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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
04/20/2023
IN RE: TROY LEE BOWLIN, BPR NO. 025893
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Knox County)
_____________________________
No. M2023-00309-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2022-3231-2-AW
_____________________________
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Troy Lee
Bowlin on March 1, 2022; upon a revised Conditional Guilty Plea filed by Mr. Bowlin on
March 29, 2023; upon an Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea
entered by the Hearing Panel on April 6, 2023; upon service of the Order Recommending
Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea on Mr. Bowlin by the Executive Secretary of the
Board on April 6, 2023.
From all of which, the Court approves the Order Recommending Approval of
Conditional Guilty Plea entered by the Hearing Panel and adopts the Hearing Panelâs Order
of Suspension.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1)
Mr. Bowlin is suspended, pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 12.2 and 14.1,
for three (3) years with thirty (30) days served as an active suspension, and the remainder
served on probation. The grant of probation is subject to the following conditions:
(a)
Mr. Bowlin shall attend one of the next two scheduled Board Trust Account
Workshops;
(b)
Mr. Bowlin shall complete five (5) additional Continuing Legal Education
ethics hours each year of his suspension period;
(c)
Mr. Bowlin shall engage a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) to complete
an audit and reconciliation of all firm trust accounts and provide the results
to the Board within ninety (90) days of the entry of this Order of
Enforcement;
(d)
(e)
Mr. Bowlin shall reconcile all firm trust accounts each month during the
period of suspension and engage a CPA to review all trust accounts and Mr.
Bowlinâs reconciliation at least every six (6) months to ensure every
individualâs account is in trust and funds are timely paid to the appropriate
person; and
Mr. Bowlin shall refrain from using any trust account to conduct personal or
firm business unless specifically authorized by RPC 1.15.
(2)
During the period of suspension and probation, Mr. Bowlin shall incur no
new complaints of misconduct that relate to conduct occurring during the period of
suspension and probation and which results in the recommendation by the Board that
discipline be imposed. In addition, should Mr. Bowlin fail to meet or maintain any of the
terms or conditions of probation, the grant of probation herein may be revoked pursuant to
Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 14.2.
(3)
Prior to seeking reinstatement, Mr. Bowlin must have met all CLE
requirements; have remitted all outstanding registration fees and outstanding professional
privilege taxes, including those due from the date of this suspension until the date of
reinstatement; and have remitted all court costs and Board costs in this matter. In addition,
Mr. Bowlin shall be in substantial compliance with the terms and conditions of this Order.
(4)
Mr. Bowlin shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 28 and
30.4, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and the
procedure for reinstatement.
(5)
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3(d), Mr. Bowlin shall pay to the Board
of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs incurred to date by the Board in this
matter in the amount of $1,584.00, which includes the assessment of $100.00 for the cost
of filing this matter, and shall pay to the Clerk of this Court the court costs incurred herein.
All costs, fees, and expenses awarded or assessed herein shall be paid within ninety (90)
days of the entry of this Order for which execution, if necessary, may issue.
(6)
The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this discipline
to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.
(7)
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.1, this Order shall be effective upon
entry.
PER CURIAM
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