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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
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JENNIFER M. PORTH, BPR #026537
CONTACT: DOUGLAS R. BERGERON
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 7, 2023
WILSON COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
Effective February 7, 2023, the Tennessee Supreme Court disbarred Jennifer M. Porth of Wilson
County, Tennessee, from the practice of law. Ms. Porth consented to disbarment because she could not
successfully defend the charges alleged in a disciplinary petition filed against her.
Ms. Porth represented parties in three different conservatorships. Ms. Porth failed to file accountings, as
required by law, in any of these conservatorships. Ms. Porth also represented three estates in probate matters
and failed to file any accountings, as required by law, and failed to timely and diligently represent her clients.
Ms. Porth misappropriated and converted funds from these estates to her own personal use, failed to abide by
her clientsâ wishes relative to various assets of the estates, failed to properly communicate with the clients,
failed to obtain permission from the Court for attorney fees and failed to turn over client materials in a timely
manner.
Ms. Porthâs ethical misconduct violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2 (scope of representation), 1.3
(diligence), 1.4 (communication), 1.5 (fees), 3.2 (expediting litigation), 3.4 (fairness to opposing party and
counsel), and 8.4(a), (c), (d) and (g) (misconduct).
Ms. Porth must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30.4, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys.
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