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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
PATRICK, JAMES S. JR. BPR # 004043
September 14, 1981 County:Davidson District:5
Disbarred by order entered September 14, 1981. He had failed to preserve the identity of funds
and property delivered to him by third parties for the use and benefit of a client and
misappropriated the funds to his own use. He also neglected a legal matter entrusted to him by
failing to file an appeal on behalf of the client. In another matter, he willfully failed to file an
appellate brief on behalf of his clients which resulted in his also being suspended from practice
in the Court of Criminal Appeals for one (1) year. In yet another matter, Disciplinary Counsel
appealed the recommendation of a Public Censure by the hearing panel and, after a review, the
Chancery Court recommended disbarment after finding that he had accepted an attorney fee to
reduce the bond of a client in jail and then never contacted the client, even though he may have
made some effort to reduce the bond; failed to properly account for the receipt and disposition of
funds and assets of his client, and failed to keep sufficient records to give an accurate accounting
to his client; and neglected to properly keep another client's physical evidence in a safe place.
He had previously been suspended from the practice of law in 1972 and reinstated in 1974 with a
two (2) year probationary period.
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org