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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: MICHAEL BARTON BROOKS,BPR # 010916
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Shelby County)
FILED
No. M2015-01587-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2015-2479-9-AJ (22.3)
8
APR - 2016
Clerk of the Courts
Recd By
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon Petition for Final Discipline filed against
Michael Barton Brooks, on September 17, 2015; upon Motion for Default Judgment and
that Charges in the Final Petition for Discipline be Deemed Admitted, filed on November
9, 2015; upon entry of an Order for Default Judgment on December 16, 2015; upon entry
of a Conditional Guilty Plea filed by Mr. Brooks on February 2, 2016; upon an Order
Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea entered on February 3, 2016; upon
consideration and approval by the Board on March 11, 2016; and upon the entire record
in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Order of the Hearing Panel and adopts
the Hearing Panel's Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea as the
Court's Order.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.2, Michael Barton Brooks, is
suspended from the practice of law for three(3) years, retroactive to December 3, 2015.
(2) Mr. Brooks shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28, and
Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 30.4, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended
attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
(3) Prior to seeking reinstatement, Mr. Brooks must meet all CLE requirements
and pay any outstanding registration fees including those due from the date of suspension
to reinstatement.
(4) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.1, this Order shall be effective
immediately.
(5) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3(d), Mr. Brooks shall pay to the
Board of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount
of$177.64 and 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.
(6) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.
PER CURIAM