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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: MATTHEW HOLLINGSHEAD-COOK, BPR #025939
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 18, 2023
KNOX_COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On October 18, 2023, Matthew Hollingshead-Cook, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Hollingshead-Cook received settlement funds from a client and deposited them into his trust
account. Mr. Hollingshead-Cook then took a break from practicing law and did not give the client her
settlement funds for more than three years. The funds remained in trust during the interim. In another client
matter, Mr. Hollingshead-Cook deposited client funds into his trust account which were a distribution from an
estate. He did not remit the funds to his client for almost two years, but the funds remained in trust. Mr.
Hollingshead-Cook also inadvertently wrote a $100 check on a personal matter using trust account funds.
By these acts, Matthew Hollingshead-Cook, has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15
(safekeeping funds), 1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication), and 1.16 (termination of representation) and is
hereby Publicly Censured for these violations.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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