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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: RAYMOND ANDREW SHIRLEY, BPR # 005784
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Knox County)
FILED
No. M2013-02113-SC-BAR-BP SEP 2 32013
BOPR No. 2013-2181-2-AW
C'erk c the Cotsr
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed on January 28,
2013; upon the Response to Petition for Discipline filed April 22, 2013; upon the
Conditional Guilty Plea filed July 9, 2013; upon the Hearing Panel's Order
Recommending Approval of the Conditional Guilty Plea entered July 18, 2013; upon
consideration and approval by the Board on August 12, 2013; and upon the entire record
in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Judgment of the Hearing Panel and
adopts the Hearing Panel's Judgment as the Court's Order.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:
(1) Raymond Andrew Shirley is hereby suspended from the practice of law
pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.2 for a period of one (1) year.
(2) Mr. Shirley shall submit to a full evaluation by Tennessee Lawyer's
Assistance Program (TLAP). If a monitoring agreement is deemed appropriate, Mr.
Shirley shall fully comply with the terms and conditions of the monitoring agreement
recommended by TLAP.
(3) As a condition of reinstatement, Raymond Andrew Shirley shall engage a
practice monitor, approved by the Chief Disciplinary Counsel for the Board, for one year
following reinstatement and shall fully comply with the terms and conditions of the
monitoring agreement.
(4) In addition, Mr. Shirley shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
9, §§ 18 and 19 regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and
the procedure for reinstatement.
(5) The Court further finds that Mr. Shirley was temporarily suspended by this
Court pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.3 on September 27, 2012, for failure to respond
to the Board of Professional Responsibility concerning a complaint of misconduct. Said
temporary suspension is hereby dissolved.
(6) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.5, this Order shall be effective ten
(10) days after the date of entry.
(7) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3, Mr. Shirley shall pay to the Board
of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount of
$1,250.83 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.
(8) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.10.
FOR THE COURT:
Cbiio Ct IiLi
CORNELIA A. CLARK, JUSTICE