parr-1821.pdf (2012)
Archived Content: This document is formally archived for historical reference. The original PDF remains the official record for legal purposes.
Need help? Please use the Assistance Request Form below.
Original PDF Document
Download Official Record (parr-1821.pdf)
Alternative Accessible HTML
Accessible Alternative: This HTML version is an automatically processed accessible alternative. While it provides a searchable format, the text extraction may contain formatting or character errors. The original PDF remains the authoritative official record.
Need a different format? Use the Request Assistance Form.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE LANCE W. PARR, BPR # 024651
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(McMinn County)
F I l. E B
No. M2012-00574-SCâBPR-BP ,
BOPR No. 2009-1821-3-RS MAR 2 3 £012
Clerk at the Courts
ORDER
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline ï¬led on May 22,
2009, by the Board of Professional Responsibility (the âBoardâ) against Lance W. Parr in
Docket No. 2009â1821â3âRS; upon Mr. Parrâs Response to Petition for Discipline filed
June 29, 2009; upou the Boardâs Supplemental Petition for Discipline ï¬led January 7, .
2010; upon Mr. Parrâs Response to Supplemental Petition ï¬led March 8, 2010; upon the
Judgment of the Hearing Panel entered on June 28, 2011; upon Mr. Parrâs Motion to Alter
or Amend Judgment ï¬led August 17, 2011; upon the Boardâs Response to Motion to
Alter or Amend Judgment ï¬led September 2, 2011; upon the Order of the Hearing Panel
on Respondentâs Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment ï¬led February 2, 2012; upon the
Boardâs consideration and approval on March 9, 2012; upon Mr. Parrâs March 15, 2012
email advising he would not appeal; and upon the entire record in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Judgment of the Hearing Panel and
adOpts the Judgment of the Hearing Panel as the Courtâs Order.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged, and decreed by the Court that:
1. Lance W. Parr is hereby suspended from the practice of
law for a period of one year and as a condition of any reinstatement,
Mr. Parr must be evaluated by Tennessee Lawyerâs Assistance
Program (TLAP) and must thereafter comply with all
recommendations of TLAP.
2. The suspension shall become effective ten (10) days after
the ï¬ling of this Order.
3. Mr. Parr shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
9, §18 and 19 regarding the obligations and responsibilities of
suspended attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
4. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3, Mr. Parr shall pay
to the Board of Professional Respcmsihility the expenses and costs in
this matter in the amount of $2,768.74 and, in addition, shall pay to
the Clerk of this Court the costs incurred herein, within ninety (90)
days of the entry of this Order, for all of which execution may issue
if necessary.
5. The Board shall cause notice of this discipline to be
published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.10.
FOR THE COURT:
UJWM
WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JUSTICE