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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
MCALPIN, NEAL JR. BPR # 010803
May 25, 1989
Public censure on May 25, 1989. He signed an assignment to a doctor to whom his client owed
money for medical treatment, giving the doctor a lien on the proceeds of any positive recovery
for the client. He failed to withhold the amount owed to the doctor when the settlement check
was received; failed to honor his promise to promptly pay the doctor for over 5 months; and did
so only after a disciplinary complaint was filed. In another matter, he was appointed to represent
a criminal defendant. After the Court of Appeals affirmed his client's conviction, he failed to
timely file a petition to rehear. He was granted a motion for extension, but the petition to rehear
was denied on its merits. McAlpin had 30 days to file his application for permission to appeal to
the Tennessee Supreme Court but failed to timely file his application, resulting in a dismissal.
He filed a motion to vacate and reinstate, but the motion was denied for failure to follow correct
procedures.
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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org