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UT Law Professor Dies at 35

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 20, 2018
Jonathan Rohr, assistant professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law, died on July 13 at the age of 35. Rohr started teaching at UT in 2017, leading classes in business associations and securities regulations. Prior to entering academia, Rohr practiced law for several years, primarily in the New York office of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP. He graduated in 2009 as valedictorian of his class at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law at Yeshiva University. A memorial service for Rohr was held this afternoon in North Carolina.

Florida Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 20, 2018
The Tennessee Supreme Court today suspended Thomas Patrick Cooper of Miami Beach, Florida, from the practice of law until further orders of the court. Cooper was suspended based upon his criminal conviction for grand theft and defrauding a financial institution in the matter of The State of Florida v. Thomas Patrick Cooper, in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in Broward County. The court’s order is effective immediately. The matter has been referred to the board to institute formal proceedings to determine the extent of the final discipline to be imposed upon Cooper as a result of his conviction of a serious crime.   

Davidson County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 20, 2018

Davidson County attorney Karl Emmanuel Pulley today received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. In representing a client in a criminal case, Pulley failed to request a jury instruction as to the lesser offense of facilitation, which was fairly raised by the proof thereby waiving any chance his client had of being convicted of a lesser charge. In response to a post-conviction petition in which Pulley’s client alleged that Pulley rendered constitutionally deficient representation, the state, rather than attempting to defend the convictions, entered into an agreed order vacating the convictions and the client was permitted to enter a plea to a lesser charge for a shorter sentence.

Coffee County Lawyer Suspended

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 20, 2018
Coffee County lawyer Judith-Anne Ross St. Clair todaywas suspended from the practice of law by order of the Tennessee Supreme Court for three years, with six months to be served as an active suspension, and the remainder to be served on probation. A petition for discipline was filed against St. Clair concerning multiple complaints of misconduct. Prior to the final hearing, she entered into a conditional guilty plea admitting that on April 10, 2017, she was arrested for a schedule II drug violation in a drug free school zone. St. Clair entered a plea to amended lesser charges, received judicial diversion, and a suspended sentence of 11 months and 29 days. During the period of her arrest and subsequent drug treatment, she failed to communicate with her clients, failed to provide diligent legal services, and abandoned their cases. She has made restitution to two clients and has agreed to make restitution to a third client.

Tax Law Forum 2018

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 19, 2018
The annual Tax Law Forum will be held at the Tennessee Bar Center in Nashville on Sept. 17. Sessions will focus on the new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Topics include the new pass-through entity tax law, an overview of the changes to international tax law, corporate and other business tax changes as well as non-profit law changes.

National Firm McGlinchey Stafford Opens Nashville Office

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 19, 2018
National corporate law firm McGlinchey Stafford announced Tuesday that it has opened an office in Nashville, the Nashville Business Journal reports. Shaun Ramey serves as the lead attorney for the office, which is located downtown on Church Street. 

KBA Supreme Court Dinner Planned for Sept. 5

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 19, 2018

The Knoxville Bar Association will host its annual Supreme Court Dinner on Sept. 5 at the Crowne Plaza Knoxville. The dinner pays tribute to Tennessee's Supreme Court justices and members of the local judiciary. A cash bar reception will begin at 6 p.m., with dinner starting at 7 p.m. Tickets can be purchased on the KBA website.

Shelby County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 19, 2018
Shelby County attorney Shantell S. Suttle on Tuesday received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Suttle failed to timely file a client’s personal injury lawsuit and also failed to respond to requests for information from her client for three months in late 2016 and for six months in 2017. In another client matter, Suttle failed to timely pursue the closing of an estate after the initial filing opening the matter. Suttle took no action on the estate for more than a year, and failed to timely file an accounting. Suttle also failed to respond to requests for information from her client for eight months. The client paid Suttle a $2,300 fee for the estate matter.

Franklin County Lawyer Censured

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 19, 2018
Franklin County lawyer Joseph Scott Bean Jr. today received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. During the duration of his four-year disciplinary suspension, Bean has maintained a trust account and used it as his personal checking account.  Although there was no evidence that client funds were involved, Bean’s conduct was improper and violated Rule 1.15 regarding trust accounts.

Plea Deal Struck in Monroe County Vote-Buying Case

Posted by: Katharine Heriges on Jul 19, 2018
Former Monroe County reserve deputy Brian “Wormy” Keith Hodge has pleaded guilty to vote-buying charges stemming from a 2014 sheriff’s election, Knoxnews reports. He entered his guilty plea to a charge of conspiracy to buy votes before Senior U.S. District Judge Leon Jordan. Hodges was set to stand trial next week.
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