TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 23, 2021

Putnam County attorney Albert Fitzpatrick Officer III was reinstated to the active practice of law yesterday. He had been suspended on March 11 for six years, with six months to be served on active suspension and the remainder on probation. The Tennessee Supreme Court conditioned his reinstatement on engagement of a practice monitor who will meet with him monthly during the probationary period to assess his case load, timeliness of tasks, adequacy of communication with clients, and accounting procedures. The court also directed Officer to continue his current TLAP monitoring agreement and follow all recommendations of the agency during the probation period.