BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2005)
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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
CONSUMER COUNSEL DIRECTOR
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: ALBERT F. OFFICER, III, BPR NO. 11629
CONTACT: JAMES A. VICK
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 25, 2005
COOKEVILLE LAWYER REINSTATED
TO PRACTICE OF LAW BY SUPREME COURT
By Order of the Supreme Court entered February 18, 2005, Albert F. Officer, III, was
reinstated to the practice of law on the conditions that he enter into and comply with a contract
with the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program effective for a period of five years from the
date of reinstatement, enter into and strictly comply with a law practice monitoring/mentoring
agreement approved by the Board of Professional Responsibility with a practicing attorney
satisfactory to the Board for a period of five years from the date of reinstatement, and enroll in
and complete a course of study in law practice management which is approved for Continuing
Legal Education credit by the Commission on Continuing Legal Education with a minimum of
three hours credit. Mr. Officer had been suspended by the Supreme Court on June 5, 2001, for
three and one-half years retroactive to April 7, 1999, the date on which he had previously been
temporarily suspended by the Supreme Court. Mr. Officer filed a Petition for Reinstatement on
May 7, 2004. On October 27, 2004, a Hearing Panel of the Board of Professional Responsibility
conducted a hearing on the Petition for Reinstatement. The Hearing Panel found that Mr. Officer
had carried his burden of proving the requirements for reinstatement and recommended that Mr.
Officer's license to practice law be reinstated on the stated conditions. Mr. Officer has entered
into a contract with Martelia T. Crawford, Esquire, to serve as Practice Monitor for Mr. Officer,
has entered into a contract with the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program for five years, and
has complied with the three hours of Continuing Legal Education. The Order requires Mr.
Officer to pay the cost of the reinstatement proceeding.
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