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Knox County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 18, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
The law license of Al’Reco Le’Juan Yancy was transferred to disability inactive status yesterday, pursuant to Section 27.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. Yancy cannot practice law while on disability inactive status. He may be reinstated by the Tennessee Supreme Court upon showing clear and convincing evidence that he is fit to resume the practice of law.

Franklin Lawyer Temporarily Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 17, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
The Tennessee Supreme Court today suspended Erich Webb Bailey from the practice of law after finding he failed to comply with a June 28 court order. The order directed him to contact the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program for evaluation. Bailey may not accept any new cases and must cease representing clients by Aug. 16.

Sumner County Lawyer Reinstated

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Sumner County attorney Jocelyn D. Mims was reinstated by the Tennessee Supreme Court on July 12. Mims had been disbarred in August 2009 upon pleading guilty to a serious crime. At an April 2017 hearing, a panel found that Mims met her burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that she has the moral qualifications, competency and learning in the law required for admission to practice law in Tennessee, and that the resumption of the practice of law will not be detrimental to the integrity and standing of the bar or the administration of justice, or subversive to the public interest.

Williamson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
On July 11 Williamson County attorney Erica May Lotz was publicly censured by the Board of Professional Responsibility. In her representation of a client in a divorce action, Lotz withdrew unearned client fees from her trust account and commingled these fees with her own personal funds. After being discharged by her client, she failed to promptly return the unearned fees.

Putnam County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
The Tennessee Supreme Court suspended Putnam County attorney Albert Fitzpatrick Officer III on July 12, upon finding that he poses a threat of substantial harm to the public. He may not accept any new cases and must cease representing existing clients by August 11. This suspension remains in effect until dissolution or modification by the Supreme Court.

Knox County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 13, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
On July 10 Knox County attorney William Arnold Hotz was publicly censured by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Hotz failed to satisfy a third-party lien which he knew to exist at the time he received settlement funds and paid the settlement funds directly to his client, to the detriment of the third-party lienholder.

Lewis County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 12, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Lewis County attorney Larry Joe Hinson, Jr. was publicly censured on Monday by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Hinson failed to diligently represent his client, expedite litigation, adequately communicate with his client and comply in a timely manner with the court’s direction to submit a scheduling order in the case. He also failed to respond in a timely manner to multiple communications sent to him by the board. 

Shelby County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 12, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Shelby County attorney Samuel Lee Perkins was publicly censured on Monday by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Perkins failed to timely file a Motion for New Trial for his criminal client, which prohibited the client from raising issues on appeal other than insufficiency of the evidence. Over five years later, the client’s petition for post-conviction relief was granted. The delay caused injury to his client and to the administration of justice. 

Knox County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 12, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions

Knox County attorney Randall Keith Hatfield was publicly censured on Monday by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Hatfield failed to diligently represent his client or expedite the litigation in his client’s post-conviction proceeding. Hatfield also failed to adequately communicate with his client and other persons associated with the representation and was ultimately removed as appointed counsel by the court. 

Knox County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 10, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Knox County lawyer Jere Franklin Ownby III was suspended from the practice of law for one year, with 30 days served as an active suspension, effective July 7. Ownby's reinstatement and grant of probation is conditioned upon payment of restitution to two clients. Ownby was found to have missed scheduled deadlines and court appearances in several matters, failed to provide the legal services for which he was retained, and failed to maintain confidentiality.  
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