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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE DEREK A. ARTRIP, BPR# 26784
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Ona, West Virginia)
No. M2013-02428-SC-BAR-BP
BOPRNo. 2013-2210-0-KH
FLED
NOV 14 2013
Clerk of the Courte
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed by the Board of
Professional Responsibility (Board) against Derek A. Artrip on May 5, 2013; upon the
Board's Motion for Default Judgment and That Charges in Petition for Discipline be
Deemed Admitted, filed June 6, 2013; upon the Hearing Panel's Order for Default
Judgment entered July 3, 2013; upon the Judgment of the Hearing Panel entered
August 13, 2013; upon consideration and approval by the Board on September 13, 2013;
upon expiration of the appeal period with no appeal taken; and upon the entire record in
this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Judgment of the Hearing Panel and
adopts the Judgment of the Hearing Panel as this Court's Order.
By order entered July 13, 2012, in Case Number M2012-01410-SC-BPR-BP, Mr.
Artrip was temporarily suspended from the practice of law for failure to respond to an
initial complaint. By order entered August 16, 2012, in the same case, his Order of
Temporary Suspension was dissolved upon satisfaction of certain conditions. Those
conditions were never satisfied. By order entered May 9, 2013, in the same case, Mr.
Artrip was suspended from the practice of law for one year, subject to certain conditions.
As of the date of entry of this order, Mr. Artrip has not been reinstated.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:
(1)
Derek Alan Artrip is hereby disbarred from the practice of law pursuant to
Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.1.
(2)
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.7, Mr. Artrip shall pay restitution to his
former client, Danielle Von Ohien, in the amount of $1,000.00. Restitution shall be a
condition precedent to any reinstatement of Mr. Artrip's license to practice law. In the
event restitution is made by the Tennessee Lawyer's Fund for Client Protection (TLFCP),
Mr. Artip shall reimburse TLFCP in the same amount.
(3)
Mr. Artrip shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 18 and
19 regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys.
(4)
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.5, this Order shall be effective ten
(10) days after the date of entry.
(5)
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3, Mr. Artrip shall pay to the Board of
Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount of
$410.29 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.
(6)
The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.10.
FOR THE COURT:
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CORNELIA A. CLARK, JUSTICE
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