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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: GEORGE ERNEST SKOUTERIS,JR.,BPR #13417
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Shelby County)
No. M2015-00706-SC-BAR-BP FILED
APR 21 2015
BOPR No. 2013-2268-9-KH
Clerk of the Courts
Rec'd By
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against George
Ernest Skouteris, Jr., November 18, 2013; upon Mr. Skouteris' Answer of Respondent
filed January 6, 2014; upon a Supplemental Petition for Discipline filed October 22,
2014; upon Mr. Skouteris' Conditional Guilty Plea filed November 6, 2014; upon the
Hearing Panel's Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea entered
November 14, 2014; upon an Amended Conditional Guilty Plea filed January 27, 2015;
upon the Hearing Panel's Order Recommending Approval of Amended Conditional
Guilty Plea entered March 2, 2015; upon consideration and approval by the Board of
Professional Responsibility on March 13, 2015; 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 Amended Conditional Guilty
Plea as the Court's Order.
On February 21, 2014, this Court entered a Judgment disbarring George E.
Skouteris, Jr., from the practice of law in Docket No. W2013-01254-SC-R3-BP. The
disbarment remains in full force and effect.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
1. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 4.1 (2006) and 12.1 (2014), George Ernest
Skouteris, Jr., is disbarred. The disbarment entered herein shall run concurrently
with the prior disbarment imposed by this Court on February 21, 2014.
'This case includes matters initiated before the Board prior to January 1, 2014 and after January 1, 2014. Therefore,
both the 2006 and 2014 versions of Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9 are applicable.
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2. Further, pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 4.7 (2006) and 12.7 (2014), Mr.
Skouteris shall make restitution to Earnest Jones and Dawn Barnett in the amount
of $5,300.00. In the event restitution is made by the Tennessee Lawyer's Fund for
Client Protection ("TLFCP"), Mr. Skouteris will be responsible for reimbursement
to the TLFCP in the same amount. Payment of restitution is a condition precedent
to reinstatement.
3. Additionally, Mr. Skouteris shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
§§ 18 (2006), 28 (2014) and 30.4 (2014) regarding the obligations and
responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement. Prior
to seeking reinstatement, Mr. Skouteris must meet all CLE requirements and pay
any outstanding registration fees including those due from the date of disbarment
until the date of reinstatement.
4. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 24.3 (2006) and 31.3 (2014), Mr. Skouteris
shall pay to the Board of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this
matter in the amount of $520.00 and shall pay to the Clerk of this Court the costs
incurred herein, within ninety (90) days of the entry of this Order, for all of which
execution may issue if necessary.
5. The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this discipline to be
published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 18.10(2006) and 28.11 (2014).
PER CURIAM
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