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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE

IN RE: ROBERT LAWSON CHEEK, JR., BPR # 15407
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Knox County)

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No. M2014-00936-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2014-2318-2-AJ(22.3) MA Y 12014
the Courts

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This matter is before the Court pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 22.1 and 22.3,
upon a Notice of Submission filed by Disciplinary Counsel for the Board of Professional
Responsibility consisting of a certified copy of the Judgment in a criminal case, United
States of America v. Robert L. Cheek, Jr., filed on April 30, 2014, in the United States
District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, demonstrating that Robert Lawson
Cheek, Jr., a Tennessee attorney, has pled guilty to a serious crime, i.e., mail fraud in
violation of Title 18, United States Code, Section 1341. On May 15, 2014, Mr. Cheek
was disbarred. The Board of Professional Responsibility retains jurisdiction to address
subsequent allegations of misconduct pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 8.1.

It is therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:

1. Robert Lawson Cheek, Jr., is suspended from the practice of law on this
date pending further orders of this Court, pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 22.3.

2. This matter shall be referred to the Board of Professional Responsibility for
the institution of a formal proceeding in which the sole issue to be determined shall be the
extent of the final discipline to be imposed as a result of the guilty plea.

3. Robert Lawson Cheek, Jr., shall fully comply with the provisions of Term.
Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28 concerning disbarred or suspended attorneys.

4. The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
suspension to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.

FOR THE COURT: