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Knox County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 26, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
Knox County lawyer James H. Price received a public censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court on Thursday. Price undertook the representation of two long-time debtor clients in a complex Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding in the Eastern District of Tennessee, during which the Bankruptcy Court found he failed to follow Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure and Local Rules and Administrative Procedures. He also failed to disclose potential conflicts of interest. Price executed a conditional guilty plea acknowledging the Bankruptcy Court’s findings and that his conduct violated the Rules of Professional Conduct.

Montgomery County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 23, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
By Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court, the law license of Douglas Barnet Parker was transferred to disability inactive status today pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Parker 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.

Davidson County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 22, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court today suspended James Daniel Marshall from the practice of law for a period of two years, with 30 days to be served as an active suspension, and the remainder served on probation subject to certain conditions, including the appointment of a practice monitor and continued contact with Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program. During the representation of three clients, Marshall failed to produce discovery responses, attend case management conferences and motion hearings, timely serve a summons or issue alias summons, and timely communicate with his clients.

Davidson County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 9, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
By order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered today, the law license of Hugh C. Howser was transferred to disability inactive status pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Howser 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.

Davidson County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 9, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court of Tennessee today temporarily suspended M. Andrew Holland from the practice of law upon finding that he failed to respond to the board regarding a complaint of misconduct. Section 12.3 of Supreme Court Rule 9 provides for the immediate summary suspension of an attorney’s license to practice law in cases of an attorney’s failure to respond to the board regarding a complaint of misconduct.  

Knox County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 8, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
By Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court, the law license of Knox County lawyer Willis B. Jackson Jr. was transferred to disability inactive status today pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Jackson is prohibited from practicing 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.

Nashville Lawyer Reinstated After Inactive Status

Posted by: Suzanne Craig Robertson on Mar 8, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions

Nashville lawyer Dennis Wayne Gregory has been reinstated to the practice of law by the Tennessee Supreme Court. In February, he sought reinstatement from inactive status, which he had been on for five years.

Shelby County Attorney Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 7, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions

The Supreme Court of Tennessee temporarily suspended Shelby County lawyer TeShaun David Moore from the practice of law today upon finding that Moore misappropriated client funds and poses a threat of substantial harm to the public. Section 12.3 of Supreme Court Rule 9 provides for the immediate summary suspension of an attorney’s license to practice law where an attorney has misappropriated funds or otherwise poses a threat of substantial harm to the public. This suspension remains in effect until dissolution or modification by the Supreme Court.

Hamilton County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 5, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
The Supreme Court of Tennessee reinstated Hamilton County lawyer Lisa Zarzour Bowman to the practice of law, effective today. Bowman was suspended by the Supreme Court on Jan. 22, for one year with a minimum active suspension of 30 days and the remainder served on probation. Bowman filed a petition for reinstatement to the practice of law on Feb. 8, and the board determined she satisfactorily complied with the terms and conditions of her suspension and submitted an order of reinstatement to the court.

Hamilton County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Mar 2, 2018
News Type: BPR Actions
On March 1, the Supreme Court of Tennessee temporarily suspended Hamilton County lawyer James Thomas Neal from the practice of law upon finding that Neal misappropriated funds and poses a threat of substantial harm to the public. Neal also represented a client in a medical malpractice case that was dismissed.  Instead of telling the client that the case had been dismissed, he falsely stated that the case had settled and gave the client a worthless check for the client’s share of the fictitious settlement. Section 12.3 of Supreme Court Rule 9 provides for the immediate summary suspension of an attorney’s license to practice law in cases of an attorney misappropriating funds or otherwise posing a threat of substantial harm to the public. Neal must cease representing existing clients by March 31, 2018.
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