BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2019)
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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: MARTIN ALAN WEISS, BPR #012295
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
March 26, 2019
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
On March 26, 2019, Martin Alan Weiss was disbarred by Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court. As
conditions of his reinstatement, Mr. Weiss must make restitution in the amount of $57,769.00. He must obtain
an evaluation by the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) and enter into a monitoring agreement, if
appropriate. Mr. Weiss must pay the Boardâs costs and expenses and the court costs within ninety days of the
entry of the Order of Enforcement.
On November 15, 2018, a Petition for Discipline was filed against Mr. Weiss alleging that he mis-
appropriated funds from eighteen personal injury settlements. When distributing the money upon settling these
clientsâ cases, Mr. Weiss withheld an amount sufficient to pay what each client owed to the clinic where they
had been treated. Rather than paying the money that had been withheld to the clinic, Mr. Weiss kept the money
for his personal use.
Mr. Weiss entered into a conditional guilty plea admitting that his actions violated Rules of Professional
Conduct 1.2(a), Scope of Representation; 1.4, Communication; 1.5(c), Fees; 1.15(a) and (d), Safekeeping
Property and Funds; 8.1(b), Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters; and 8.4(a) and (c), Misconduct.
On July 25, 2018, Mr. Weiss was temporarily suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court for posing a
threat of substantial harm to the public. As Mr. Weiss is now disbarred, the temporary suspension is dissolved.
Mr. Weiss must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and 30,
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys.
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