BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2013)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JAMES HENRY FLOOD, BPR #16091
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 14, 2013
WILSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On August 7, 2013, James Henry Flood, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Flood entered a fee contract with his client which stated he would receive a fee of 25% of past due
social security benefits owed to the client. The client made periodic payments to Mr. Flood to be held for
expenses or for satisfaction of the contingency fee. Mr. Flood received six payments from the client, and failed
to deposit three of the payments into his trust account. An overdraft resulted in Mr. Flood's trust account when
he wrote a check to himself for the earned fees. In another matter, Mr. Flood earned an attorney fee in May
2012 and failed to remove the fee from his trust account for more than seven months.
By these acts, James Henry Flood has violated Rule of Professional Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping property
and funds), and is hereby Publicly Censured for this violation.
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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