BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2014)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: WILLIAM A. LANE, BPR #11848
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
June 10, 2014
WILLIAMSON COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
On June 9, 2014, William A. Lane of Thompsons Station, Tennessee, was disbarred by Order of the
Tennessee Supreme Court.
On December 19, 2013, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against
Mr. Lane alleging that he submitted false and deceptive fee claims to the Administrative Office of the Courts.
Mr. Lane accepted appointments to represent indigent defendants for several years in which he failed to keep
contemporaneous time records; billed for out of court time as if it were in court time; and billed for the full
amount of time he was in court for each case even when appearing on multiple cases during one hearing rather
than prorating his time. He did not file an answer to the petition nor appear for the final hearing. A Hearing
Panel determined that disbarment was the appropriate sanction.
Mr. Lane violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5, Fees; 3.3(a)(1), Candor toward the
Tribunal; 3.4(c), Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel; and 8.4(a), (c) and (d), Misconduct.
Mr. Lane must comply with Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 18 (2006) and Section 30.4
(2014) regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and the procedures for reinstatement.
He must pay the Boardâs costs and expenses prior to reinstatement to the practice of law.
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