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Attorneys Suspended for Failing to Comply with IOLTA Reporting, Nonpayment of Annual Fee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 4, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions

More than 60 attorneys were suspended this week by the Tennessee Supreme Court for either failing to comply with mandatory IOLTA reporting requirements, failure to pay the annual registration fee, or both. The orders were both filed today. A full list of administrative suspensions and reinstatements is available on the TBA website.

Tennessee Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 3, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Tennessee Supreme Court today ordered the law license of Michael Donald Treacy transferred to disability inactive status pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Treacy 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.

Georgia Lawyer Disbarred in Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Dec 3, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court of Tennessee today disbarred Aschalew Guadie Nigussie of Decatur, Georgia, from the practice of law in Tennessee and ordered him to pay restitution to one client as a condition of reinstatement. A petition for discipline consisting of two complaints of misconduct against Nigussie was filed August 14, 2017. The complaints allege Nigussie accepted fees from clients, performed little if any work on their behalf and abandoned the cases when he ceased communicating with them. Nigussie did not respond to the petition for discipline and an order for default judgment was entered against him.

Davidson County Lawyer Remains Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 26, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Tennessee Supreme Court on Nov. 21 entered an order denying the request of Davidson County lawyer Brian Phillip Manookian for the dissolution of his temporary suspension. Manookian was temporarily suspended from the practice of law on Sept. 21 upon a finding that he poses a threat of substantial harm to the public. On Sept. 28, Manookian filed to dissolve his suspension. Following hearings on Oct. 11 and 19, a panel recommended Manookian's petition be denied. The Supreme Court's order adopted the panel’s recommendation. 

Davidson County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 26, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The law license of Davidson County lawyer Carla L. Arevalo was transferred to disability inactive status on Nov. 21, pursuant to Section 27.4 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Arevalo cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. On Jan. 11, Arevalo was temporarily suspended by order of the Tennessee Supreme Court, and has not requested nor been granted reinstatement from that suspension.

2 Reinstated from Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 19, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
Two attorneys have been reinstated to practice in Tennessee recently after being placed on inactive status more than five years ago. Juliane D. Morris of Jackson, Mississippi, was reinstated on Friday after being on inactive status since June 19, 2012, and Mason S. Montgomery of Oxford, Mississippi, was reinstated today after being on inactive status since May 7, 2012.

Georgia Lawyer Reinstated in Tennessee

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Nov 2, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
Georgia lawyer Shellana Welch was reinstated to the practice of law in Tennessee on Oct. 22. The Tennessee Supreme Court noted that she had been on inactive status since February 2011. She petitioned for reinstatement and the Board of Professional Responsibility reported that the petition was satisfactory and she had met all requirements for reinstatement. The order was filed on Nov. 1.

Coffee County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 26, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Tennessee Supreme Court today transferred the law license of Coffee County lawyer Harry B. Gilley to disability inactive status, pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Gilley cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. He may return to the practice of law after reinstatement by the court upon showing of clear and convincing evidence that the disability has been removed and he is fit to resume the practice of law.

Sumner County Lawyer Held in Contempt

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 26, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adopted the report of a Special Master and held Sumner County lawyer Andy Lamar Allman in criminal contempt and sentenced him to serve 20 days in jail and pay a fine of $100. The Board of Professional Responsibility had filed a second amended petition for contempt on May 10, alleging Allman engaged in the unauthorized practice of law and failed to comply with suspension order. Allman entered an agreement to plead nolo contendere to two separate counts of criminal contempt alleging he violated his suspension by taking two new, separate clients, accepting retainer fees totaling $9,000. After a hearing on Aug. 30, the Special Master entered his report on Sept. 6, accepting the plea and determining the maximum sentence of 10 days and a $50 fine for each count was appropriate and the sentences should run concurrently. Allman was further ordered to surrender himself to the Sumner County Sheriff’s Department within 15 days of Oct. 23, or be subject to arrest.

Williamson County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Oct 25, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court of Tennessee today reinstated Williamson County attorney Michael Gibbs Sheppard to the practice of law. Sheppard was suspended by the Supreme Court of Tennessee on Aug. 13 for a period of 60 days, followed by two years of probation. He filed a petition for reinstatement to the practice of law and the Board of Professional Responsibility found that the petition to be satisfactory. Sheppard must serve the remaining two years on probation under the supervision of a practice monitor and take 15 hours of continuing legal education on law office management and trust accounting procedures.
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