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: ROBERT HAMM MOYER, BPR #13664
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 10, 2018
CLARKSVILLE LAWYER CENSURED
On January 10, 2018, Robert Hamm Moyer, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received
a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Moyer engaged in a pattern of collecting partial fees from clients in Chapter 7 bankruptcy
proceedings and requiring the clients to make installment payments on the remainder of his fees after
bankruptcy petitions had been filed. Mr. Moyer failed to advise his clients that they had no legal obligation to
pay the remainder of his fees after their bankruptcy petitions were filed. In certain cases, when clients failed to
comply with their installment payments, Mr. Moyer filed civil actions against them after their debts were
discharged in bankruptcy in violation of federal law. Additionally, in his collections actions, Mr. Moyer
requested a one-third attorney fee above and beyond the amount alleged to be owed while acting in a pro se
capacity.
By these acts, Robert Hamm Moyer has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.4
(communication), 1.5 (fees), 1.7 (conflict of interest), 1.9 (duties to former clients), 3.1 (meritorious claims),
and 8.4 (a) and (d) (misconduct), and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violations.
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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