Supreme Court. This order dissolves his Oct. 18, 2018 suspension. Hinson, the subject of a disciplinary investigation, delivered to the Board of Professional Responsibility an affidavit in compliance with Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 23.1, acknowledging his misconduct and consenting to disbarment. Pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 23, Hinson’s affidavit in support of disbarment by consent is not to be publicly disclosed or made available for use in any other proceeding except upon further order of the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
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