BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2025)
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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
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: WESLEY SHELMAN SPEARS, BPR #009291
CONTACT: A. RUSSELL WILLIS
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
September 16, 2025
TENNESSEE LAWYER SUSPENDED
By Order of Reciprocal Discipline entered by the Supreme Court of Tennessee on September 16, 2025,
Wesley Shelman Spears, a resident of Hartford, Connecticut, was suspended for one (1) year, consecutive to the
two (2) year suspension Mr. Spears is currently subject to in Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel v. Wesley S.
Spears, Docket No. CV-22-6160733-S. Mr. Spears received the one (1) year suspension in Office of Chief
Disciplinary Counsel v. Wesley S. Spears, Docket No. UWY-CV-24-6081813-S, from the State of Connecticut
Superior Court, Judicial District of Waterbury by Memorandum of Decision entered April 3, 2025. On July 15,
2025, the Supreme Court of Tennessee entered a Notice of Reciprocal Discipline directing Mr. Spears to
demonstrate to the Court why the discipline imposed by the State of Connecticut Superior Court should not be
imposed by the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Mr. Spears failed to respond to the directive of the Court.
Mr. Spears must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and 30.4,
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
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