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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CATHLEEN GRADY CONLEY, BPR #4567
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 21, 2016
COFFEE COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On April 20, 2016, Cathleen Grady Conley, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
To obtain business, Ms. Conleyâs office staff reviewed bankruptcy court records and phoned creditors
who had not yet filed a proof of claim. If the creditor expressed interest over the telephone, Ms. Conleyâs staff
sent an email with a claim form and an agreement providing that Ms. Conley would receive one third of any
money recovered from the debtor. The phone call and email did not explain that Ms. Conley would not be
acting as an attorney or provide notice that the protections of the client-lawyer relationship did not exist. Ms.
Conley was thereby subject to the Rules of Professional Conduct and violated the rules relating to the
solicitation of potential clients.
By these acts, Ms. Conley violated Rules of Professional Conduct 5.7 (responsibilities regarding law-
related services) and 7.3 (solicitation of potential clients) and 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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