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IN DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT V
OF THE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE

IN RE: Jefre Scot Goldtrap, Respondent, File No. 53277-5-KB
BPR No. 18668, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
(Davidson County)

PUBLIC CENSURE

The above complaint was filed against Jefre Scot Goldtrap, an attorney licensed to practice

law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, the Board

of Professional Responsibility considered this matter at its meeting on December 8, 2017.

Mr. Goldtrap failed to prepare written discovery requests on behalf of his client despite the

clientâs requests on a number of occasions for Mr. Goldtrap to take such course of action. Mr.

Goldtrap also failed to adequately communicate with his client about the status of his divorce and

the status of attorney fees which had accumulated during the course of the representation. Mr.

Goldtrapâs billing invoice, which included only four (4) entries over a six (6) month period, was