BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2020)
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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
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: MICHAEL CONSTANTINE SKOUTERIS, BPR #017566
CONTACT: BRITTANY LAVALLE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
May 7, 2020
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
Effective May 7, 2020, the Supreme Court of Tennessee disbarred Michael Constantine Skouteris from
the practice of law and ordered restitution in the amount of $1,023,344.70 and costs of the disciplinary
proceeding be paid.
This order is based upon a Petition for Discipline, Supplemental Petition for Discipline, Second
Supplemental Petition for Discipline, and Third Supplemental Petition for Discipline involving nineteen (19)
separate disciplinary complaints.
Mr. Skouteris submitted a Conditional Guilty Plea on February 18, 2020, admitting he knowingly and
intentionally misappropriated client funds received in the settlement of personal injury litigation claims;
knowingly misled clients regarding the status of their cases and the filing of pleadings, and failed to
communicate. Mr. Skouteris forged client signatures on settlement paperwork and began new representations
while temporarily suspended by the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Skouteris admitted violating Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2 (Scope of Representation
and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer), 1.3 (Diligence), 1.4 (Communication), 1.5 (Fees),
1.15 (Safekeeping Property and Funds), 1.16 (Declining or Terminating Representation), 3.3 (Candor Toward
the Tribunal), 3.4 (Fairness to Opposing Party and Counsel), 4.1 (Truthfulness in Statements to Others), 5.5
(Unauthorized Practice of Law), 8.1 (Disciplinary Matters), and 8.4 (Misconduct).
Mr. Skouteris must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and may not return to the active practice
of law until an order of reinstatement has been entered by the Supreme Court.
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