BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2011)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: BRADLEY H. FRAKES, #027234
CONTACT: RACHEL L. WATERHOUSE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
November 30, 2011
NASHVILLE LAWYER SUSPENDED
On November 21, 2011, Bradley H. Frakes, of Davidson County, Tennessee, was suspended by the
Tennessee Supreme Court for one year pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 4.2. The one year
suspension is retroactive to Mr. Frakesâ temporary suspension on November 17, 2010. Mr. Frakes receives no
credit for the one-hundred and eighty (180) days spent incarcerated. The one year suspension is subject to the
condition that Mr. Frakes shall enter into a monitoring agreement with the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance
Program (TLAP). Mr. Frakes shall comply with all the terms and conditions of the TLAP monitoring
agreement.
On August 16, 2011, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against Mr.
Frakes, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9. Mr. Frakes submitted a Conditional Guilty Plea admitting to
violating his TLAP agreement by pleading guilty to two counts of misdemeanor DUI and also admitting to
representing a client when there was a conflict of interest. The Conditional Guilty Plea was approved by the
Hearing Panel, the Board and the Supreme Court.
Mr. Frakesâ actions violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.6, (Confidentiality); 1.7,
(Conflict Of Interest); 2.2, (Lawyer Serving as an Intermediary Between Clients); and 8.4 (a), (b), and (d)
(Misconduct).
Mr. Frakes was further ordered to pay the expenses and costs of the disciplinary proceedings against
him, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 24.3, and fully comply in all respects with the requirements and
obligations of suspended attorneys as set forth in Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 18.
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