William A. Cohn v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE AT JACKSON April 7, 2004 Session WILLIAM A. COHN v. BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY OF THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE Direct Appeal from the Chancery Court for Shelby County No. CH-02-1099-1 J. Steven Stafford, Chancellor W2003-01516-SC-R3-CV - Filed November 22, 2004 This is a direct appeal in an attorney discipline case. For seven years, the appellant, an experienced bankruptcy attorney, collected post-confirmation attorney’s fees from his debtor clients using a creditors’ procedure which the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee found…