BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2011)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: GLENN DOUGLAS TACKETT, BPR# 20304
CONTACT: RACHEL L. WATERHOUSE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
September 20, 2011
NASHVILLE LAWYER SUSPENDED
On September 13, 2011, Glenn Douglas Tackett, Jr., of Nashville, Tennessee, was suspended by the
Tennessee Supreme Court for sixty (60) days, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 4.2.
On May 9, 2011, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against Mr.
Tackett, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9. Mr. Tackett submitted a Conditional Guilty Plea that was approved
by the Hearing Panel, the Board and the Supreme Court. Mr. Tackett violated the Rules of Professional
Conduct by practicing law in Tennessee from August 27, 2008 until March 10, 2011 while his law license was
suspended for failure to comply with Continuing Legal Education requirements.
Mr. Tackettâs actions violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 5.5(a) (Unauthorized
Practice of Law) and 8.4(a), (c) and (d) (Misconduct).
Mr. Tackett was further ordered to pay the expenses and costs of the disciplinary proceedings against
him, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 24.3, and fully comply in all respects with the requirements and
obligations of suspended attorneys as set forth in Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 18.
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