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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: JAMES A. MEANEY,III, BPR #13683
(Dalton, Georgia)
No. M2016-00579-SC-BAR-BP FL.:D
BOPR No. 2016-2535-0-AW(30.4d)
MAR 3 0 2016
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Rec'd By
ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT
This matter is before the Court, pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 30.4(d), upon a
Petition for Reinstatement filed on January 27, 2016, by the Petitioner, James A. Meaney,
III. Mr. Meaney's license to practice law was suspended for a period of eleven (11)
months and twenty-nine (29) days by Order of this Court dated June 2, 2014. On March
10, 2016, the Hearing Panel entered its Report and Recommendation finding Mr. Meaney
should be reinstated with conditions. The Report and Recommendation of the Hearing
Panel was considered and approved by the Board on March 15, 2016.
From all of which the Court accepts the Report and Recommendation of the
Hearing Panel and adopts the same as this Court's Order.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT:
1. The Petitioner, James A. Meaney, III, is hereby reinstated to the practice of
law in the State of Tennessee pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 30.4(d), subject to the
following conditions:
a. Mr. Meaney shall engage, at his expense, a practice monitor within
thirty (30) days of the entry of the Court's Order of Reinstatement. The
practice monitor, by agreement of Mr. Meaney, shall be appointed by
the Board of Professional Responsibility and shall submit quarterly
reports to the Board for a period of one (1) year following reinstatement
regarding Mr. Meaney's compliance with all Rules of Professional
Conduct and CLE requirements, payment of professional privilege
taxes, bar dues, any additional costs associated with the reinstatement,
and other matters reasonably believed by the practice monitor to be
relevant to Mr. Meaney's qualification to practice law in Tennessee.
2. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3(a), Mr. Meaney shall pay to the
Board of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount
of $518.33 and shall pay to the Clerk of this Court the costs incurred herein within ninety
(90)days ofthe entry of this Order, for all of which execution may issue if necessary.
3. The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
reinstatement to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.
PER CURIAM
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