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05/13/2025
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: ARTHUR C. GRISHAM, Jr. BPR No. 001071
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Hamilton County)
______________________________
No. M2025-00636-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2023-3345-3-DB
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ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Arthur C.
Grisham, Jr. on August 4, 2023; upon Answer to Petition for Discipline filed by Mr.
Grisham on October 16, 2023; upon entry of Judgment of the Hearing Panel January 9,
2025; upon service of the Judgment of the Hearing Panel on Mr. Grisham by the Executive
Secretary of the Board on January 10, 2025; upon the Board of Professional
Responsibilityâs Application for Assessment of Cost filed on January 16, 2025; upon
Findings and Judgment for Assessment of Costs entered on February 10, 2025; upon
service of the Findings and Judgment for Assessment of Costs on Mr. Grisham by the
Executive Secretary of the Board on February 10, 2025; 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 Judgment of the Hearing Panel and adopts
the Hearing Panelâs Judgment as its own.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Mr. Grisham is suspended from the practice of law for five (5) years pursuant
to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.2.
(2) Following any successful reinstatement, Mr. Grisham, at his cost, shall
engage the services of a Practice Monitor for one (1) year following reinstatement. The
Practice Monitor, selected and approved in accordance with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.9(c),
shall meet with Mr. Grisham monthly and assess his caseload, case management, timeliness
of performing tasks, adequacy of communication with clients and accounting procedures.
The Practice Monitor shall provide a monthly written report of Mr. Grishamâs progress to
the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility.
(3) As a condition precedent to seeking reinstatement, Mr. Grisham shall pay
restitution to Complainants Carolyn Cothran or Del Cothran in the amount of $46,059.01
and shall also pay restitution as ordered by the Anderson County Chancery Court to the
Estate of Isiah Caldwell in the amount of $27,150.00, with credit given for any partial
payments previously made pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.7. In the event restitution
is made by the Tennessee Lawyersâ Fund for Client Protection (TLFCP), Mr. Grisham shall
reimburse TLFCP in the same amount.
(4) Mr. Grisham, pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.3, shall, within ninety
(90) days of the entry of this Order, provide Special Notice to the Anderson County
Chancery Court to initiate proceedings to determine the currently pending criminal
attachment of Mr. Grisham.
(5) As a condition precedent to seeking reinstatement, Mr. Grisham must have
met all CLE requirements; have remitted all outstanding registration fees and outstanding
professional privilege taxes, including those due from the date of this suspension until the
date of reinstatement; have remitted all court costs and Board costs in this matter; and be
in compliance with the terms and conditions of this Order.
(6) Mr. Grisham shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 28 and
30.4, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and the
procedure for reinstatement.
(7) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3(d), Mr. Grisham shall pay to the Board
of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs incurred to date by the Board in this
matter in the amount of $4,822.00, which includes an assessment of $100.00 for the cost
of filing this matter and pay this filing fee to the Board, and shall pay to the Clerk of this
Court the court costs incurred herein. All costs, fees, and expenses awarded or assessed
herein shall be paid within ninety (90) days of the entry of this Order for which execution,
if necessary, may issue.
(8) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this discipline
to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.
(9) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.1, this Order shall be effective upon
entry.
PER CURIAM
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