BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2015)
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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: WILLIAM CALDWELL HANCOCK, BPR#5312
CONTACT: KRISANN HODGES
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 10, 2015
NASHVILLE LAWYER CENSURED
On February 9, 2015, William Caldwell Hancock, of Nashville, Tennessee, was publicly censured by
Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline based upon a complaint of
misconduct filed against Mr. Hancock. Mr. Hancock was suspended on August 21, 2013 for failure to complete
continuing legal education requirements. While suspended, Mr. Hancock engaged in the unauthorized practice
of law by continuing to represent a client. Mr. Hancock drafted and filed legal pleadings on behalf of a client.
Mr. Hancock entered into a conditional guilty plea consenting to a public censure.
Mr. Hancockâs actions violate the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 5.5(a), Unauthorized
Practice of Law; and 8.4(a), Misconduct.
For these violations, the Tennessee Supreme Court publicly censured Mr. Hancock. A public censure is
a rebuke and warning to the lawyer, but does not affect the lawyerâs ability to practice law.
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