BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2015)
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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: GEORGE E. SKOUTERIS, JR., BPR# 13417
CONTACT: KRISANN HODGES
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 22, 2015
MEMPHIS LAWYER DISBARRED
On April 21, 2015, George Ernest Skouteris, Jr., of Memphis, Tennessee, was disbarred by Order of the
Tennessee Supreme Court. This sanction shall run concurrently with a previous disbarment imposed on
February 21, 2014. Mr. Skouteris was also ordered to pay restitution to a former client and to pay the Boardâs
costs and expenses.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed Petition for Discipline containing one (1) complaint of
misconduct and a Supplemental Petition for Discipline containing one (1) complaint of misconduct. In the first
complaint, Mr. Skouteris failed to respond to the clientâs numerous emails and telephone calls, ignoring her
requests for status updates. Finally, the client investigated the matter and discovered that the statute of
limitations for her cause expired on October 8, 2010, and that Mr. Skouteris never filed a lawsuit. Without her
knowledge, Mr. Skouteris had settled the case for $10,480.00 and he later informed her that the money had been
in his trust account for months. This money was deposited in his trust account, but the balance of the account
dropped below what he should have been holding in trust. In the second complaint, Mr. Skouteris was hired in
a personal injury case. Mr. Skouteris failed to use a written fee agreement for the contingency fee. Further, he
failed to consult and notify his clients about settlements he accepted. Mr. Skouteris made slow installment
payments of the funds without adequately communicating with his clients about the total funds due to them.
Mr. Skouteris entered into a Conditional Guilty plea admitting to this misconduct.
His actions violate the following Rule(s) of Professional Conduct: 1.1; Competence; 1.2(a), Scope of
Representation; 1.3, Diligence; 1.4, Communication; 1.5(a-c), Fees; 1.15(a) and (c), Safekeeping Property;
4.1(a), Truthfulness in Statements to Others; 5.5(a), Unauthorized Practice of Law; 8.1(b), Bar Admission and
Disciplinary Matters; and 8.4(a), (c), and (d).
Mr. Skouteris must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 18
(2006) and Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 30.4 (2014), regarding the obligations and responsibilities
of disbarred attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
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