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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
ALLISON, JAMES T. BPR # 008483
March 16, 1998 County:Shelby District:9
Public censure on March 16, 1998. He was charged with overdrawing his client's trust account
and commingling personal and operating funds within; for paying personal and operating
expenses from his trust account; and for settling a personal injury client's case in March 1991 but
not paying, in full, the claim of a medical provider, to whom he referred his client, for over 5
years when he signed a lien. The petition for discipline also alleged that he knowingly delayed
payment of this amount, that he willfully concealed the fact of settlement from this medical
provider for several years; continued to provide false reasons for his failure to pay this account;
and that he misappropriated these client trust funds to his own use. He also improperly paid
advances to a client for personal living expenses prior to the settlement of this client's legal
matter and to have taken action on behalf of a client when he should have known that the action
would serve to harass the medical provider
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