BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2011)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
TIMOTHY DARNELL FLOWERS, BPR# 19382
CONTACT: KRISANN HODGES
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 13, 2011
MEMPHIS LAWYER SUSPENDED
On October 10, 2011, Timothy Darnell Flowers of Memphis, Tennessee, was suspended from the
practice of law for five (5) years by the Tennessee Supreme Court and ordered to pay restitution to former
clients. Mr. Flowers will be required to serve an actual suspension of three (3) years and two (2) years of
probation. This suspension shall run concurrently with previous suspensions imposed by the Supreme Court.
During the probationary period, Mr. Flowers will be required to engage a practice monitor.
On May 18, 2011, a Petition for Discipline was filed against Mr. Flowers containing five (5) complaints
of disciplinary misconduct. Mr. Flowers entered into a Conditional Guilty Plea on August 26, 2011. The
complaints arise from Mr. Flowersâ immigration practice. In each of the complaints, Mr. Flowersâ clients allege
that he failed to properly communicate the status of their cases and that he failed to exercise reasonable
diligence. In two of the cases, Mr. Flowers missed filing deadlines.
Mr. Flowersâ actions violate the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.3, Diligence; 1.4,
Communication; 1.5(a) Fees; 1.16, Declining and Terminating Representation; 3.2 Expediting Litigation; 3.4(c)
Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel; and 8.4(a) and (d), Misconduct.
Mr. Flowers must comply with Section 18 of Rule 9, Rules of the Supreme Court, regarding the
obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys. He must pay the Boardâs costs and expenses prior to
reinstatement to the practice of law.
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