TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Sep 9, 2015

Knoxville attorney Robert Vogel and his counsel Julie Rice attempted to persuade the Tennessee Supreme Court to impose a 30-day license suspension for Vogel, who admitted to having sex with a client he was appointed to represent, the Knoxville News Sentinel reports. Rice argued that Vogel suffers from a sex addiction and that the client consented to the sex, calling Vogel’s behavior “an unthinking act.” Justice Cornelia Clark responded, “If you are a lawyer thinking about having sex with your client, you better think first." Earlier this year, the Supreme Court rejected the 30-day suspension of Vogel’s law license, saying the punishment was too lenient.