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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
FOX, ALBERT J. BPR # 005029
August 12, 1997
Disbarred by order dated August 12, 1997. His violations included conflicts of interests with
those of his client; for soliciting and obtaining, with a dishonest or selfish motive, $50,000 from
his client for investment in his own personal business adventure without advising the client to
seek independent legal advice; and for preparing a Durable General Power of Attorney in which
he was appointed the attorney-in-fact without advising the client to seek independent legal
advice. Additionally, he was found to have prepared a living will in which all of his client's
substantial assets were to be transferred, where Fox was named co-trustee and was to receive a
testamentary disposition of 25% of the assets for his discretionary use, without advising his
client to obtain independent legal advice; charging the client an excessive fee; and for his
continued practice of law after transferring his client to retired status. Prior to being reinstated,
he must make restitution to the client by paying $50,000; successfully pass the ethics portion of
the bar exam; take a full ethics course at a school licensed in the State or Tennessee or by the
American Bar Association; and must obtain and keep malpractice insurance of at least $500,000.
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org