BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2007)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
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SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CHARLES PATRICK DUPREE, REG. NO. 2177
CONTACT: JAMES A. VICK
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
July 17, 2007
CHATTANOOGA LAWYER CENSURED
Charles Patrick Dupree, a Chattanooga attorney, received a Public Censure from the Board of
Professional Responsibility on July 16, 2007.
The Respondent represented the Complainant in a post-divorce petition for child support arrearage and
modification of child support. The parties agreed that the child support would be reduced. The Complainant
paid the reduced support for the following sixteen years. The adversary filed a Motion for Contempt alleging
that the Complainant had not paid sufficient support. An order reducing the Complainant's child support had
never been filed. Because the order reducing child support had not been entered, the court entered judgment
against the Respondentâs former client in an amount in excess of $20,000.00. It was the Respondent's
responsibility to protect his clientâs interest by ensuring that the order reducing the child support was properly
entered.
A Public Censure is a form of public discipline which declares the conduct of the lawyer improper but
does not limit the lawyer's right to practice.
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