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RÝ ƒRÄ¢$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôá-ò»»Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔTennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€8.4€(2001)€provides:Ð ° ÐÌà8  àIf€the€judgment€of€a€hearing€committee€is€that€a€respondent€shall€be€disbarred€or€suspended€for€anyÐ 8ˆ Ðperiod€of€time€in€excess€of€three€months€and€no€appeal€therefrom€is€perfected€within€the€time€allowedÐ üL Ðtherefor,€or€if€there€is€a€settlement€providing€for€a€disbarment€or€suspension€for€any€period€of€time€inÐ À Ðexcess€of€three€months,€at€any€stage€of€disciplinary€proceedings,€the€Board€shall€forward€a€copy€of€theÐ „Ô Ðjudgment€or€settlement€to€the€Supreme€Court€of€Tennessee.€€The€Court€shall€review€the€recommendedÐ H ˜ Ðpunishment€provided€in€such€judgment€or€settlement€with€a€view€to€attaining€uniformity€of€punishmentÐ  \ Ðthroughout€the€state€and€appropriateness€of€punishment€under€the€circumstances€of€each€particularÐ Ð  Ðcase.Д ä Ð Ð  Ð  PÝ ƒRÄ¢$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôá-ò»»Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔMr.€Henderson€argued€the€caseòò€pro€Ô_ÔseÔ_Ôóó€at€oral€argument,€although€there€is€no€order€dismissing€Mr.€Ô_ÔStallingsÔ_ÔÐ ° Ðas€counsel. Ý ƒRÄ¢$ÝÓ  Óà  àòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôá-ò»»Ô€€Ý  ÝÔ_ÔThese€disciplinary€rules€are€part€of€the€Code€of€Professional€Responsibility€previously€set€forth€in€Rule€8€ofÐ ° Ðthe€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rules€(2001).€€€The€Code€was€replaced€on€March€1,€2003,€by€the€Rules€of€ProfessionalÐ tÄ ÐConduct.€€The€full€text€of€the€disciplinary€rules€cited€by€the€hearing€committee€are€included€in€the€appendix€to€thisÐ 8ˆ Ðopinion.€ Ñ  Ñ Ñ  Ñ(ÆúI Z‹6Times New Roman Regular Ñ e Ñ(|I2Ä¢$¤¤Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€X »»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ýà  àòòÚ  Ú0Ú  ÚóóÔ€ôá-ò»»Ô€€ d(|3Çw$££Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€X »»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝVVVV)ÿÿ!dxdx)!ÈÈÈÈdxdx( ±þ$’’ò òFigure€Ú  Ú1Ú  Úó ó^_X`YEþÿ<<CÿÿƒLevel 1Level 2Level 3Level 4Level 5(|3Çw$¢¢Ý ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€X »»dd8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  Ý($$””ò òÚ  Ú1Ú  Úó óX[Z&OLE 2.0 Box <=8ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿCÿÿ HKKKKÝ ƒ£ª!ÝÑ€.ÑÑ8€X »»ddÈ8ÑÑ ý ÑÓ  ÓÝ  ÝÔ_ÔÔ_ÔÑ  ÑÑ  ÑÔ€¼X »»»ÔÑ8€ñXXdì»»d8ÑÑ ý ÑÑ€6P¸ÑÑ€7P¸ÑÑ€9ïWÑà@™ ™ ìàÔ‡î^´î»¼X ÔIN€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEˆÐ ° Ðà@kk$ìàAT€NASHVILLEÔ#†¼X »îî^´\#ԈРÖ& ÐÓ  ÓOctober€2003€SessionÐ üL ÐÔ‡XñX»¼X ÔÌÔ#†¼X »XXñ>#Ôò òMARK€WESLEY€HENDERSON€€v.€€BOARD€OF€PROFESSIONALÐ úJ ÐRESPONSIBILITY€OF€THE€SUPREME€COURT€OF€TENNESSEEó óÔ‡XñX»¼X ÔÐ  ^ ÐÔ#†¼X »XXñü#ÔÔ€XñX»¼X ÔÌò òDirect€Appeal€from€the€Chancery€Court€for€Sumner€CountyÐ  ^ Ðà@@øøìàNo.€2001C„250€€€€€€Hon.€Allen€W.€Wallace,€Sitting€by€DesignationÐ ú J ÐÌÌà@@ìì*ìàßA€V) °°` dE<½` AßÐ ¾  ÐÌà@@TTìàNo.€M2002„02566„SC„R3„CVÔ‡8XñXXXñÔ€„€Filed€October€30,€2003Ô#†XñXX8Xñ¾#ÔÐ ¹  ÐÌßA€V) °°` dE<` AßÐ ‘á  Ðó óÌÌÓ  Óà  àThis€is€a€direct€appeal€from€an€attorney€disciplinary€proceeding€originating€in€the€Board€ofÐ xÈ ÐProfessional€Responsibility€(ð ðBoardðð).€€After€the€appellant,€Mark€Henderson,€disagreed€with€anÐ d´ Ðinitial€proposal€for€a€public€censure,€Disciplinary€Counsel€filed€a€petition€for€discipline.€€HendersonÐ P  Ðentered€a€conditional€guilty€plea€before€the€Board€in€exchange€for€a€public€censure,€but€upon€review,Ð <Œ Ðthis€Court€rejected€that€plea.€€The€Board€ultimately€recommended€that€Henderson€be€suspended€fromÐ (x Ðthe€practice€of€law€for€a€period€of€six€months.€€Henderson€then€filed€a€petition€for€certiorari€in€theÐ d ÐChancery€Court€for€Sumner€County€alleging€several€procedural€defects,€including€the€allegation€thatÐ P Ðthe€Board€did€not€have€authority€to€pursue€the€disciplinary€petition€because€he€had€not€demanded€aÐ ì< Ðformal€hearing.€€The€trial€court€dismissed€Hendersonððs€petition€for€certiorari€due€to€his€failure€to€fileÐ Ø( Ða€complete€transcript€with€the€court.€€On€direct€appeal€to€this€Court,€Henderson€argues€that€the€BoardÐ Ä Ðlacked€jurisdiction€to€pursue€the€petition€for€discipline,€that€the€Board€failed€to€follow€the€requiredÐ ° Ðprocedure€when€it€submitted€the€conditional€guilty€plea€to€this€Court€for€review,€and€that€the€trialÐ œì Ðcourt€erred€in€dismissing€his€petition€for€certiorari.€€We€affirm€the€decision€of€the€trial€court,€holdingÐ ˆØ Ðthat€it€properly€dismissed€the€petition€for€certiorari,€that€the€Board€had€authority€to€initiate€a€formalÐ t Ä Ðpetition€for€discipline,€and€that€this€Court€had€the€authority€to€review€and€reject€the€conditional€guiltyÐ `!°  Ðplea.Ð L"œ! ÐÓŠÓÌò òTenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€9,€ðð€1.3;€Ð $$t# ÐJudgment€of€the€Trial€Court€affirmedó óÐ %` $ ÐÌòòÓ  ÓWilliam€M.€Barker,€Jóó.,€delivered€the€opinion€of€the€court,€in€whichòò€Frank€F.€Drowota,€III,€C.J.,Ð è&8"& Ðóóandòò€E.€Riley€Andersonóó€and€òòJanice€M.€Holderóó,€JJ.€joined.€òò€Ô_ÔAdolphoÔ_Ô€A.€Birchóó,€Jr.,€J.,€notÐ Ô'$#' Ðparticipating.Ð À($( Ðâ âÐ ¬)ü$)€ ÐÑ7P¸Ñâ 7âÑ  Ñâ 7âÑ  ÑÔ_ÔJames€R.€Stallings,€Jr.,׃4×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú1Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€Lebanon,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellant,€Mark€Wesley€Henderson.Ð ° Ðâ âÌSandy€Garrett,€Nashville,€Tennessee,€for€the€appellee,€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility.Ð ˆØ ÐÌÓq ÓÌÓ=€X »Ð»dÐd=Óà@@OO&ìàò òOPINIONó óÐ L œ ÐÌò òÓ  ÓÓ  ÓBACKGROUNDó óÐ $ t ÐÌÓÿÓà  àMark€W.€Henderson€has€been€practicing€law€in€Tennessee€since€1985.€€The€presentÐ ü L  Ðdisciplinary€proceedings€against€Henderson€arose€out€of€his€legal€representation€of€the€plaintiff€inÐ è 8  Ða€medical€malpractice€action€styled€òòBetty€J.€Faulk€v.€Columbia/HCA€d/b/a€Goodlark€Hospitalóó,€whichÐ Ô$  Ðwas€filed€in€the€Circuit€Court€for€Dickson€County.€€During€his€representation€of€Ms.€Faulk,Ð À  ÐHenderson€failed€to€answer€discovery€requests€of€the€defendant€hospital.€€Defense€counsel€filed€aÐ ¬ü  Ðmotion€to€compel€and€for€sanctions€against€the€plaintiff,€which€was€granted€when€Henderson€neitherÐ ˜è  Ðfiled€a€response€nor€appeared€at€the€hearing€on€the€motion.€€On€May€20,€1997,€the€court€awardedÐ „Ô  Ðsanctions€in€the€amount€of€$615.40,€and€further€directed€that€the€case€be€dismissed€unless€theÐ pÀ Ðsanctions€were€paid€within€thirty€days€from€the€date€of€entry€of€the€order.€Ð \¬ ÐÌà  àAfter€learning€of€the€Courtððs€ruling,€but€prior€to€entry€of€the€order,€Henderson€furnishedÐ 4„ Ðdiscovery€materials€to€defense€counsel,€but€did€not€send€a€check€for€the€court„ordered€sanctions.€€TheÐ  p Ðtort€case€was€dismissed€with€prejudice€on€July€1,€1997,€as€a€result€of€Hendersonððs€failure€to€complyÐ  \ Ðwith€the€May€20,€1997,€order€regarding€the€payment€of€sanctions.€€No€objections€to€the€dismissalÐ øH Ðorder€were€filed.€€On€July€28,€1997,€Henderson€spoke€with€defense€counsel€who€informed€HendersonÐ ä4 Ðthat€his€office€had€not€received€a€check€in€payment€of€the€sanctions.€€Henderson€did€not€tell€defenseÐ Ð  Ðcounsel€that€a€check€had€been€sent€with€the€discovery€responses,€but€instead€requested€that€theÐ ¼  Ðsanctions€be€waived;€defense€counsel€declined.€€Ð ¨ø Ðà  àOn€July€31,€1997,€Henderson€filed€on€his€clientððs€behalf€a€ð ðMotion€for€A€New€Trial€Or€InÐ ”ä ÐThe€Alternative€To€Alter€Or€Amend€Judgment.ðð€€Attached€to€that€motion€was€Hendersonððs€affidavit,Ð €Ð Ðwhich€provided€in€relevant€part:Ð l¼ ÐÌà8  à3.€€On€May€5,€1997,€a€motion€compelling€discovery€and€sanctions€was€heard€andÐ D!” Ðgranted.€€The€order€granting€said€motion€was€entered€on€May€20,€1997.Ð0"€ Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à4.€€On€May€12,€1997,€the€requested€discovery€and€sanctions€were€delivered€to€defenseÐ $X" Ðcounsel.€€A€copy€of€the€certification,€return€receipt€and€check€are€attached€hereto.Ðô$D #Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  à5.€€On€or€about€July€5,€1997,€I€received€notice€from€the€Dickson€County€ClerkððsÐ Ì&"% Ðâ âoffice€that€the€above€styled€case€had€been€dismissed€for€failure€to€comply€with€theÐ ¸'#& Ðordered€[sic]€issued€on€May€20,€1997.€€I€received€no€motion€or€other€communicationÐ ° Ðfrom€defense€counsel€prior€to€the€dismissal.МìÐ Ð  Ðâ âÌAttached€to€Hendersonððs€affidavit€was€a€copy€of€check€number€0342€in€the€amount€of€$615.00,Ð tÄ Ðdrawn€on€Union€Planters€Back€account€number€0138552,€payable€to€counsel€for€the€defendant€andÐ `° Ðdated€May€9,€1997.€€Ð L œ ÐÌà  àDefense€counsel€never€received€the€check.€€Hendersonððs€bank€records€for€account€numberÐ $ t Ð0138552€at€Union€Planters€Bank€for€the€time€period€of€April€1,€1997,€through€September€30,€1997,Ð  ` Ðdo€not€reflect€the€clearing€of€check€number€0342.€€These€records€do€show€that€check€number€0341Ð ü L  Ðwas€drawn€on€the€account€on€July€21,€1997,€(clearing€on€July€24th)€and€that€check€number€0343€wasÐ è 8  Ðdrawn€on€August€7,€1997,€(clearing€on€August€7th).€€Defense€counsel€requested€that€HendersonÐ Ô$  Ðwithdraw€his€motion€to€alter€or€amend€judgment,€which€he€did€on€February€5,€1998.€€The€sanctionsÐ À  Ðin€the€amount€of€$615.40€remained€unpaid.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌòòÓ  ÓDisciplinary€ProceedingsóóÐ „Ô  ÐÌÓy!Óà  àThe€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€notified€Henderson€on€January€28,€1999,€of€itsÐ \¬ Ðproposed€punishment€of€public€censure€for€the€aforementioned€behavior.€€On€February€26,€1999,Ð H˜ ÐHenderson€replied€by€letter€to€the€Board,€stating€that€he€was€ð ðopposed€to€further€public€censure€byÐ 4„ Ðthe€Board,ðð€but€indicating€that€he€would€accept€a€private€reprimand.€€The€Board€interpreted€this€letterÐ  p Ðas€a€demand€for€a€formal€hearing,€and€on€July€20,€1999,€Disciplinary€Counsel€filed€a€petition€forÐ  \ Ðdiscipline.€€Henderson€failed€to€file€an€answer€to€the€petition€for€discipline,€and€on€January€21,€2000,Ð øH Ða€default€judgment€was€entered€against€him.€Ð ä4 ÐÌà  àMeanwhile,€Henderson€offered€a€conditional€guilty€plea€in€exchange€for€a€public€censure.€Ð ¼  ÐThis€Court€reviewed€that€conditional€plea€and€rejected€it€by€order€dated€April€10,€2000.€€The€matterÐ ¨ø Ðwas€remanded€to€the€Board€for€a€hearing€on€the€issue€of€punishment.€€At€that€hearing€the€BoardÐ ”ä Ðgranted€Hendersonððs€motion€to€set€aside€the€default€judgment€and€then€granted€a€continuance€so€thatÐ €Ð Ða€hearing€could€be€held€on€the€merits€of€the€petition€for€discipline.€€Henderson€offered€a€secondÐ l¼ Ðconditional€guilty€plea€in€August€2000,€agreeing€to€a€thirty„day€suspension,€but€that€plea€was€rejectedÐ X ¨ Ðby€the€Board.€€Ð D!” ÐÌà  àA€hearing€was€held€on€February€21,€2001.€€Among€the€many€motions€filed€by€HendersonÐ #l! Ðprior€to€the€hearing€was€a€Motion€to€Dismiss€in€which€he€argued€that€the€Hearing€Panel€did€not€haveÐ $X" Ðjurisdiction€because€he€did€not€demand€a€hearing,€and€therefore€the€matter€should€have€beenÐ ô$D # Ðconcluded€by€the€original€recommendation€for€public€censure.€€The€Hearing€Panel€denied€thatÐ à%0!$ Ðmotion,€finding€that€ð ðalthough€the€Respondentððs€letter€of€February€26,€1999€.€.€.€did€not€formallyÐ Ì&"% Ðdemand€a€hearing,€it€is€clear€that€the€Respondent€disagreed€with€the€offered€discipline€and€that€it€wasÐ ¸'#& Ðwithin€the€discretion€of€the€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€to€treat€Respondentððs€letter€as€aÐ ¤(ô#' Ðdemand€for€a€hearing.ðð€€The€Board€issued€its€judgment€on€March€12,€2001,€recommending€thatÐ )à$( ÐHenderson€be€suspended€from€the€practice€of€law€for€a€period€of€six€months.€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐÑ6P¸Ñâ 6âÑ  Ñâ 6âÑ  Ñà  àThe€Hearing€Panel€found€Hendersonððs€actions€to€be€in€violation€of€Disciplinary€Rule€7„Ð ° Ð102(A)(4)„(7),€Disciplinary€Rule€7„106(C)(1),€(3)€and€(7),€and€Disciplinary€Rule€1„102(A)(1)€andÐ œì Ð(3)„(6).׃5×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú2Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Specifically,€the€Hearing€Panel€found€that€Henderson€swore€falsely€in€his€affidavit€byÐ ˆØ Ðstating€that€he€had€paid€the€court„ordered€sanctions€when€in€fact€he€had€not.€€Ð tÄ ÐÌà  àHenderson€filed€a€petition€for€certiorari€in€the€Chancery€Court€for€Sumner€County.€€In€hisÐ L œ Ðpetition,€he€does€not€question€the€substance€of€the€Boardððs€decision,€but€rather€raises€proceduralÐ 8 ˆ Ðissues,€along€with€renewing€his€complaint€as€to€the€jurisdiction€of€the€Board€over€the€disciplinaryÐ $ t Ðpetition.€€Henderson€filed€the€transcript€of€his€testimony€at€the€hearing€along€with€the€findings€of€theÐ  ` Ðhearing€committee.€€He€did€not€file€a€complete€transcript.€€The€Board€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€onÐ ü L  Ðthe€ground€that€Henderson€had€failed€to€file€the€complete€transcript€as€required€under€the€rules.€€TheÐ è 8  ÐCourt€granted€the€Boardððs€motion€to€dismiss€on€February€12,€2002,€and€then€on€September€13,€2002,Ð Ô$  Ðdenied€Hendersonððs€motion€to€alter€or€amend€that€judgment.€€Henderson€appealed€to€this€CourtÐ À  Ðpursuant€to€Supreme€Court€Rule€9.Ð ¬ü  ÐÌò òÓ  ÓSTANDARD€OF€REVIEWó óÐ „Ô  ÐÌÓb2Óà  àWhen€a€party€appeals€the€judgment€of€a€Board€of€Professional€Responsibility€hearingÐ \¬ Ðcommittee,€the€trial€court€shall€review€the€evidence€before€the€hearing€committee,€as€well€as€theÐ H˜ Ðproof€either€party€may€introduce,€and€shall€determine€the€facts€by€the€preponderance€of€the€evidence.€Ð 4„ ÐTenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€9,€ðð€1.3€(2001).€€The€trial€courtððs€judgment€may€be€appealed€directly€to€this€Court.€Ð  p ÐòòId.óó€€€Our€review€of€the€decision€is€de€novo€with€a€presumption€of€correctness€unless€theÐ  \ Ðpreponderance€of€the€evidence€is€contrary€to€the€trial€courtððs€action.€€òòMurphy€v.€Bd.€of€ProfððlÐ øH ÐResponsibility,óó€924€S.W.2d€643€(Tenn.€1996).Ð ä4 ÐÌò òÓ  ÓANALYSISó ó€Ð ¼  ÐÌÓÈ5Óà  àòòI.€€The€Board€had€subject„matter€jurisdiction€to€hear€the€Petition€for€Discipline.óóÐ ˜è ÐÌà  àHenderson€argues€that€the€Board€was€without€jurisdiction€to€conduct€the€hearing€because€theÐ pÀ ÐBoard€was€not€authorized€to€institute€a€disciplinary€hearing€absent€his€request,€and€he€asserts€that€heÐ \ ¬ Ðhad€not€requested€a€hearing.€€We€disagree.Ð H!˜ ÐÌà  àAny€attorney€admitted€to€practice€law€in€Tennessee€is€subject€to€the€disciplinary€jurisdictionÐ  #p! Ðof€this€Court,€the€Board,€the€hearing€committees,€and€the€circuit€and€chancery€court.€€Tenn.€Sup.€Ct.Ð  $\" ÐR.€9,€ðð€1.1€(2001).€€It€is€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€9€(2001)€that€governs€the€procedure€byÐ ø$H # Ðâ âwhich€attorney€misconduct€is€investigated€and€disciplined.€€While€the€underlying€proceedings€in€theÐ ä%4!$ Ðcase€under€submission€resulted€in€a€procedural€quagmire,€careful€review€of€the€Boardððs€and€chanceryÐ ° Ðcourtððs€actions€in€light€of€the€Rule€reveals€that€the€Board€and€chancery€court€both€acted€properly.Ð œì Ðâ âà  àÌà  àDisciplinary€Counsel€investigated€the€complaint€filed€with€the€Board€against€Henderson€andÐ tÄ Ðrecommended€a€public€censure.€€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€8.1€(2001)€provides€thatÐ `° Ðin€the€event€that€Disciplinary€Counsel€recommends€public€censure,€the€Board€shall€review€theÐ L œ Ðrecommendation€and€approve€or€modify€it.€€A€respondent„attorney€is€not€entitled€to€appeal€a€publicÐ 8 ˆ Ðcensure€by€the€Board,€but€may,€within€twenty€days€of€notice€thereof,€demand€as€of€right€that€a€formalÐ $ t Ðproceeding€be€instituted€before€a€hearing€committee.€€Tenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€9,€ðð€8.1€(2001).€€In€the€eventÐ  ` Ðof€such€a€demand,€the€public€censure€shall€be€withdrawn€and€the€matter€disposed€of€in€the€sameÐ ü L  Ðmanner€as€any€other€formal€hearing€instituted€before€a€hearing€committee.€€òòId.óó€Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àHenderson€received€notice€of€the€proposed€disciplinary€action€on€January€22,€1999.€€ThatÐ À  Ðnotice€informed€him€of€his€right€to€demand€a€hearing,€and€further€stated€that€if€he€chose€not€toÐ ¬ü  Ðdemand€a€hearing,€the€proposed€discipline€would€be€imposed.€€Henderson€responded€to€this€noticeÐ ˜è  Ðby€letter€dated€February€26,€1999,€in€which€he€wrote€to€the€Board:Ð „Ô  ÐÌà8  àAs€I€indicated€to€you€during€our€conversation,€I€am€opposed€to€further€public€censureÐ \¬ Ðby€the€Board,€as€I€have€not€done€anything€wrong,€other€than€inadvertantly€[sic]€failedÐ H˜ Ðto€pay€a€civil€penalty.€.€.€.€Ð4„Ð Ð  ÐÌà8  àà ` àIf€the€Board€deems€my€negligence€worthy€of€a€private€reprimand,€I€will€beÐ  \ Ðhappy€to€accept€that€and€move€on.€€If€there€are€any€other€terms€you€would€like€to€addÐ øH Ðto€the€private€reprimand,€I€will€be€most€happy€to€discuss€them.€.€.€.€Ðä4Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€Board€interpreted€this€letter€as€a€rejection€of€a€public€censure€and€a€demand€for€a€formal€hearing.€Ð ¼  ÐTo€initiate€the€formal€hearing,€Disciplinary€Counsel€filed€with€the€Board€a€petition€for€discipline€onÐ ¨ø ÐJuly€20,€1999.Ð ”ä ÐÌà  àHenderson€argues€that€the€Board€did€not€have€jurisdiction€to€consider€the€Petition€forÐ l¼ ÐDiscipline€because€his€letter€of€February€26,€1999,€was€not€a€demand€for€a€hearing.€€The€BoardÐ X ¨ Ðresponds€that€it€reasonably€construed€the€letter€to€be€a€demand€for€a€hearing€because€it€specificallyÐ D!” Ðstated€that€Henderson€disagreed€with€the€proposed€discipline.€€We€find€that€the€Board€actedÐ 0"€  Ðreasonably€and€properly.Ð #l! Ѐ€€Ð $X" Ðà  àUnder€the€confines€of€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€8.1€(2001),€a€respondent„Ð ô$D # Ðattorney€faced€with€a€proposed€public€censure€has€two€choices€ð!ð€he€or€she€may€accept€the€disciplineÐ à%0!$ Ðor€may€demand€a€formal€hearing€before€the€Board.€€The€Rule€specifically€states€that€there€is€noÐ Ì&"% Ðappeal€of€a€public€censure.€€By€sending€his€letter€to€the€Board,€Henderson€clearly€expressed€hisÐ ¸'#& Ðunwillingness€to€accept€the€proposed€punishment.€€Because€the€rules€do€not€provide€for€an€appealÐ ¤(ô#' Ðof€a€public€censure,€Hendersonððs€refusal€to€accept€the€public€censure€was€in€effect€a€request€for€aÐ )à$( Ðhearing€before€the€Board.€€Ð |*Ì%) ÐÐ h+¸&* ÐÑ9ïWÑâ 9âÑe°Ñâ 9âÑ  Ñà  àHenderson€also€argues€that€because€the€letter€was€more€than€twenty€days€after€his€receipt€ofÐ ° Ðthe€notice,€even€if€it€was€a€demand,€it€was€time€barred€and€the€public€censure€should€have€been€finalÐ œì Ðafter€the€twenty€days€had€passed.€€It€is€his€position€that€once€the€twenty€days€ran,€the€hearing€panelÐ ˆØ Ðwas€deprived€of€subject„matter€jurisdiction.€€In€response,€the€Board€relies€upon€Tennessee€SupremeÐ tÄ ÐCourt€Rule€9,€section€23.2€(2001)€which€instructs€that€time€limitations€are€administrative€and€notÐ `° Ðjurisdictional.€Ð L œ ЀÌà  àTennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€23.2€provides:Ð $ t ÐÌà8  àà ` àExcept€as€is€otherwise€provided€in€these€rules,€time€is€directory€and€notÐ ü L  Ðjurisdictional.€€Time€limitations€are€administrative,€not€jurisdictional.€€Failure€toÐ è 8  Ðobserve€such€directory€time€intervals€may€result€in€contempt€of€the€agency€havingÐ Ô$  Ðjurisdiction€but€will€not€justify€abatement€of€any€disciplinary€investigation€orÐ À  Ðproceeding.€€Ð¬ü Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€9,€ðð€23.2€(2001).€€Thus,€failure€to€observe€the€twenty„day€time€limit€will€not€justifyÐ „Ô  Ðvacating€the€order€of€the€hearing€panel.׃1×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú3Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×Ð pÀ ÐÌà  àòòII.€€The€Supreme€Court€has€the€authority€to€reject€proposed€settlements€which€wouldÐ H˜ Ðconclude€a€matter€by€public€censure€once€formal€charges€have€been€served.Ð 4„ ÐÌóóà  àAfter€the€petition€for€discipline€was€filed€against€Henderson,€starting€the€formal€disciplinaryÐ  \ Ðproceedings,€Henderson€entered€a€conditional€guilty€plea€to€the€charges€against€him€in€exchange€forÐ øH Ða€public€censure.€€That€conditional€plea€was€presented€to€this€Court€for€review€and€was€rejected.€Ð ä4 ÐHenderson€argues€that€Disciplinary€Counsel€failed€to€follow€procedures€set€forth€in€TennesseeÐ Ð  ÐSupreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€8.4€(2001)€by€seeking€approval€from€the€Supreme€Court€of€anÐ ¼  Ðagreement€reached€by€the€parties,€and€approved€by€Disciplinary€Counsel€and€the€hearing€panel.€Ð ¨ø ÐSection€8.4€provides€for€Supreme€Court€review€of€judgments€or€settlements€resulting€in€disbarmentÐ ”ä Ðor€suspension.׃2Ü×Ý ƒ+#ÃÝòòÚ  Ú4Ú  ÚóóÝ  Ý×  ×€€Hendersonððs€argument€ignores€Rule€9,€section€16.1€which€applies€directly€toÐ €Ð Ðdiscipline€by€consent,€and€states:Ð l¼ Їà8  àà ` àAn€attorney€against€whom€formal€charges€have€been€served€may€at€any€stageÐ ° Ðof€the€proceedings€before€the€Board,€hearing€committee€or€trial€court,€thereafterÐ œì Ðtender€a€conditional€guilty€plea€to€the€petition€or€to€a€particular€count€thereof€inÐ ˆØ Ðexchange€for€a€stated€form€of€punishment.€€Such€a€tendered€plea€shall€be€submittedÐ tÄ Ðto€Disciplinary€Counsel€and€approved€or€rejected€by€the€Board€upon€recommendationÐ `° Ðof€the€hearing€committee€if€the€matter€has€been€assigned€for€hearing,€or€shall€byÐ L œ Ðapproved€or€rejected€by€the€trial€court€if€a€petition€for€certiorari€has€been€filed;Ð 8 ˆ Ðsubject,€however,€in€either€event,€to€final€approval€or€rejection€by€this€Court€if€theÐ $ t Ðstated€form€of€punishment€includes€disbarment,€suspension€or€public€reprimand.Ð `Ð Ð  ÐÌTenn.€Sup.€Ct.€R.€9,€ðð€16.1€(2001).Ð è 8  ÐÌà  àThe€conditional€plea€in€question€was€tendered€after€the€formal€petition€for€discipline€wasÐ À  Ðentered€and€a€hearing€before€the€Hearing€Panel€was€scheduled.€€Therefore,€pursuant€to€TennesseeÐ ¬ü  ÐSupreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€16.1€(2001)€any€conditional€guilty€plea€entered€at€that€time€wasÐ ˜è  Ðsubject€to€final€approval€or€rejection€by€this€Court€because€the€stated€form€of€punishment€called€forÐ „Ô  Ðpublic€censure.€Ð pÀ ÐÌòòà  àIII.€€The€trial€judge€acted€properly€in€dismissing€the€matter€due€to€petitionerððs€failure€to€fileÐ H˜ Ðthe€transcript.óóÐ 4„ ÐÌà  àHenderson€filed€his€petition€for€certiorari€with€the€chancery€court€on€May€11,€2001.€€OnÐ  \ ÐAugust€24,€2001,€he€filed€a€ð ðNotice€of€Filing,ðð€giving€notice€that€he€had€filed€ð ðthe€transcript€of€hisÐ øH Ðtestimony€in€the€hearing€on€his€motion€to€dismiss€for€lack€of€jurisdiction,€and€the€findings€of€theÐ ä4 Ðhearing€panel€regarding€that€motion,€taken€February€21,€2001.ðð€€At€the€same€time,€Henderson€filedÐ Ð  Ða€motion€to€vacate€the€order€of€the€Hearing€Panel.€€Ð ¼  ÐÌà  àThe€Board€filed€a€motion€to€dismiss€appeal€on€October€22,€2001,€on€the€grounds€thatÐ ”ä ÐHenderson€failed€to€file€a€transcript€with€the€court€as€required€by€Rule€9€of€the€Rules€of€the€SupremeÐ €Ð ÐCourt.€€On€January€8,€2002,€Henderson€filed€a€motion€to€continue,€alleging€that€he€did€not€haveÐ l¼ Ðadequate€time€to€obtain€a€full€hearing€transcript.€€The€matter€was€heard€on€February€1,€2002,€at€whichÐ X ¨ Ðtime€the€Board€renewed€its€motion€to€dismiss€because€a€copy€of€the€transcript€had€yet€to€be€filed€withÐ D!” Ðthe€court.€€Henderson€represented€to€the€court€that€no€transcript€had€been€filed€because€he€did€notÐ 0"€  Ðhave€the€financial€resources€to€pay€for€the€transcript.€€The€court€granted€the€Boardððs€motion€toÐ #l! Ðdismiss.Ð $X" ÐÌà  àAfter€oral€argument€on€Hendersonððs€motion€to€alter€or€amend€judgment,€the€trial€court€foundÐ à%0!$ Ðthat€Henderson€failed€to€file€a€transcript€and€had€given€the€court€numerous€and€different€reasons€forÐ Ì&"% Ðnot€filing€it.€€Therefore,€the€court€denied€Hendersonððs€motion€to€alter€or€amend€judgment,€affirmingÐ ¸'#& Ðthe€dismissal€of€his€appeal.€€The€court€further€found€that€procedural€errors€raised€by€the€PetitionerÐ ¤(ô#' Ðhad€been€adequately€addressed€by€the€Hearing€Panel,€and€then€noted€that€it€was€unable€to€make€anyÐ )à$( Ðfurther€written€findings€due€to€Hendersonððs€failure€to€file€the€transcript.Ð |*Ì%) Ðâ âÐ h+¸&* Ðà  àTennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€1.3€(2001)€states€that€ð ð[t]he€Respondent€or€theÐ ° Ðâ âBoard€may€have€a€review€of€the€judgment€of€a€hearing€committee€in€the€manner€provided€by€T.C.A.Ð œì Ð27„9„101€et€seq.,€except€as€otherwise€provided€herein.ðð€€With€respect€to€the€filing€of€a€writ€ofÐ ˆØ Ðcertiorari,€Tennessee€Code€Annotated€section€27„9„109(a)€(2000)€€provides€that€ð ð[i]mmediately€uponÐ tÄ Ðthe€grant€of€a€writ,€the€board€or€commission€shall€cause€to€be€made€certified€and€forwarded€to€suchÐ `° Ðcourt€a€complete€transcript€of€the€proceedings€in€the€cause,€containing€also€all€the€proof€submittedÐ L œ Ðbefore€the€board€or€commission.ðð€€However,€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,€section€23.1€(2001)Ð 8 ˆ Ðð ðotherwise€providesðð€that€the€Respondent€and€not€the€Board€shall€file€the€transcript.€€Thus,€it€wasÐ $ t Ðthe€responsibility€of€Henderson€to€file€the€transcript€in€the€trial€court.Ð  ` ÐÌò òÓ  ÓCONCLUSIONó óÐ è 8  ÐÓEgÓÌÔ‡8XñXXXñÔà  àTo€summarize,€we€hold€that€(1)€the€Board€properly€construed€Hendersonððs€written€responseÐ À  Ðrejecting€the€proposed€public€censure€as€a€demand€for€a€formal€hearing€under€Tennessee€SupremeÐ ¬ü  ÐCourt€Rule€9,€section€8.1;€(2)€this€Court€has€authority€under€Tennessee€Supreme€Court€Rule€9,Ð ˜è  Ðsection€16.1€to€review€conditional€guilty€pleas€that€would€conclude€a€matter€by€public€censure;€andÐ „Ô  Ð(3)€the€chancery€court€properly€dismissed€the€petition€for€certiorari€for€Hendersonððs€failure€to€fileÐ pÀ Ða€complete€transcript.€€We€therefore€affirm€the€decision€of€the€chancery€court€and€affirm€HendersonððsÐ \¬ Ðsix„month€suspension€from€the€practice€of€law.Ð H˜ ÐÌà  àThe€judgment€of€the€trial€court€is€affirmed,€and€costs€on€appeal€are€taxed€to€the€appellant,Ð  p ÐMark€W.€Henderson.€€Ð  \ ÐÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àÌà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  à_____________________________Ð Ð  Ðà  àà ` àà ¸ àà  àà h àà À àà  àWILLIAM€M.€BARKER,€JUSTICEÔ#†XñXX8Xñ„g#ÔÐ  ¼  Ðò òÔ‡8XñXXXñÔÓ  ÓAPPENDIXÐ ° Ð(Excerpts€from€Rule€8,€Rules€of€the€Supreme€Court)ó óÐ œì ÐÓìlÓÌÌò òDR€1„102.€Misconduct.ó óÐ `° ÐÌ(A)€A€lawyer€shall€not:Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ(1)€Violate€a€Disciplinary€Rule.Ð  ` ÐÌ(2)€Circumvent€a€Disciplinary€Rule€through€actions€of€another.Ð è 8  ÐÌ(3)€Engage€in€illegal€conduct€involving€moral€turpitude.Ð À  ÐÌ(4)€Engage€in€conduct€involving€dishonesty,€fraud,€deceit,€or€misrepresentation.Ð ˜è  ÐÌ(5)€Engage€in€conduct€that€is€prejudicial€to€the€administration€of€justice.Ð pÀ ÐÌ(6)€Engage€in€any€other€conduct€that€adversely€reflects€on€his€fitness€to€practice€law.Ð H˜ ÐÌ(7)€Willfully€refuse€to€comply€with€a€court€order€entered€in€a€case€in€which€the€lawyer€is€a€party.Ð  p ÐÌ[As€amended€October€9,€1997.]Ð øH ÐÌÌò òDR€7„102.€Representing€A€Client€Within€the€Bounds€of€the€Law.ó óÐ ¼  ÐÌ(A)€In€the€representation€of€a€client,€a€lawyer€shall€not:Ð ”ä ÐÌ(1)€File€a€suit,€assert€a€position,€conduct€a€defense,€delay€a€trial,€or€take€other€action€on€behalf€of€theÐ l¼ Ðclient€when€the€lawyer€knows€or€when€it€is€obvious€that€such€action€would€serve€merely€to€harassÐ X ¨ Ðor€maliciously€injure€another.Ð D!” ÐÌ(2)€Knowingly€advance€a€claim€or€defense€that€is€unwarranted€under€existing€law,€except€that€theÐ #l! Ðlawyer€may€advance€such€claim€or€defense€if€it€can€be€supported€by€good€faith€argument€for€anÐ $X" Ðextension,€modification,€or€reversal€of€existing€law.Ð ô$D # ÐÌ(3)€Conceal€or€knowingly€fail€to€disclose€that€which€the€lawyer€is€required€by€law€to€reveal.Ð Ì&"% ÐÌ(4)€Knowingly€use€perjured€testimony€or€false€evidence.Ð ¤(ô#' ÐÌ(5)€Knowingly€make€a€false€statement€of€law€or€fact.Ð |*Ì%) Ðâ âÐ h+¸&* Ð(6)€Participate€in€the€creation€or€preservation€of€evidence€when€the€lawyer€knows€or€it€is€obvious€thatÐ ° Ðâ âthe€evidence€is€false.Ð œì ÐÌ(7)€Counsel€or€assist€the€client€in€conduct€that€the€lawyer€knows€to€be€illegal€or€fraudulent.Ð tÄ ÐÌ(8)€Knowingly€engage€in€other€illegal€conduct€or€conduct€contrary€to€a€Disciplinary€Rule.Ð L œ ÐÌ(B)€A€lawyer€who€receives€information€clearly€establishing€that:Ð $ t ÐÌ(1)€The€client€has,€in€the€course€of€the€representation,€perpetrated€a€fraud€upon€a€person€or€tribunal,Ð ü L  Ðshall€promptly€call€upon€the€client€to€rectify€the€same,€and€if€the€client€refuses€or€is€unable€to€do€so,Ð è 8  Ðthe€lawyer€shall€reveal€the€fraud€to€the€affected€person€or€tribunal,€except€when€the€information€isÐ Ô$  Ðprotected€as€a€privileged€communication.Ð À  ÐÌ(2)€A€person€other€than€the€client€who€has€perpetrated€a€fraud€upon€a€tribunal€shall€promptly€revealÐ ˜è  Ðthe€fraud€to€the€tribunal.Ð „Ô  ÐÌ[Amended€by€order€entered€May€18,€1995,€and€by€order€entered€September€11,€1995.]Ð \¬ ÐÌÌò òDR€7„106.€Trial€Conduct.ó ó€Ð  p ÐÌ(A)€A€lawyer€shall€not€disregard€or€advise€the€client€to€disregard€a€standing€rule€of€a€tribunal€or€aÐ üL Ðruling€of€a€tribunal€made€in€the€course€of€a€proceeding,€but€may€take€appropriate€steps€in€good€faithÐ è8 Ðto€test€the€validity€of€such€rule€or€ruling.Ð Ô$ ÐÌ(B)€In€presenting€a€matter€to€a€tribunal,€a€lawyer€shall€disclose:Ð ¬ü ÐÌ(1)€Legal€authority€in€the€controlling€jurisdiction€known€to€the€lawyer€to€be€directly€adverse€to€theÐ „Ô Ðposition€of€the€client€and€which€is€not€disclosed€by€opposing€counsel.Ð pÀ ÐÌ(2)€Unless€privileged€or€irrelevant,€the€identities€of€the€clients€the€lawyer€represents€and€of€theÐ H!˜ Ðpersons€who€employed€the€lawyer.Ð 4"„  ÐÌ(C)€In€appearing€in€a€professional€capacity€before€a€tribunal,€a€lawyer€shall€not:Ð  $\" ÐÌ(1)€State€or€allude€to€any€matter€that€the€lawyer€has€no€reasonable€basis€to€believe€is€relevant€to€theÐ ä%4!$ Ðcase€or€that€will€not€be€supported€by€admissible€evidence.Ð Ð& "% ÐÌ(2)€Ask€any€question€that€the€lawyer€has€no€reasonable€basis€to€believe€is€relevant€to€the€case€and€thatÐ ¨(ø#' Ðis€intended€to€degrade€a€witness€or€other€person.Ð ”)ä$( ÐÌ(3)€Assert€the€lawyerððs€personal€knowledge€of€the€facts€at€issue,€except€when€testifying€as€a€witness.Ð l+¼&* ÐÐ X,¨'+ Ð(4)€Assert€the€lawyerððs€personal€opinion€as€to€the€justness€of€a€cause,€as€to€the€credibility€of€aÐ ° Ðwitness,€as€to€the€culpability€of€a€civil€litigant,€or€as€to€the€guilt€or€innocence€of€the€accused;€but€aÐ œì Ðlawyer€may€argue,€on€the€lawyerððs€analysis€of€the€evidence,€for€any€position€or€conclusion€withÐ ˆØ Ðrespect€to€the€matters€stated€herein.Ð tÄ ÐÌ(5)€Fail€to€comply€with€known€local€customs€of€courtesy€or€practice€of€the€bar€or€a€particular€tribunalÐ L œ Ðwithout€giving€opposing€counsel€timely€notice€of€an€intent€not€to€comply.Ð 8 ˆ ÐÌ(6)€Engage€in€undignified€or€discourteous€conduct€which€is€degrading€to€a€tribunal.Ð  ` ÐÌ(7)€Intentionally€or€habitually€violate€any€established€rule€of€procedure€or€of€evidence.Ð è 8  ÐÌÌÌÌÔ#†XñXX8XñÍl#Ô