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: JAMES GREGORY KING, BPR #17439
CONTACT: STEVEN J. CHRISTOPHER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 18, 2018
DAVIDSON COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On October 18, 2018, James Gregory King, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
In the representation of a client in a domestic relations proceeding, Mr. King failed to take proper action
to comply with a scheduling order which led to the dismissal of the clientâs petition. Prior to the hearing on the
motion to dismiss, Mr. King made misleading statements to his client about the nature and significance of the
motion and hearing. Mr. King also accepted a refundable fee from a relative of the client without the clientâs
knowledge and consent and failed to deposit this fee into his escrow account.
By these acts, James Gregory King, has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.3
(diligence), 1.4(a) (communication), 1.8(f) (accepting fees or direction from a third party), 1.15(c)
(safeguarding client funds), and 3.2 (expediting litigation), and is hereby Publicly Censured for this violation.
Additionally, as a condition of the Public Censure, Mr. King shall refund $2,500.00 in attorney fees to the
relative of the client within sixty (60) days of issuance of this Public Censure.
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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