Brown r139 rel.PDF (2002)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
LANCE B. BRACY WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL 1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 CHARLES A. HIGH
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 SANDY GARRETT
LAURA L. CHASTAIN
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 JESSE D. JOSEPH
(800) 486-5714 JAMES A. VICK
BEVERLY P. SHARPE FAX: (615) 367- 2480 THERESA M. COSTONIS
CONSUMER COUNSEL/DIRECTOR E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: STEVEN DOUGLAS BROWN, BPR NO. 14762
CONTACT: JAMES A. VICK
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
November 5, 2002
CHATTANOOGA LAWYER REINSTATED BY SUPREME COURT
By Order of the Supreme Court entered October 31, 2002, Steven Douglas Brown's
license to practice law was removed from disability inactive status. Mr. Brown had been placed
on disability inactive status by Agreed Order entered by the Supreme Court on January 15, 2002,
due to drug dependence and bipolar disorder. Mr. Brown filed a Petition to be reinstated to
active status on September 12, 2002. The Court found that Mr. Brown had demonstrated that the
disability had been removed and that Mr. Brown was fit to return to the practice of law. Mr.
Brown entered into a contract with the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program. Mr. Brown was
also ordered to reimburse the Board of Professional Responsibility the costs and expenses of the
proceeding.
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