BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2007)
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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
WARNER HODGES, III, BPR #4780
CONTACT: LAURA L. CHASTAIN
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 21, 2007
MEMPHIS ATTORNEY SUSPENDED FROM PRACTICE OF LAW
On February 15, 2007, the Supreme Court of Tennessee entered an Order suspending the law
license of Memphis attorney, Warner Hodges, III, for a period of two (2) years retroactive to October 1, 2004,
the date upon which he was first suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court and Hodges shall continue in his
monitoring agreement with the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) upon terms and conditions
recommended by TLAP with any reported incidence of non-compliance constituting immediate grounds for
summary suspension.
Disciplinary Counsel filed a Petition for Discipline pursuant to Rule 9 of the Rules of the
Supreme Court of Tennessee. Pursuant to Section 16.1 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Hodges submitted
a Conditional Guilty Plea admitting that he had practiced law in Mississippi after being suspended in the State
of Tennessee.
The Tennessee Supreme Court also ordered that Hodges comply with Section 18 of Tennessee
Supreme Court Rule 9 which requires Hodges to notify by registered or certified mail all clients being
represented in pending matters, all co-counsel and opposing counsel of the Supreme Courtâs Order suspending
his license. Section 18 also requires Hodges to deliver to all clients any papers or property to which they are
entitled. This disciplinary matter was held pursuant to Supreme Court Rules 8 and 9. In Tennessee, suspended
lawyers may, after the passage of their suspension, apply for reinstatement of their law licenses. However, to
succeed these lawyers must carry their burden of proof by clear and convincing evidence that their
reinstatement will not be detrimental to the integrity and standing of the bar or the administration of justice or
subversive to the public interest.
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