BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2017)
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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: JAMES DIMMETT PURPLE, BPR #9833
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 13, 2017
CHATTANOOGA LAWYER CENSURED
On October 12, 2017, James Dimmett Purple, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Purple failed to diligently represent or adequately communicate with a client who had retained him
in a quiet title action. Mr. Purple filed the quiet title action without naming essential parties and failed to amend
the petition at the request of his client unless additional fees and costs were paid to him. Mr. Purple also filed
pleadings that named parties in the style of the case when such parties were never included in the petition. Mr.
Purple failed to take corrective action with the court after such defect was made known to him and while the
case remained pending.
By these acts, James Dimmett Purple has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (competence), 1.2
(scope of representation), 1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (communication), and 3.3 (candor toward tribunal), 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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