BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2015)
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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: GREGORY WAYNE MINTON, BPR# 15584
CONTACT: KRISANN HODGES
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
June 26, 2015
MADISON COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
On June 26, 2015, Gregory Wayne Minton, formerly of Jackson, Tennessee, was suspended by Order of
the Tennessee Supreme Court for five (5) years. Mr. Minton is also ordered to pay restitution to five (5) former
clients. Mr. Minton must pay the costs and expenses of the disciplinary action to the Board of Professional
Responsibility.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against Mr. Minton based upon
thirteen (13) complaints of ethical misconduct alleging lack of diligence, lack of communication, abandonment
of practice, failure to appear in court for several cases, negligence, accepting fees and then failing to provide
adequate legal services, contempt of court, misuse of his trust account causing overdrafts in his trust account on
multiple occasions, and failure to notify clients of his temporary suspension entered June 14, 2013. Mr. Minton
entered into a Conditional Guilty Plea which was approved by a Hearing Panel and the Tennessee Supreme
Court for violations of Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.1, Competence; 1.3, Diligence; 1.4(a) and (b),
Communication; 1.5(a)(b) and (f), Fees; 1.15(a), Safekeeping Property; 1.16(d), Terminating Representation;
3.2, Expediting Litigation; 3.4(c) and (d), Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel; 8.1(b), Bar Admission and
Disciplinary Matters; and 8.4(a)-(g), Misconduct.
Mr. Minton must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and 30
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of a suspended attorney and the procedure for reinstatement.
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