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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE I
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE NHCHELLE L. BETSERAI, BPR #019968
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Shelby County) ~Wmuw~hmo
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No. M2012â01423âSCâBPRâBP ' JUL 18 20:2
BOPR No. 2009â1866~9âKH
Clerk at the Court:
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline ï¬led November 30,
2009 in Docket No. 2009â1866â9âKH by the Board of Professional Responsibility
(âBoardâ) against Michelle L. Betserai; upon a Motion for Default Judgment and That
Allegations Contained in Petition for Discipline Be Admitted ï¬led by the Board on May
7, 2010; upon an Order of Default Judgment entered by the Healing Panel on September
3, 2010; upon a Supplemental Petition for Discipline ï¬led by the Board on October 3,
2011; upon a Motion for Default Judgment and That Allegations Contained in
Supplemental Petition for Discipline Be Admitted ï¬led by the Board on January 24,
2012; upon an Order of Default Judgment entered by the Hearing Panel on February 28,
2012; upon entry of a Conditional Guilty Plea ï¬led by Ms. Betserai on March 30, 2012;
upon an Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea entered on April 20,
2012; upon consideration and approval by the Board on June 22, 2012; and upon the
entire record in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the recommendation of the Hearing Panel
and accepts the Conditional Guilty Plea.
It is therefore, ordered, adjudged, and decreed by the Court that:
1. Michelle L. Betserai shall be andIS hereby suspended from the practice of
law for two (2) years pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.2.
2. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §4.7, Ms. Betserai shall pay restitution to
the following individuals. Payment of restitution shall be a condition precedent to
reinstatement.
Martha Jackson: $75 0.00
Rodney Williams: $75 0.00
Kendrick Williams: $2,850.00
Kitty Layden: $4,500.00
3. The suspension shall become effective ten (10) days after the ï¬ling of this
Order.
4. Ms. Betscrai shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18 and
§19 regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and procedure
for reinstatement.
5. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, '§ 24.3, Ms. Betserai shall pay to the Board
of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount of
$1,321.67 and, in addition, 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.
6. The Board shall cause notice of this discipline to be published as required
by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.10.
FOR THE COURT:
WWO was:
WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JUSTICE
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