BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2014)
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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
RE: STEPHEN TODD HASTEY, BPR #22835
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 7, 2014
KNOX COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On February 4, 2014, Stephen Todd Hastey, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received
a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
After receiving a clientâs settlement proceeds, Mr. Hastey issued a check to the clientâs medical provider
for $4,667. The medical provider failed to deposit the check for ten months, at which time the funds were not in
the trust account. Mr. Hastey then paid the medical provider from his personal funds.
In another matter, Mr. Hastey paid a filing fee for a client with funds from the trust account. Mr. Hastey
later determined that the client had not given him funds to pay the fee. In another matter, Mr. Hastey used trust
account funds to pay four personal and business expenses.
By these acts, Stephen Todd Hastey has violated Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 1.15 (safekeeping
funds) and is hereby Publicly Censured for this violation.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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