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Williamson County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 29, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Williamson County lawyer R. W. Hardison was suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court today, upon the discovery that Hardison misappropriated funds for his own use and poses a substantial threat of harm to the public. He must cease representing clients by Sept. 28, and his suspension remains in effect until dissolution or modification by the Supreme Court.

Bedford County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 28, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Robert Lee Marlow of Bedford County was temporarily suspended by the Board of Professional Responsibility on Friday for failing to respond to a complaint of misconduct. Marlow must cease representing clients by Sept. 24, and his suspension remains in effect until dissolution or modification by the Tennessee Supreme Court.

Shelby County Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 28, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Memphis attorney Timothy Allen Price was disbarred from the practice of law on Friday by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Price prepared a fraudulent divorce decree and misrepresented to his client that she was divorced. The client did not learn of the fraud until six years later. Price was previously suspended in 2011 and was never reinstated from his previous suspension.

Sullivan County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 21, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Sullivan County attorney Don W. Cooper was suspended from the practice of law on Friday by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Cooper was suspended based upon entering “best interest” pleas to 10 counts of theft. Cooper was previously disbarred on Feb. 23 of this year. The Tennessee Supreme Court ordered a new formal proceeding to determine the extent of final discipline to be imposed on Cooper.

Attorneys Suspended for Failing to Meet 2016 CLE Requirements

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 18, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions

An order was filed this week for attorneys who failed to meet CLE requirements in 2016 and have been suspended by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Read the full list of suspensions here.

Shelby County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 14, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Memphis lawyer Homer L. Cody was suspended for two years on Friday by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Cody violated an order to stay away from a case in which he had a conflict of interest, writing two appellate briefs for plaintiffs who then signed and filed the briefs as if they were not represented by an attorney. He was suspended in July 2016 for this action, but was not deterred – Cody wrote three more briefs for the same plaintiffs after his suspension.

Colorado Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 11, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Sean Gardner Saxon, of Arvada, Colorado, was suspended for three years from practicing law in Tennessee today via a reciprocal order of discipline. The suspension is retroactive to Dec. 28, 2016. Saxon was subject to discipline in Colorado, and was sent notice from the Tennessee Supreme Court to demonstrate why reciprocal discipline should not be imposed in Tennessee. Saxon failed to respond to the notice and was suspended.

Campbell County Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 10, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Jacksboro attorney Wesley Lynn Hatmaker was disbarred from the practice of law today by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Hatmaker was found to have misappropriated client funds; he pled guilty to four counts of theft over $60,000 and two counts of theft over $10,000. He was also found to have failed to communicate with and diligently represent clients, failed to properly terminate his relationship with clients, practiced law while temporarily suspended and failed to respond to requests for information from the board. Hatmaker was previously disbarred in October 2016, which remains in effect.

Williamson County Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 9, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Williamson County attorney John Jay Clark was disbarred today by the Tennessee Supreme Court, effective immediately. Clark was suspended last year based upon his conviction for forgery. Clark was found to have forged the signature of a judge on documents used in an uncontested divorce case, passing those documents along to his clients and leading them to believe they were divorced. In one case, one spouse remarried based upon the belief he was divorced. In an unrelated case, Clark was previously disbarred in December 2016.

Davidson County Lawyer Temporarily Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Aug 7, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Davidson County lawyer Jennifer Elizabeth Jones was temporarily suspended by the Board of Professional Responsibility on July 31 for failing to respond to the Board regarding complaints of misconduct. The suspension remains in effect until dissolution or modification by the Tennessee Supreme Court. 
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