Legal Opinion
Peter M. Napolitano v. Board of Professional Responsibility
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided May 24, 2017No. M2016-00869-SC-R3-BPPublishedCited by 18 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · BivinsJeffrey S. Bivins, C.J.
in which Cornelia A. Clark, Sharon G. Lee, Holly Kirby, and Roger A. Page, JJ., joined.
This matter initially originated from a fee dispute between attorney Peter M. Na-politano (“Attorney”) and his client Gayle Connelly (“Client”). Client filed a complaint with the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (“the Board”) regarding the fee dispute in 2008. The Board dismissed this complaint in 2010 without imposing any sanctions. Client sued Attorney over the fee dispute and, after Attorney was deposed in conjunction with the lawsuit, Client filed a second complaint with the Board…
3Cases cited23 opinions
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sneed v. Board of Professional ResponsibilityTennessee Supreme Court · 2010
- State v. WestTennessee Supreme Court · 1992
- Creech v. AddingtonTennessee Supreme Court · 2009
- Moore v. Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1951
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