BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2006)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
JAMES F. SCHAEFFER, JR., BPR #6862
CONTACT: LAURA L. CHASTAIN
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 28, 2006
MEMPHIS ATTORNEY PUBLICLY CENSURED
On July 24, 2006, the Tennessee Supreme Court publicly censured James F. Schaeffer, Jr.
a Memphis, Tennessee lawyer. The Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court
of Tennessee, by and through Disciplinary Counsel, filed a Petition for Discipline against
Schaeffer, a Memphis, Tennessee lawyer.
Pursuant to Section 16.1 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Schaeffer submitted a
Conditional Guilty Plea in exchange for the Public Censure. The plea was approved by a
Hearing Panel, the Board of Professional Responsibility and the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
Schaeffer admitted his guilty of being held in contempt of court in violation of Rule 8.4(a)(c)(d)
of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct. The Court publicly censured Schaeffer and
further ordered that he pay the costs of the matter.
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