BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2017)
Archived Content: This document is formally archived for historical reference. The original PDF remains the official record for legal purposes.
Need help? Please use the Assistance Request Form below.
Original PDF Document
Download Official Record (gray-2743-2-rel.pdf)
Alternative Accessible HTML
Accessible Alternative: This HTML version is an automatically processed accessible alternative. While it provides a searchable format, the text extraction may contain formatting or character errors. The original PDF remains the authoritative official record.
Need a different format? Use the Request Assistance Form.
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: DONALD BRENT GRAY, BPR #27263
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
December 28, 2017
CAMPBELL COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
On December 28, 2017, Donald Brent Gray was suspended from the practice of law by Order of the
Tennessee Supreme Court for two (2) years, retroactive to March 10, 2017, with one (1) year active suspension
and one (1) year on probation. As conditions of his probation, Mr. Gray must engage a practice monitor, obtain
an evaluation by the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program and enter into a monitoring agreement if
appropriate, make restitution to two clients, and commit no further acts of misconduct resulting in a
recommendation of discipline. Mr. Gray must pay the Boardâs costs and expenses and the court costs within
ninety days of the entry of the Order of Enforcement.
In one matter, Mr. Gray failed to appear for a court date. In a second matter, he failed to deposit an
unearned fee to a trust account and failed to refund the unearned portion of his fee after his representation
terminated. In a third matter, he failed to appear for a court date and failed to deposit an unearned fee to a trust
account. In all matters, he failed to respond to the Boardâs requests for information.
Mr. Grayâs ethical misconduct violates Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, Diligence; 1.15(c),
Safekeeping Property and Funds; 1.16(d), Declining and Terminating Representation; 8.1(b), Bar Admissions
and Disciplinary Matters; and 8.4(a), Misconduct.
Mr. Gray must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and 30,
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys.
Gray 2743-2 rel.doc