Legal Opinion
Dennis J. Hughes v. Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
Tennessee Supreme Court
Decided July 10, 2008No. M2007-01562-SC-R3-BPPublishedCited by 58 opinions
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2Opinion of the Court · WadeGary R. Wade, J.
in which WILLIAM M. BARKER, C.J., and CORNELIA A. CLARK and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined. JANICE M. HOLDER, J., concurring and dissenting.
This is a direct appeal from a judgment of the trial court, which set aside a decision by a hearing panel designated by the Board of Professional Responsibility granting a disbarred attorney’s petition for reinstatement of his law license. The issue presented is whether the attorney, who was convicted of bribing a witness and conspiracy to bribe a witness in a criminal trial, has met the criteria for immediate reinstatement to the practice of…
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- Jackson Mobilphone Co. v. Tennessee Public Service Comm.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1993
- O'DANIEL v. MessierCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1995
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