Ford 24486 rel.PDF (2002)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
LANCE B. BRACY WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL 1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 CHARLES A. HIGH
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 SANDY GARRETT
LAURA L. CHASTAIN
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 JESSE D. JOSEPH
(800) 486-5714 JAMES A. VICK
BEVERLY P. SHARPE FAX: (615) 367- 2480 THERESA M. COSTONIS
CONSUMER COUNSEL/DIRECTOR E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CARLA ANN KENT FORD, NO. 14312
CONTACT: JAMES A. VICK
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 31, 2002
MURFREESBORO LAWYER CENSURED
Carla Ann Kent Ford, a Murfreesboro attorney, was publicly censured by the Board of
Professional Responsibility on October 31, 2002, for failing to segregate and deposit into her
trust account that portion of the fee which Ms. Ford charged for an uncontested, irreconcilable
differences divorce which was to be paid to the court clerk as the filing fee for the divorce.
The censure was issued by the Board of Professional Responsibility and there was no
request for a hearing by Ms. Ford. The Board of Professional Responsibility determined that Ms.
Ford's conduct adversely reflected upon her fitness to practice law in violation of DR 9-102(A)
of the Code of Professional Responsibility.
A public censure is a form of public discipline which declares the conduct of the lawyer improper,
but does not limit the lawyer's right to practice law.
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