The Tennessee Supreme Court granted a motion Thursday from Tennessee-licensed attorney Benjamin J. Weber, who asked the court to dismiss an earlier filed petition for reinstatement.

Georgia Attorney Nancy Carol Prager was reinstated to active status by the Tennessee Supreme Court last week, with an effective date of April 10. Prager was placed on inactive status in 2012. The Board of Professional Responsibility reported that reinstatement was appropriate.

Kansas lawyer Kelly Maguire Simeon was reinstated to active status by the Tennessee Supreme Court today, with an effective date of March 17. The court acted on Simeon’s petition for reinstatement after determining that she had paid the required reinstatement fee and all delinquent annual registration fees.

The Tennessee Supreme Court today suspended Troy Lee Bowlin from the practice of law for three years, with 30 days served as an active suspension and remainder served on probation with conditions relating to management of his trust account. Bowlin was found to have failed to properly maintain client and third-party funds in the law firm’s trust account, failed to audit and reconcile the firm’s trust account on a reasonable basis, and failed to make reasonable efforts to ensure his firm had effective measures in place to properly oversee that nonlawyer staff conduct was compatible with his professional obligations.

Cocke County lawyer Charlotte Ann Leibrock received a public censure today from the Tennessee Supreme Court. Leibrock, on the request of her client, removed the ring doorbell from the home the client was renting without permission from the homeowner, causing some property damage. Leibrock was criminally charged for this conduct and pled guilty to disorderly conduct, a Class C misdemeanor. Her actions were determined to violate Rule of Professional Conduct 8.4(b).

The Tennessee Supreme Court last week ordered Sumner County lawyer Ronnie Huggins to satisfy three requirements by May 29 for the court to consider his petition for reinstatement. The court noted that Huggins is not in compliance with CLE requirements, has not paid the required reinstatement fee and remains in default of his student loan. If these obligations are not satisfied by the date, Huggins’ petition for reinstatement will be dismissed without prejudice.

The Tennessee Supreme Court last week ordered that disciplinary proceedings against Madison County lawyer Angela Joy Hopson be reactivated following an evaluation to determine her capacity to respond to, or defend against, disciplinary proceedings pending against her.

The Tennessee Supreme Court last week ordered that the Tennessee law license of South Carolina lawyer Keith Lane Edmiston be removed from disability inactive status, but that Edmiston remain on inactive status pending resolution of disciplinary complaints against him. Edmiston filed a petition for reinstatement on Feb. 27.

The Supreme Court of Tennessee permanently disbarred Shelby County lawyer Glenda Ann Adams from the practice of law on Friday. The court determined that Adams’ felony convictions for conspiracy to violate the travel act and bribery of a public servant constituted conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; that was prejudicial to the administration of justice; and that reflected adversely on her honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer. Her actions were determined to violate Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(a), (b), (c) and (d).

Andrew Stephen Priestly Williams, an attorney licensed in California and Florida, received a censure from the Tennessee Supreme Court today. The court took the action after Williams filed a motion for pro hac vice admission and identified local counsel in the motion but no signature was included. When the opposing attorney objected to Williams’ motion, Williams filed a reply that included a hand-written signature, however local counsel did not sign the document himself and did not give permission for his name to be signed. These actions were determined to violate Rule of Professional Conduct 5.5.