John O. Threadgill v. Board of Professional Responsibility Of The Supreme Court Of Tennessee

After attorney John O. Threadgill was convicted of tax evasion, this Court ordered that the Board of Professional Responsibility ("Board") initiate proceedings to determine his final discipline. A hearing panel ("Panel") imposed a final discipline of disbarment. Mr. Threadgill sought review of the Panel's judgment in the Knox County Chancery Court, and the chancery court affirmed Mr. Threadgill's disbarment. Pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, section 1.3, Mr. Threadgill has appealed the chancery court's judgment to this Court. In this appeal, he argues: (1) that the Panel and the…