BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2012)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: KYLE ERIC CROWE, BPR #11458
CONTACT: SANDY GARRETT
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 7, 2012
WEAKLEY COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
August 1, 2012, the Tennessee Supreme Court suspended the law license of Kyle Eric Crowe, a
Weakley County attorney, for a period of three years, with no active period of suspension and all time served on
probation subject to a series of conditions, including: restitution to his trust account and distribution to
appropriate clients, prohibition against engaging in solo practice or having access to client funds, and an
extension of his Tennessee Lawyer's Assistance Program Monitoring Agreement for a total of five years.
Should Mr. Crowe fail to comply with the terms of his probation, then his probation will be revoked and
Mr. Crowe will serve his three-year suspension.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against Mr. Crowe pursuant to
Rule 9, Section 8.2. A hearing panel found Mr. Crowe and his non-attorney spouse misappropriated funds from
his trust accounts and Mr. Crowe failed to reconcile and properly disburse trust funds. Mr. Croweâs actions
violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.15 (safekeeping funds); 5.3 (responsibilities regarding
non-lawyer assets): 8.1 (disciplinary matters); 1.5 (fees); and 8.4 (misconduct).
Mr. Crowe was ordered to pay the expenses and costs of the disciplinary proceedings against him
pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 24.3 and fully comply in all respects with the requirements and
obligations of suspended attorneys as set forth in Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 18.
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