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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 3702?
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 436-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: LANCE W. PARRJ BPR #024651
CONTACT: SANDY GARRETT
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615â361-7500
March 26, 2012
FORMER ATHENS LAWYER SUSPENDED
On March 23, 2012, Lance W. Parr, formerly of Athens, was suspended for one year by the Tennessee
Supreme Court pursuant to Rule 9, Section 4.2, of the Rules of the Supreme Court. Additionally, Mr. Parr must
be evaluated by Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) and must comply with all recommendations of
TLAP as a condition to any reinstatement.
Mr. Parr represented a client in a divorce with whom Mr. Parr was having an affair. Mr. Parr failed to
adequately advise the client of the conï¬ict or obtain a waiver of the conï¬ict. Mr. Parr moved to quash a
subpoena for text messages claiming attorney-client privilege, although that privilege did not apply. Mr. Pair
also forged a clientâs signature to a document, notarized the signature and submitted the document to the Court.
When discovered, Mr. Parr submitted an amended document but misrepresented to the Court that the only â
change was the corrected signature.
A Hearing Panel determined Mr. Parrâs actions violated Rule 1.7 (conï¬icts); 3.1 (meritorious claims);
33 (candor toward the tribunal); and 8.4 (misconduct). Mr. Parr was further ordered to pay the expenses and
costs of the disciplinary proceedings against him pursuant to Rule 9, Section 24.3 of the Rules of the Supreme
Court, and fully comply in all respects with the requirements and obligations of suspended attorneys as set forth
in Rule 9, Section 18, of the Rules of the Supreme Court.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE LANCE W. PARR, BPR # 024651
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(McMinn County)
F I l. E B
No. M2012-00574-SCâBPR-BP ,
BOPR No. 2009-1821-3-RS MAR 2 3 £012
Clerk at the Courts
ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline ï¬led on May 22,
2009, by the Board of Professional Responsibility (the âBoardâ) against Lance W. Parr in
Docket No. 2009â1821â3âRS; upon Mr. Parrâs Response to Petition for Discipline filed
June 29, 2009; upou the Boardâs Supplemental Petition for Discipline ï¬led January 7, .
2010; upon Mr. Parrâs Response to Supplemental Petition ï¬led March 8, 2010; upon the
Judgment of the Hearing Panel entered on June 28, 2011; upon Mr. Parrâs Motion to Alter
or Amend Judgment ï¬led August 17, 2011; upon the Boardâs Response to Motion to
Alter or Amend Judgment ï¬led September 2, 2011; upon the Order of the Hearing Panel
on Respondentâs Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment ï¬led February 2, 2012; upon the
Boardâs consideration and approval on March 9, 2012; upon Mr. Parrâs March 15, 2012
email advising he would not appeal; and upon the entire record in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Judgment of the Hearing Panel and
adOpts the Judgment of the Hearing Panel as the Courtâs Order.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged, and decreed by the Court that:
1. Lance W. Parr is hereby suspended from the practice of
law for a period of one year and as a condition of any reinstatement,
Mr. Parr must be evaluated by Tennessee Lawyerâs Assistance
Program (TLAP) and must thereafter comply with all
recommendations of TLAP.
2. The suspension shall become effective ten (10) days after
the ï¬ling of this Order.
3. Mr. Parr shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
9, §18 and 19 regarding the obligations and responsibilities of
suspended attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
4. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3, Mr. Parr shall pay
to the Board of Professional Respcmsihility the expenses and costs in
this matter in the amount of $2,768.74 and, in addition, shall pay to
the Clerk of this Court the costs incurred herein, within ninety (90)
days of the entry of this Order, for all of which execution may issue
if necessary.
5. The Board shall cause notice of this discipline to be
published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.10.
FOR THE COURT:
UJWM
WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JUSTICE