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
DONALD SUTHERLAND HOLM, III, BPR# 12336
CONTACT: RACHEL L. WATERHOUSE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 14, 2011
GERMANTOWN LAWYER SUSPENDED
On October 10, 2011, Donald Sutherland Holm, III, of Shelby County, Tennessee, was suspended by the
Tennessee Supreme Court for six (6) months, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 4.2.
On May 3, 2011, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against Mr.
Holm, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9. Mr. Holm submitted a Conditional Guilty Plea that was approved by
the Hearing Panel, the Board and the Supreme Court. Mr. Holm violated the Rules of Professional Conduct by
practicing law in Tennessee from August 2007 until November 24, 2010, while his law license was
administratively suspended.
Mr. Holmâs actions violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 5.5(a)(Unauthorized Practice
of Law) and 8.4 (a), (c), and (d) (Misconduct).
Mr. Holm 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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