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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: SPENCE ROBERTS BRUNER, BPR #019056
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Roane County)
No. M2014-00189-SC-BAR-BP
JAN 3 1 2014
BOPR No. 2013-2184-2-AW
Clerk ol th ourts
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Spence
Roberts Bruner on February 11, 2013; upon a Motion for Default Judgment and that
Charges in Petition for Discipline Be Deemed Admitted filed March 19, 2013; upon
Order for Default Judgment and that Charges in the Petition for Discipline Be Deemed
Admitted entered April 22, 2013; upon the Judgment of the Hearing Panel entered
July 26, 2013; upon Respondent's Motion to Alter or Amend Judgment filed
September 24, 2013; upon the Hearing Panel's Order Denying Motion of Respondent to
Alter or Amend Judgment entered on November 25, 2013; upon consideration and
approval by the Board on September 13, 2013; upon expiration of the appeal period with
no appeal taken; and upon the entire record in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Order of the Hearing Panel and adopts
the Judgment of the Hearing Panel as the Court's Order.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:
(1) Spence Roberts Bruner is suspended for ninety (90) days pursuant to Tenn.
Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.2.1
(2) Mr. Bruner shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys.
I Because this case was initiated prior to January 1, 2014, it is governed by the pre-2014 version of Tenn. Sup. Ct.
R. 9.
(3) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.5, this Order shall be effective ten
(10) days after the date of entry.
(4) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3, Mr. Bruner shall pay to the Board
of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount of
$2,359.32 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.
(5) 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:
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CORNELIA A. CLARK, JUSTICE