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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: JACOB EDWARD ERWIN,BPR #20728
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Shelby County)
FILED
No. M2015-01873-SC-BAR-BP SEP 29 2015
BOPR No. 2014-2373-9-AJ
Clerk of the Courts
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Jacob
Edward Erwin on September 30, 2014; upon Respondent's Answer to Petition for
Discipline filed by Mr. Erwin on October 21, 2014; upon a Supplemental Petition for
Discipline filed against Mr. Erwin on January 23, 2015; upon Answer to Supplemental
Petition for Discipline filed by Mr. Erwin on February 13, 2015; upon Motion to Recuse
Hearing Panel filed by the Board on June 30, 2015; upon Response in Opposition to
Disciplinary Counsel's Motion for the Hearing Panel to Recuse Itself filed by Mr. Erwin
on July 1, 2015; upon Order Granting Board of Professional Responsibility's Motion to
Recuse Hearing Panel, Placing Certain Documents Under Seal, and Establishing Protocol
to Determine Admissibility and/or Relevance of Sealed Documents filed by the Hearing
Panel on July 8, 2015; upon entry of a Conditional Guilty Plea filed by Mr. Erwin on
August 31, 2015; upon an Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea
entered on September 3, 2015; upon consideration and approval by the Board on
September 11, 2015; and upon the entire record in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Order of the Hearing Panel and adopts
the Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea as the Court's Order.
On May 21, 2014, Mr. Erwin's license to practice law was temporarily suspended
by this Court pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.3 (2006)(Case No. M2014-00928-SC-
BAR-BP). On June 22, 2015, Mr. Erwin filed a Petition to Dissolve Temporary
Suspension. By order filed on August 24, 2015, the Petition was denied.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.4 (2006) and Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §
12.4(2014), Jacob Edward Erwin is hereby publicly censured.
(2) The Order of Temporary Suspension entered on May 21, 2014, in Case No.
M2014-00928-SC-BAR-BP is hereby dissolved.
(3) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3 (2006) and Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §
31.3 (2014), Mr. Erwin, in accordance with the Conditional Guilty Plea,
shall pay to the Board ofProfessional Responsibility the expenses and costs
of this matter in the amount of $481.40 and shall pay to the Clerk of this
Court the costs incurred herein, within ninety (90) days of the entry of this
Order, for all of which execution may issue if necessary.
(4) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published.
PER CURIAM
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