BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2004)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
LANCE B. BRACY WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL 1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 CHARLES A. HIGH
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 SANDY GARRETT
LAURA L. CHASTAIN TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 JESSE D. JOSEPH
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
(800) 486-5714 JAMES A. VICK
FAX: (615) 367-2480 THERESA M. COSTONIS
BEVERLY P. SHARPE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
CONSUMER COUNSEL DIRECTOR E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: SHAWN M. ASHCRAFT, BPR #19952
CONTACT: SANDY GARRETT
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500, Ext 211
March 30, 2004
FORMER MURFREESBORO ATTORNEY SUSPENDED
On March 25, 2004, the Supreme Court of Tennessee entered an Order suspending Shawn M.
Ashcraft from the practice of law for twenty (20) months, retroactive to Ashcraftâs temporary
suspension on May 8, 2002.
On May 8, 2002, the Supreme Court of Tennessee ordered the immediate and temporary
suspension of Ashcraft for misappropriation. The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a
petition for discipline against Ashcraft on October 3, 2002. Ashcraft filed an answer to the
petition on October 30, 2002. On June 23, 2003, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a
supplemental petition for discipline which Ashcraft answered on August 14, 2003. On January
6, 2004, Ashcraft submitted a conditional guilty plea agreeing to a twenty (20) months
suspension, retroactive to his temporary suspension on May 8, 2002. On March 5, 2004, a
hearing panel of the Board of Professional Responsibility approved Ashcraftâs conditional guilty
plea. On March 25, 2004, the Supreme Court entered an Order suspending Ashcraft for twenty
(20) months.
Ashcraftâs disciplinary case was held pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 8 and 9. To be reinstated
to the practice of law, Ashcraft must show by clear and convincing evidence that his reinstate-
ment will not be detrimental to the integrity and standing of the bar or the administration of
justice or subversive to the publicâs interest.
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