BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2011)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: KING BETHEL HARRIS, III, BPR# 23282
CONTACT: KRISANN HODGES
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 24, 2011
MEMPHIS LAWYER DISBARRED
On January 19, 2011, King Bethel Harris, III, of Memphis, Tennessee, was disbarred by Order of the
Tennessee Supreme Court. He was further ordered to pay restitution to Lindsay Gerrard in the amount of
$125,000.00 and Mary Kellogg in the amount of $85,000.00. He must also pay the Boardâs costs.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed two (2) Petitions for Discipline against Mr. Harris
pursuant to Rule 9 of the Rules of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. The Petitions were consolidated for
hearing due to the similarity of the complaints. A Hearing Panel determined that Mr. Harris continued to hold
himself out as a licensed attorney while serving an ongoing, prior suspension for disciplinary misconduct.
Using a Missouri address and a Tennessee address as an office location, Mr. Harris promised Ms. Gerrard and
Ms. Kellogg that he would hold their funds in his attorney trust account in an investment deal he was
facilitating. The funds were never transferred to a third party for investment.
His actions violate the following Rule(s) of Professional Conduct: 1.15, Safekeeping Property; 5.5,
Unauthorized Practice of Law; 5.7, Responsibilities Regarding Law-Related Services; 7.1 Communications
Concerning a Lawyerâs Services; 7.5(a)(b) Firm Names and Letterheads; and 8.4(a)(b)(c), Misconduct.
Mr. Harris must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 18 and 19,
should he seek reinstatement of his Tennessee law license, and he may not resume practice until reinstated by
further order of this Court.
Harris 1841-9; 1875-9 rel.doc.
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