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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
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JENNIFER ELIZABETH MEEHAN, BPR #022932
CONTACT: JERRY MORGAN
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
September 20, 2019
TENNESSEE LAWYER DISBARRED
Effective September 20, 2019, Jennifer E. Meehan, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
was disbarred from the practice of law by the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
Ms. Meehan pleaded guilty to bank fraud in the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Alabama. Ms. Meehan mishandled funds belonging to a sorority at the University of Alabama. She served as
president of the sororityâs housing board. In that capacity, Ms. Meehan coordinated the selection and purchase
of furniture and other items for the sorority house. Ms. Meehan embarked on a scheme to obtain sorority funds
by submitting false invoices and using a bank checking account she opened under a fictitious name. She
provided the bank with a false Employer Identification Number and a fictitious corporate resolution identifying
her as the Chief Financial Officer of the fictitious corporate entity. She further retained sorority-related funds in
the amount of $234,648 in cash in a box at her home. Ms. Meehan was sentenced to prison for six months,
followed by forty months of supervised release, together with restitution of $34,815.00 and forfeiture of
$234,648.00.
The Supreme Court summarily suspended Ms. Meehan in August 2016 based on her conviction of a
serious crime under Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 22.3, and referred the matter to the Board of
Professional Responsibility to initiate formal proceedings to determine the appropriate final discipline. The
Supreme Court reversed the trial court and affirmed the judgment of the hearing panel disbarring Ms. Meehan.
Ms. Meehan must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 28,
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and pay court costs pursuant to Section 30.
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