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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
01/15/2020
IN RE: BARBARA MORRIS ZOCCOLA, BPR #013020
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Shelby County)
_________________________
No. M2020-00078-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2020-3061-9-TL-22.3
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ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 22.3, upon a
Notice of Submission filed by Disciplinary Counsel for the Board of Professional
Responsibility consisting of a certified copy of the Order on Plea to an Information and a
certified copy of the Plea Agreement in the matter of United States of America v. Barbara
Zoccola, in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee,
(attached as Exhibit A) demonstrating that Barbara Morris Zoccola, an attorney licensed
in Tennessee, has pled guilty to Theft of Public Money, Property, or Thing of Value in
violation of 18 U.S.C. § 641.
IT IS THEREFORE, CONSIDERED,
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
ORDERED,
ADJUDGED
AND
1.
Barbara Morris Zoccola 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;
3.
Barbara Morris Zoccola shall fully comply with the provisions of Tenn.
Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28, concerning suspended attorneys; and
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.
PER CURIAM