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: WILLIAM STEVEN TAYLOR, BPR #14163
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
June 14, 2017
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On June 14, 2017, William Steven Taylor was publicly censured by Order of the Tennessee Supreme
Court. As conditions of his public censure, Mr. Taylor must engage a practice monitor, undergo an audit of his
trust account, replace funds in his trust account, open a new trust account and obtain one additional hour of
continuing legal education in the mechanics of trust accounting. Mr. Taylor must pay the Boardâs costs and
expenses and the court costs within ninety days of the entry of the Order of Enforcement.
Mr. Taylor represented a client in a workers compensation matter. He deposited the proceeds of a
settlement to his trust account. He was to use a portion of those funds to pay one of his clientâs health care
providers. He failed to timely pay the provider, failed to retain those funds in his trust account, and kept
inadequate trust accounting records.
Mr. Taylorâs ethical misconduct violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15, Safekeeping Property and
Funds; and 8.4, Misconduct.
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