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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: HAL WILKES WILKINS, BPR #17830
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Davidson County)
FILED
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No. M2014-01300-SC-BAR-BP JUL 2 2 2014
BOPRNo. 2013-2283-5-AJ
Clerk of the Courts
Reed By ______
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Hal
Wilkes Wilkins on January 2, 2014; upon Motion for Default and that Allegations
Contained in the Petition for Discipline be Deemed Admitted filed on March 4, 2014;
upon Order of Default entered on April 9, 2014; upon the Judgment of the Hearing Panel
entered on April 30, 2014; upon service of the Judgment of the Hearing Panel on Mr.
Wilkins by the Executive Secretary of the Board on April 30, 2014; upon consideration
and approval by the Board on June 13, 2014; upon expiration of the appeal period with
no appeal taken; and upon the entire record in this cause. 1
From all of which the Court approves the Order of the Hearing Panel and adopts
the Hearing Panel's Judgment as the Court's Order.
On December 2, 2013, Mr. Wilkins was temporarily suspended by this Court
pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.3 (Case No. M2013-02600-SC-BAR-BP). To date,
Mr. Wilkins has not requested nor been granted reinstatement.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:
(1) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.1 (2006) and Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §
12.1 (2014), Hal Wilkes Wilkins is disbarred from the practice of law.
'Because this cause was initiated prior to January 1, 2014, it is governed by the pre-2014 version of Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9
(2006) except as otherwise noted.
(2) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.7, and as a condition precedent to any
reinstatement, Mr. Wilkins shall make restitution to the following individuals. In the
event restitution is made by the Tennessee Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection (TLFCP),
Mr. Wilkins shall reimburse TLFCP in the same amount:
(a) John Edward McTigue, $1,000.00
(b) Stephen Aderon, $2,500.00
(3) Additionally, Mr. Wilkins shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct.
R. 9, §18 (2006) and Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §30.4 (2014) regarding the obligations and
responsibilities of disbarred attorneys.
(4) Further, the Order of Temporary Suspension entered on December 2, 2013,
in Case No. M2013-02600-SC-BAR-BP is hereby dissolved.
(5) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.5 (2006), this Order shall be effective
ten (10) days after the date of entry.
(6) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3 (2006), Mr. Wilkins shall pay to the
Board of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount
of $745.59 and shall pay to the Clerk of this Court the costs incurred herein, within ninety
(90) days of the entry of this Order, for all of which execution may issue if necessary.
(7) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.10 (2006).
FOR THE COURT:
CC2tG CA (j2ojL I
CORNELIA A. CLARK, JUSTICE
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