BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2017)
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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CAPP PETERSON TAYLOR, BPR #25820
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
December 19, 2017
JEFFERSON COUNTY ATTORNEY SUSPENDED
On December 19, 2017, Capp Peterson Taylor of Dandridge, Tennessee was suspended effective
immediately for six months by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Further, Mr. Taylor must pay the Board of
Professional Responsibilityâs costs and expenses and the court costs within ninety days.
A hearing panel determined that Mr. Taylor was in an improper partnership with a non-lawyer, shared
legal fees with a non-lawyer, failed to deposit retainers to a trust account and engaged in deceptive advertising.
The Hearing Panel found Mr. Taylorâs actions violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct:
1.15(a) and (c), Safekeeping Property and Funds; 5.4(a) and (b), Professional Independence of a Lawyer; 7.1,
Communications Concerning a Lawyerâs Services; 7.2(d), Advertising; and 8.4(a), Misconduct.
Mr. Taylor was suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court on August 17, 2017, for failing to comply
with continuing legal education requirements. That suspension remains in effect.
Mr. Taylor must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and 30,
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys.
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