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: ERICA MAY LOTZ, BPR #31213
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 12, 2017
WILLIAMSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 11, 2017, Erica May Lotz, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public
Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
In her representation of a client in a divorce action, Ms. Lotz withdrew unearned client fees from her
trust account and comingled these fees with her own personal funds. After being discharged by her client, Ms.
Lotz failed to promptly return the unearned fees.
By these acts, Erica May Lotz has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15(a) (comingling client
fees with personal funds), 1.15(c) (withdrawal of unearned client fees from trust account), and 1.16(d)(6)
(returning unearned fees following discharge), and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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