Embry 1270 #2 rel.PDF (2002)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 CHARLES A. HIGH
LANCE B. BRACY TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 SANDY GARRETT
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL (800) 486-5714 JESSE D. JOSEPH
FAX: (615) 367-2480 JAMES A. VICK
LAURA L. CHASTAIN E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org THERESA M. COSTONIS
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: WILLIAM L. EMBRY, BPR NO. 10215
CONTACT: JESSE D. JOSEPH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 23, 2002
CAPE VERDE LAWYER REINSTATED
William L. Embry, of Sal-Rei Boa Vista, Republic of Cape Verde in West Africa, has been
reinstated to the practice of law by Tennessee Supreme Court Order filed January 15, 2002.
Embry, formerly of Memphis, had been immediately suspended from the practice by the
Tennessee Supreme Court due to the Shelby County Circuit Courtâs finding in a January 25, 2000
order that Embry had willfully and intentionally failed to pay his child support obligation while at all
times having the ability to pay. This suspension was entered pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court
Rule 9, Section 31, which requires the immediate suspension of a lawyerâs license to practice where
the lawyer willfully refuses to comply with the terms of a court order to which the lawyer is a party,
upon presentation of a certified copy of such order.
On December 20, 2001, the Shelby County Circuit Court entered an order vacating the
January 25, 2000 order in its entirety. Disciplinary Counsel and Mr. Embry agreed that this latest
action of the Circuit Court warranted the immediate reinstatement of his law license. The Tennessee
Supreme Court accepted this recommendation and specifically allowed the Board to seek
reimposition of the immediate suspension should future developments warrant requesting such relief.
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