BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2018)
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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: JOHN EDWARD DUNLAP, BPR #13223
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 22, 2018
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On January 19, 2018, John Edward Dunlap, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Dunlap represented a client in a bankruptcy which was dismissed for failure to provide
documentation. Mr. Dunlap failed to respond to his clientâs requests for information for two months.
In another client matter, Mr. Dunlap received a personal injury settlement for his client which he
properly held in his trust account. Thereafter, the client passed away. The probate court ordered Mr. Dunlap to
release a portion of the funds to pay a subrogation claim. Mr. Dunlap mistakenly believed that he distributed
the subrogation funds. Over two years later, the third party filed a lawsuit to collect the funds, and Mr. Dunlap
remitted payment.
By these acts, Mr. Dunlap, has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.4 (communication), Rule 1.1
(competence), and Rule 1.15 (safekeeping property) and is hereby Publicly Censured for these violation.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to
practice law.
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