Saripkin 1174 rel.PDF (2001)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 CHARLES A. HIGH
LANCE B. BRACY TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 SANDY GARRETT
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL (800) 486-5714 JESSE D. JOSEPH
FAX: (615) 367-2480 JAMES A. VICK
LAURA L. CHASTAIN E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org THERESA M. COSTONIS
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: MARK A. SARIPKIN, BPR # 06499
CONTACT: JESSE D. JOSEPH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 9, 2001
MEMPHIS ATTORNEY REINSTATED
Mark A. Saripkin, a Memphis attorney, was reinstated to the practice of law on October 2, 2001 by
Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Saripkinâs law license had been immediately suspended for a
total of 27 months under two Supreme Court Orders filed on February 5, 1999 and June 12, 2000,
respectively, due to his convictions of serious crimes in Federal Court.
Saripkinâs February, 1999 suspension, was due to his January 28, 1999 federal conviction of
obstruction of justice. It was lifted by the Supreme Court on February 1, 2000, after the U.S District
Court reversed his conviction on January, 2000. However, the Tennessee Supreme Court again
suspended Saripkinâs license on June 12, 2000, due to his May 23,2000 guilty plea to a one count
federal information of making a false statement to an FBI agent.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition to Determine Final Discipline in the matter
a Hearing Panel on August 31, 2001. The panel ruled that Saripkinâs final discipline should be a
suspension from the practice of law for an eleven months and twenty-nine day period retroactive to his
February 5, 1999 and June 12, 2000 immediate suspensions, and for an indefinite period until he
demonstrated compliance with all conditions of his federal conviction. The panel found that
Saripkin was in compliance with all conditions of his federal conviction and recommended that the
Supreme Court reinstate him to the practice of law. The Board and the Supreme Court both found that
fully complied with this period of suspension.
The Board and the Supreme Court also gave Saripkin credit for several mitigating factors; his remorse, a full
and free disclosure of all pertinent matters to the Board, a good faith effort to rectify the consequences of his
misconduct, and favorable character evidence regarding his reputation for truthfulness and credibility in the legal
community according to the U.S. District Court. Saripkin was ordered to pay the Boardâs costs as a condition
of his reinstatement.
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