BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2004)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
LANCE B. BRACY WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL 1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 CHARLES A. HIGH
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 SANDY GARRETT
LAURA L. CHASTAIN TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 JESSE D. JOSEPH
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
(800) 486-5714 JAMES A. VICK
FAX: (615) 367-2480 THERESA M. COSTONIS
BEVERLY P. SHARPE DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
CONSUMER COUNSEL DIRECTOR E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
IN RE: SCOTT ERIC CRAWFORD, BPR #17056
CONTACT: JESSE D. JOSEPH
BOARD OF PROFESSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
March 23, 2004
MEMPHIS LAWYER SUSPENDED FROM PRACTICE OF LAW
Scott Eric Crawford, a Memphis attorney, has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law in this
state by Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court filed on March 19, 2004. The Court found, based upon a
petition filed by the Board of Professional Responsibility, that Crawfordâs continued practice of law
posed a risk of irreparable harm to the public.
The petition was authorized by the chairman of the Board of Professional Responsibility and was
supported by the affidavit of an FBI Special Agent, by Crawfordâs own statement given to officers of the
Memphis Police Department, and of the DEA upon his arrest on Federal criminal charges, and by the
March 5, 2004 Amended Order on detention hearing setting conditions of release filed by the U.S.
District Court for the Western District of Tennessee which prohibits Crawford from practicing law while
the criminal charges are still pending against him in U.S. District Court. Crawford agreed to the
imposition of an immediate temporary suspension order until the conclusion of the prosecution against
him in U.S. District Court.
This suspension was issued pursuant to Section 4.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, and as agreed to
by Crawford before the U.S. District Court. Crawford is precluded from practicing law in any form
effective March 19, 2004, and is entitled to petition the Tennessee Supreme Court for dissolution or
modification of this suspension order only upon his acquittal of the federal charges or upon their
dismissal by the U.S. District Court.
Crawford shall furthermore not use any indicia of lawyer, legal assistant or law clerk, nor maintain a
presence where the practice of law is conducted. Section 18 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9 requires
Crawford to notify by registered or certified mail all clients being represented in pending matters; all co-
counsel; all opposing counsel and opposing parties without counsel of the Supreme Courtâs order
suspending him. Section 18 also requires Crawford to deliver to all clients any papers or property to
which they are entitled.
This suspension shall remain in effect until it is dissolved or amended by order of the Supreme Court of
Tennessee.
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