Legal Opinion
Lufkin v. Board of Professional Responsibility
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 2011No. M2010-00827-SC-R3-BPPublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court 1
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2Opinion of the Court · LeeSharon G. Lee, J.
in which CORNELIA A. CLARK, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, GARY R. WADE, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JJ., joined.
An attorney who was suspended from the practice of law for two years and assessed costs associated with the suspension proceedings appeals to this Court for relief from all or a portion of the assessed costs. While this appeal was pending, the attorney filed a Chapter 7 bankruptcy petition, and his pre-bankruptcy debts were discharged by order entered by the Bankruptcy Court on December 10, 2010. We hold that the assessment of costs of the disciplinary proceeding was a debt that was…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Norma Faye Pyles Lynch Family Purpose LLC v. Putnam CountyTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- In Re Dow Corning Corp.District Court, E.D. Michigan · 2000
- Ford Consumer Finance Co., Inc. v. ClayCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1998
- In Re Arrowmill Development Corp.United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · 1997
- Love v. Scott (In Re Love)United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2011
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4Cited by16 opinions
- City of Memphis, Tennessee v. Tre Hargett, Secretary of StateTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
- Herbert S. Moncier v. Board of Professional ResponsibilityTennessee Supreme Court · 2013
- The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania v. Allen L. FeingoldCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
- Doyle S. Silliman v. City of MemphisCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2014
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. Feingold (In re Feingold)District Court, S.D. Florida · 2012
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