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
IN RE: MICHAEL J. LaGUARDIA, BPR # 16787
CONTACT: WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-865-6065
March 18, 2005
KINGSPORT LAWYER CENSURED
The Board of Professional Responsibility has issued a public censure as to Michael J.
LaGuardia who practices law in Kingsport. Mr. LaGuardia self-reported to the Board. Mr.
LaGuardia testified in a pre-trial deposition in his divorce case, wherein he stated that he
purchased a Dodge Intrepid in June 2002. He stated that he later sold it to âa neighbor and friend
... Susan Carter.â (Susan Carter became Mr. LaGuardiaâs girlfriend a few months after the
divorce began.) Ms. Carter paid him nothing, but simply took over the payments on Mr.
LaGuardiaâs loan. Mr. LaGuardia stated in the deposition that he entered into a financing
arrangement to obtain the car for the $13,000 purchase price. He stated that the dealer financed
it âa hundred percent . . . I never had to put a dime on it.â
At the trial, Mr. LaGuardia stated that the dealer did not finance 100 percent of the
purchase price but that Mr. LaGuardia had put down $5,700 and therefore had an interest in the
car for this amount. He further admitted that he did not tell the truth in the deposition.
Mr. LaGuardia has thereby violated Rules of Professional Conduct Nos. 3.3, 4.4,
and 8.4. He did not request a hearing. This censure does not affect Mr. LaGuardiaâs ability to
continue to practice law.
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