BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2018)
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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: HAL WILKES WILKINS, BPR #017830
CONTACT: ALAN D. JOHNSON
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
June 7, 2018
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
On June 6, 2018, Hal Wilkes Wilkins, of Nashville, Tennessee, was suspended for one year from the
practice of law, effective immediately, by Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Mr. Wilkins must pay the
Boardâs costs and expenses and the court costs within ninety days of the entry of the Order of Enforcement.
The Board filed a Petition for Discipline arising from one complaint of ethical misconduct alleging that
Mr. Wilkins, who was disbarred on July 22, 2014, and again on January 28, 2015, sought and opened a lawyerâs
trust account during the period of disbarment. Mr. Wilkins held himself out as a lawyer admitted to practice in
this jurisdiction in violation of Rules of Professional Conduct 5.5 (unauthorized practice of law) and Tennessee
Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 18 (2006) and Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 30.4 (2014) which
require disbarred lawyers to âtake such action as is necessary to cause the removal of any indicia of lawyer,
counselor at law, legal assistant, law clerk, or similar title.â
The Court ordered Mr. Wilkins to close the bank account within thirty (30) days, or be subject to
contempt proceedings.
Mr. Wilkins must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and may not return to the active
practice of law until an order of reinstatement has been entered by the Supreme Court.
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