BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2016)
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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
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: DONALD EDWIN SPURRELL, BPR #12810
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 13, 2016
WASHINGTON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 12, 2016, Donald Edwin Spurrell, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Spurrell failed to obtain a written agreement signed by his client in a contingent fee matter,
collected an unreasonable fee, and failed to supervise a paralegal who commingled trust funds into Mr.
Spurrellâs operating account on several occasions.
By these acts, Donald Edwin Spurrell has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 (fees), 1.15
(safekeeping property), and 5.3 (responsibilities regarding non-lawyer assistants) and he is hereby Publicly
Censured for these violations.
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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