BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2004)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
LANCE B. BRACY WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL 1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 CHARLES A. HIGH
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 SANDY GARRETT
LAURA L. CHASTAIN TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 JESSE D. JOSEPH
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
(800) 486-5714 JAMES A. VICK
FAX: (615) 367-2480 THERESA M. COSTONIS
BEVERLY P. SHARPE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
CONSUMER COUNSEL DIRECTOR E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: THOMAS LEE BEAN, REG. NO. 474
CONTACT: JAMES A. VICK
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
January 23, 2004
CROSSVILLE LAWYER CENSURED
Thomas Lee Bean, a Crossville attorney, received a Public Censure from the Board of
Professional Responsibility on January 22, 2004, for preparing a Durable Power of Attorney on
or about May 13, 1998, at the request of the client, someone other than the grantor of the Power
of Attorney. At the request of the client, Mr. Bean included language in the Power of Attorney
that it was signed April 2, 1997. The signature of the grantor was forged on the Power of
Attorney and the document was used by the client in an effort to obtain assets of the grantor. Mr.
Bean did not participate in forging the signature on the Power of Attorney and did not know of or
participate in the criminal enterprise.
Mr. Bean's conduct, nonetheless, violated DR 1-102(A)(1)(4)(5)(6) and DR 7-
102(A)(5)(6)(7) of the Code of Professional Responsibility.
A Public Censure is a form of public discipline which declares the conduct of the lawyer
improper but does not limit the lawyer's right to practice.
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