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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
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: PHILLIP GORDON HOLLIS, BPR #7461
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 10, 2021
BENTON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On February 9, 2021, Phillip Gordon Hollis, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received
a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Hollis failed to provide notice to his clients, opposing counsel, and the courts that he had been
administratively suspended on March 11, 2020, and his clients were unable to get in touch with him. Mr. Hollis
failed to appear for a scheduled court hearing and subsequently informed the court that he had provided written
notice to his clients of his suspension. On June 23, 2020, Mr. Hollis was ordered by the court to provide copies
of the notices he had provided to his clients but was unable to do so. Mr. Hollis later acknowledged he had not
sent such letters to his clients and was removed as counsel by the court.
By these acts, Mr. Hollis has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4
(communication), 1.16(d) (terminating representation), 3.2 (expediting litigation), 3.3 (candor toward tribunal),
3.4(c) (disobeying obligation under rules of tribunal), and 8.4(a)(c)(d) (misconduct) and is hereby Publicly
Censured for these violations.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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