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1N DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT IV Emotive Secretary
OF THIS
BOARD or PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
- OF THE ‘ ‘
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE

IN RE: CARL RICHARD MOORE, BPR NO. 20891 FILE NO. 32226—4—PS
. Respondent, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
(Rutherford County)

PUBLIC CENSURB

The above complaint was filed against Carl Richard Moore, an attorney licensed to

practice law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Supreme Court Rule

9, the Board of Professional ReSponsibility considered these matters at its meeting on December

. 11, 2009.

On June 2, 2009, the Respondent attempted to pay the annual lawyer registration fee with

funds fi'om his IOLTA trust‘account. The Respondent explainedthat there were inSufficient

funds in his personal checking account to pay the fee. hMoreover, the Respondent claimed that

the‘IQLTA account contained several thousand dollars that were owed to him and that there was

no client money in the trust account at the time. Review of the Respondent’s trust account

records revealed that on March 18, 2009, the Respondent wrote a check to Staples on his trust

account to pay for office supplies, and on‘April 28, 2009, he wrote a check on the trust account

. to buy vegetables from a local farmer. A

The Respondent admitted that several thousand dollars of his own money was in his

.IOLTA trust account. The Respondent used money from the trust account to pay personal and

husiness expenses, such as his annual registration fee, purchase office supfilies, audlto buy
vegetables.

By the aforementioned facts, Carl Richard Moore'has violated Role of Professional

Conduct 1.15 (safekeeping property) and'13 hereby/
P11 Holy Censured for this violation.

‘ FOR/THes;DART) OE/‘x
PROF7N' RESPONSIBILITY

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