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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
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: BENJAMIN DEMPSEY, BPR #009041
CONTACT: JERRY MORGAN
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 21, 2020
CARROLL COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
On August 21, 2020, the Supreme Court of Tennessee entered an order suspending Benjamin Dempsey
from the practice of law, pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 12.2, for a period of five (5)
years, with three (3) years active, and the remainder on probation. Mr. Dempseyâs active suspension shall be
retroactive to August 16, 2018. Mr. Dempsey is required to pay the Board for all costs in the disciplinary
proceeding.
Mr. Dempsey admitted violating the Rules of Professional Conduct in two matters. In the first matter,
Mr. Dempsey entered an Alford plea and was convicted of the Class B misdemeanor offense of simple assault
by offensive touching. In the second matter, Mr. Dempsey was suspended for three (3) years by the United
States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee for misappropriating funds, engaging in
improper trust accounting, making misrepresentations to his client and the Court, and failing to refund fees to
his client in a timely manner.
Mr. Dempsey admitted his conduct violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (Diligence), 1.4
(Communication), 1.5 (Fees), 1.15 (Safekeeping Property and Funds), 1.16 (Declining or Terminating
Representation), 3.4 (Fairness to Opposing Counsel), 5.3 (Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistance),
and 8.4(a), (b), (c), and (d) (Misconduct).
Mr. Dempsey must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30.4, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
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