BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2005)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
IN RE: SCOTT ERIC CRAWFORD, BPR # 17056
CONTACT: JESSE D. JOSEPH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 7, 2005
MEMPHIS ATTORNEY SUSPENDED BY SUPREME COURT
By Order of the Supreme Court of Tennessee entered July 5, 2005, Scott Eric Crawford,
a Memphis attorney, was immediately suspended from the practice of law pursuant to Section 14
of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, pending further orders of the Court. Crawfordâs suspension
resulted from his plea of guilty in the United States District Court for the Western District of
Tennessee at Memphis on March 13, 2005 to several charges constituting serious crimes.
Crawford pleaded guilty to seven counts of laundering drug money through his law practice, and
to an array of bribery, possessing an illegal handgun, and obstruction of justice charges. The
Court further ordered that a formal disciplinary proceeding be instituted in which the sole issue
to be determined will be the extent of final discipline. Crawford will remain suspended pending
resolution of that formal proceeding.
Crawford has been subject to a prior Supreme Court order temporarily suspending his
law license filed on March 19, 2004, because his continued practice after being indicted on some
of the federal charges posed a risk of irreparable harm to the general public, pursuant to Section
4.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9. According to the March 19, 2004 temporary
suspension order, Crawford was not entitled to petition the Supreme Court for dissolution or
modification of said order unless he was acquitted of the federal charges or unless they were
dismissed by the US District Court.
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