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William S. Lockett, Jr. v. Board of Professional Responsibility

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided July 3, 2012No. E2011-01170-SC-R3-BPPublishedCited by 39 opinions

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2Opinion of the Court · HolderJanice M. Holder, J.

CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., and GARY R. WADE, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.

While working for a law firm in which he was a shareholder, an attorney performed legal services for clients and failed to remit fees owed to the law firm. Members of the law firm confronted the attorney about the misappropriated legal fees shortly after the attorney resigned his position at the law firm to assume elected public office. As a result of his conduct, the attorney pleaded guilty to theft and to willful failure to file income tax returns. During a subsequent investigation, the…

3Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Lee Medical, Inc. v. Paula BeecherTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  2. Sneed v. Board of Professional ResponsibilityTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
  3. State v. ParkerTennessee Supreme Court · 2011
  4. Lavin v. JordonTennessee Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Henderson v. SAIA, INC.Tennessee Supreme Court · 2010

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4Cited by39 opinions

  1. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee v. Thomas Ewing CowanTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
  2. H. Owen Maddux v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
  3. In re Robert Lee Vogel, BPR 023374Tennessee Supreme Court · 2016
  4. Thomas Fleming Mabry v. Board of Professional Responsibility Of The Supreme Court Of TennesseeTennessee Supreme Court · 2014
  5. Board of Professional Responsibility v. ReguliTennessee Supreme Court · 2015

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