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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
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: ROBERT LOUIS BOOKER, BPR #024887
CONTACT: ANDREW B. CAMPBELL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 2, 2023
MONTGOMERY COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
Effective October 2, 2023, the Supreme Court of Tennessee permanently disbarred Robert Louis Booker
from the practice of law and ordered him to pay all costs incurred to the Board of Professional Responsibility.
After a default hearing upon the disciplinary petition, the Hearing Panel found that Mr. Booker, in
representing a client in a contested divorce, charged, in two installments, a $3,200.00 non-refundable fee
without a written agreement, or alternatively failed to deposit the fee into an IOLTA account as a retainer and
bill against it. In addition, the Hearing Panel found that Mr. Booker failed to explain the scope of his
representation to his client, and because Mr. Booker did not have a written fee agreement, failed to have proper
grounds to withdraw based upon the assertion that the client failed to make payments of attorneyâs fees and
costs, as agreed. Finally, the Hearing Panel found that Mr. Booker impermissibly disclosed confidential
information pertaining to the client in his motion to withdraw and failed to respond to letters from Disciplinary
Counsel seeking a response to the complaint.
Upon this evidence, the Hearing Panel found that Mr. Booker violated Tennessee Rules of Professional
Conduct 1.5(b)(f) (fees), 1.15 (safekeeping property and funds), 1.16(b)(5) (declining or terminating
representation), 1.6 (confidentiality of information), 8.1(b) (disciplinary matters), and 8.4(a)(d) (misconduct).
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