BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2017)
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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: HOWARD ROBERT CLYDE ORFIELD: BPR #10567
CONTACT: ALAN D. JOHNSON
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 9, 2017
SULLIVAN COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
On October 9, 2017, Howard Robert Clyde Orfield of Sullivan County, Tennessee, was suspended from
the practice of law by Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Mr. Orfield is suspended for a period of three (3)
years, consisting of ninety (90) days active suspension and the remainder on probation. Mr. Orfield must pay
the Board of Professional Responsibilityâs costs and expenses and court costs within ninety days.
After accepting payments from two clients to represent them in Bankruptcy proceedings, Mr. Orfield
ceased communicating with them and failed to perform the services for which he was paid. Mr. Orfield
refunded the fee to one client. Mr. Orfield entered a conditional guilty plea that requires him to have a practice
monitor during his probation and make restitution to the other client as a condition of reinstatement to the
practice of law.
Mr. Orfieldâs ethical misconduct violates Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4
(communication), 1.5 (fees), 1.16 (terminating representation), and 8.4 (a) and (d) (misconduct).
Mr. Orfield must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended 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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