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: KAY JEFFREY LUETHKE, BPR #015534
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 11, 2018
SULLIVAN COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 10, 2018, Kay Jeffrey Luethke, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Luethke improperly commingled trust funds into his operating account and personal funds into his
trust account on several different occasions. Mr. Luethke also held funds in his trust account which were not
related to any representation, withdrew funds without allowing adequate time for a check to clear, and
inadvertently used trust funds to pay a personal debt without reconciling his account and correcting the
problem.
By these acts, Kay Jeffrey Luethke, has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping
property) and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations. As a condition of the Public Censure, Mr.
Luethke shall be required to attend the Boardâs Trust Account Workshop on August 29, 2018.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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