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Sullivan County Lawyer Disbarred

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 1, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions

The Tennessee Supreme Court disbarred Everett Hoge Mechem from the practice of law on Friday. Mechem was disciplined following a felony conviction for wire fraud, supplemental security income fraud, making false statements and theft of public money. 

Texas Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 1, 2017
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The Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday suspended Texas attorney Richard Kent Harris from the practice of law in Tennessee. Harris was suspended based upon his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit bankruptcy fraud. The Board of Professional Responsibility will institute a formal proceeding to determine the extent of the final discipline to be imposed on Harris.

Davidson County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on May 1, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions

John Martin Drake of Nashville was suspended for two years from the practice of law by the Tennessee Supreme Court on Friday. Drake was found to have knowingly made a series of telephone calls to the Bledsoe County Correctional Complex identifying himself as an attorney and representing himself as the attorney for an inmate in the facility, despite the fact that he was previously suspended in 2015.

Davidson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 27, 2017
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Nashville attorney Walter Searcy was publicly censured by the Tennessee Supreme Court yesterday, and was ordered to pay restitution. A complaint alleged that Searcy improperly held himself out as a licensed lawyer, despite the fact that he was suspended from the practice of law in 1992 and has never been reinstated. Searcy entered into a conditional guilty plea admitting to the misconduct.

Tipton County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 21, 2017
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Francis Michael Deslauriers, of Tipton County, received a public censure on April 20 from the Board of Professional Responsibility. Deslauriers was hired to represent a client in a suit against an insurance company, but in more than three years he took little action other than filing the suit and routinely failed to communicate with his client. Later the suit was dismissed. The censure is a warning but does not affect Deslauriers’ ability to practice law.

Rutherford County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 21, 2017
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On April 20, Rutherford County lawyer Kirk D. Catron received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility. In June 2016, Catron complained in court about the actions of a special master, demonstrating disrespectful and obstreperous conduct. The censure is a warning but does not affect Catron’s ability to practice law.

Shelby County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 19, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
The license of Shelby County lawyer Ronald Kent Brooks was transferred to disability inactive status by the Board of Professional Responsibility yesterday. Brooks cannot practice law until he proves to the Tennessee Supreme Court that the disability has been removed.

Blount County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Charles David Deas was suspended from the practice of law yesterday for six months, effective yesterday, with 60 days to be served as an active suspension and the remainder to be served on probation. Deas self-reported that he had been arrested for driving under the influence and possession of a firearm while intoxicated, and a petition for discipline was filed in response on May 9, 2016.

Warren County Lawyer Placed on Disability Inactive Status

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 18, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
The license of Warren County lawyer Stevie Ray Roller was transferred to disability inactive status by the Board of Professional Responsibility on April 17. Roller cannot practice law until he proves to the Tennessee Supreme Court that the disability has been removed.

Loudon County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Apr 17, 2017
News Type: BPR Actions
Loudon County attorney Arthur Wayne Henry was publicly censured by the Board of Professional Responsibility on April 11. Henry was found to have failed to respond to his client’s requests for information in a paternity suit after the opposing party became uncooperative with regard to the paternity testing. Henry ceased working on the case and his client was forced to hire a new attorney. This censure does not affect Henry’s ability to practice law.
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