Legal Opinion
Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee v. Thomas Ewing Cowan
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided November 19, 2012No. E2012-00377-SC-R3-BPPublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CORNELIA A. CLARK, J„
delivered the opinion of the Court,
in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., and JANICE M. HOLDER, WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., and SHARON G. LEE, JJ., joined.
This appeal involves a determination of the proper final discipline for an attorney who pleaded guilty to willful tax evasion. We hold that because ABA Standard for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions 5.11(b) applies to criminal acts such as those admitted by the attorney here, the trial court’s order of disbarment is affirmed.
Factual and Procedural History
Mr. Thomas Ewing Cowan is an attorney originally licensed to practice law in…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Sneed v. Board of Professional ResponsibilityTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
- Maryland State Bar Ass'n v. AgnewCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1974
- United States v. HassebrockCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2011
- Matter of RivkindArizona Supreme Court · 1990
- William S. Lockett, Jr. v. Board of Professional ResponsibilityTennessee Supreme Court · 2012
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3Cited by31 opinions
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