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04/02/2019
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: GREGORY ERIC SCHWARTZ, BPR #021975
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Hollywood, Florida)
______________________
No. M2019-00373-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2019-2968-0-AW-25
______________________
ORDER OF RECIPROCAL DISCIPLINE
This matter is before the Court pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 25, upon a
Notice of Submission filed by the Board of Professional Responsibility (âBoardâ)
consisting of a copy of the Order entered November 21, 2018, by the Supreme Court of
Florida granting the uncontested Petition for Disciplinary Revocation of Gregory Eric
Schwartz.
On February 27, 2019, this Court entered a Notice of Reciprocal Discipline
requiring Mr. Schwartz to inform this Court, within thirty (30) days of his receipt of the
Notice, of any claim predicated upon the grounds set forth in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 25.4,
that the imposition of the identical discipline in Tennessee would be unwarranted and the
reason therefor. The Notice further provided that in the absence of a response
demonstrating the grounds set forth in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 25.4, this Court would
impose a discipline with identical terms and conditions based upon the order of the
Supreme Court of Florida. This Court received no response from Mr. Schwartz.
After careful consideration of the record in this matter, the Court finds, based upon
the particular facts of this case, that none of the elements in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 25.4,
exist. As a result, it is appropriate to enter an Order of Reciprocal Discipline.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Gregory Eric Schwartz shall be disbarred from the practice of law in
Tennessee consistent with the order entered by the Supreme Court of Florida,
In Re: The Petition for Disciplinary Revocation of Gregory Eric Schwartz,
No. SC18-1474 (Fla. Nov. 21, 2018), attached to this Order as Exhibit A.
Further, the disbarment shall be retroactive to January 20, 2019.
(2) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3, Mr. Schwartz 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.
(3) Prior to seeking reinstatement, Mr. Schwartz must have met all CLE
requirements; have remitted all outstanding registration fees and
outstanding professional privilege taxes, including those due from the date
of this disbarment until the date of reinstatement; and have remitted all
court costs in this matter.
(4) Mr. Schwartz shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 28
and 30.4, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred
attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
(5) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.1, this Order shall be effective upon
entry.
(6) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.
PER CURIAM