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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: FLETCHER WHALEY LONG, BPR# 18775
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Montgomery County) -
FILED
No. M2014-02058-SC-BAR-BP OCT 2 9 2014
BOPR No. 2013-2225-6-KH
Clerk 01 the
Courts
Cd By
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Fletcher
Whaley Long on June 13, 2013; upon Answer to Petition for Discipline filed by Mr.
Long on July 15, 2013; upon the Board's Notice of Partial Voluntary Dismissal filed on
May 9, 2014; upon an Order of Partial Voluntary Dismissal entered May 16, 2014; upon
entry of an Offer of Discipline by Consent filed by Mr. Long on July 15, 2014; upon an
Order Recommending Approval of Offer of Discipline by Consent entered on July 15,
2014; upon consideration and approval by the Board on September 19, 2014; and upon
the entire record in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Order of the Hearing Panel and adopts
the Hearing Panel's Order Recommending Approval of Offer of Discipline by Consent as
the Court's Order.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 4.4 and 4.7 (2006), Fletcher Whaley
Long is publicly censured and shall be required to make restitution as set forth below:
a) Mr. Long shall pay restitution to Dr. Kent Colburn in the amount of
$5000.00, payable in two payments of $2,500.00 on or before September
15, 2014, and $2,500.00 on or before November 15, 2014. Mr. Long shall
provide proof of each payment to the Board no later than five (5) days after
payment is made.
b) Mr. Long shall pay restitution to Christy Sandlin in the amount of
$3,500.00, payable in two payments of $1,750.00 on or before September
15, 2014 and $1,750.00 on or before November 15, 2014. Mr. Long shall
provide proof of each payment to the Board no later than five (5) days after
payment is made.
(2) Failure to make restitution by the dates set forth above will result in
revocation of the agreement and immediate hearing before the Panel, or in a proceeding
for contempt if noncompliance occurs after entry of the Order of Enforcement.
(3) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3 (2006), Mr. Long shall pay to the
Board of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount
of $753.42 and shall pay to the Clerk of this Court the costs incurred herein, within one
hundred twenty (120) days of the entry of this Order, for all of which execution may
issue if necessary.
(4) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published.
PER CURIAM
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