BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2005)
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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
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CHARLES B. HILL, II, BPR #5809
CONTACT: THERESA COSTONIS
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
March 24, 2005
KINGSTON ATTORNEY SUSPENDED
By order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered March 22, 2005, attorney
Charles B. Hill, II, of Kingston, Tennessee, was suspended from the practice of law in
this state for a period of one year effective April 1, 2005.
A Petition for Discipline and two Supplemental Petitions for Discipline had been
filed against Mr. Hill by the Board of Professional Responsibility. Mr. Hill entered into a
Conditional Plea of Guilty with the Board of Professional Responsibility to resolve the
Petition for Discipline and two Supplemental Petitions for Discipline in exchange for a
stated form of discipline. Mr. Hill pled guilty to allowing a statute of limitations to expire
in a car wreck case in which he had been representing the potential plaintiffs, without
filing a complaint on their behalf. Instead of admitting this to them, Mr. Hill created a
fictitious âjudgmentâ purporting to be an award of $2,800 in damages to Mr. Hillâs clients
in a lawsuit supposedly filed on their behalf (when in fact no such lawsuit had ever been
filed), and gave a copy of this fictitious document to his clients. In another matter,
involving a personal injury case in which Mr. Hill was representing the plaintiff, Mr. Hill
filed a voluntary dismissal of the plaintiffâs lawsuit without explaining this to his client and
failed to timely respond to additional requests for information from Disciplinary Counsel.
Mr. Hill may be reinstated to the practice of law at the expiration of the one-year
period only upon filing a Petition for Reinstatement, as required by Section 19 of
Supreme Court Rule 9, and producing clear and convincing evidence that he should be
reinstated to the practice of law. Mr. Hill agreed and the Court further ordered that Mr.
Hillâs eligibility for reinstatement at any such reinstatement proceeding shall be
dependent upon his compliance with several additional requirements. Mr. Hill is
required to attend and complete the Board of Professional Responsibilityâs Ethics
Workshop in August, 2005. Mr. Hill is also required to make restitution to the clients in
the matter in which he created the fictitious âjudgmentâ awarding them that amount. Mr.
Hill is required to commit himself to voluntarily subjecting his practice upon
reinstatement to the supervision of an attorney monitor for a one-year period following
the date of the reinstatement of his license to practice law. The areas of his practice,
upon reinstatement, to be subjected to such monitoring are to include but not be limited
to his making and keeping of scheduled deadlines and appointments, and to ensuring
Mr. Hill meets his obligation to communicate adequately, honestly and fully with his
clients about their cases.
Mr. Hill agreed and the Court further ordered that Mr. Hill pay the costs of the
disciplinary proceeding before he can be reinstated and that he comply in all respects
with Supreme Court Rule 9 regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended
attorneys.
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