BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2013)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JOHNNY VON DUNAWAY, BPR #490
CONTACT: A. RUSSELL WILLIS
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 25, 2013
CAMPBELL COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On January 25, 2013, Johnny Von Dunaway of LaFollette, Tennessee, was publicly censured by the
Tennessee Supreme Court.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against Mr. Dunaway pursuant
to Rule 9, Rules of the Supreme Court. Mr. Dunaway submitted a Conditional Guilty Plea acknowledging his
violation of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 8, Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5(c) and (d) (fees), which
prohibits certain contingency fees in domestic relations cases. Mr. Dunaway charged and received a contingent
fee from his client in exchange for handling the appeal of her case under circumstances which made the fee
violative of the Rules of Professional Conduct.
For these violations, the Tennessee Supreme Court publicly censured Johnny Von Dunaway. A public
censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but does not affect the attorneyâs ability to practice law.
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