BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2013)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JOHNATHAN KENNETH BORSODI, BPR #25892
CONTACT: A. RUSSELL WILLIS
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
December 12, 2013
KNOX COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
On December 10, 2013, Johnathan Kenneth Borsodi, of Knoxville, Tennessee, was suspended from the
practice of law by Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court for three (3) years retroactive to a Temporary
Suspension Order entered on July 25, 2012. Pursuant to the Order of Enforcement, Mr. Borsodi shall submit to
an evaluation by Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP), pay restitution to his former client, and pay
the cost and expense of the disciplinary proceedings. Payment of restitution and contact with TLAP are
conditions precedent to Mr. Borsodiâs reinstatement to the practice of law, and if reinstated, Mr. Borsodi shall
engage a practice monitor and enter into a monitoring agreement for a period of one year.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline against Johnathan Kenneth
Borsodi on January 24, 2013. The Hearing Panel determined Mr. Borsodi accepted a non-refundable fee in the
amount of $7,500.00 and thereafter, misrepresented to his client the appeal was progressing. The client later
discovered the appeal had never been filed. Further, the Hearing Panel found Mr. Borsodi failed to respond to
his clientâs requests for information, abandoned his legal practice without notice to his client and failed to
respond to the Petition for Discipline.
The Hearing Panel found Mr. Borsodiâs actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1
(competence), 1.4 (communication), 1.5 (fees), 3.2 (expediting litigation), 8.1 (bar admission and disciplinary
matters), and 8.4 (misconduct).
Mr. Borsodi must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 18 and
19, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys.
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