BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2018)
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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: ALAN C. LEE, BPR #012700
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 12, 2018
HAMBLEN COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 9, 2018, Alan C. Lee, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public
Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Lee issued two checks from his trust account to two clients for settlement funds to those clients. At
the end of the month, Mr. Lee mistakenly believed the two checks had been cashed by the clients, so Mr. Lee
took the remaining funds on those matters as a fee. The two clients later cashed the checks, and the checks
were covered by other funds in the account. Mr. Lee discovered the error, but did not replace the funds in his
trust account which had been inadvertently taken as a fee for almost two months. Mr. Leeâs conduct resulted in
harm to his clients.
By these acts, Mr. Lee is in violation of 1.15(e) (safekeeping funds) and is hereby Publicly Censured for
this violation with the condition that he attend the three-hour Trust Account Workshop by the Board of
Professional Responsibility, scheduled for August 29, 2018.
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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