BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2004)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
LANCE B. BRACY
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
LAURA L. CHASTAIN
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
BEVERLY P. SHARPE
CONSUMER COUNSEL DIRECTOR
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
CHARLES A. HIGH
SANDY GARRETT
JESSE D. JOSEPH
JAMES A. VICK
THERESA M. COSTONIS
DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: REBECCA C. ARNOLD, BPR # 6349
CONTACT: JESSE D. JOSEPH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 31, 2004
MEMPHIS LAWYER CENSURED
Rebecca C. Arnold, of Memphis, was publicly censured by the Board of Professional
Responsibility on August 27, 2004. The censure was issued by the Board pursuant to Rule 9,
Section 8 of the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Arnold did not request a hearing on the
matter.
In one complaint filed against Ms. Arnold, the Board found that she neglected a clientâs
Chapter 13 bankruptcy matter, failed to move with reasonable diligence and promptness, and
failed to properly communicate with her client, and deceived this client by falsely informing the
client that she had filed a motion requested by the client. Moreover, Arnold was very dilatory in
responding to Disciplinary Counselâs inquiries. The Board noted her demonstrated pattern of
dilatoriness, and her history of prior disciplinary sanctions in the areas of neglect and failure to
properly communicate with clients.
As part of the censure, the Board required Arnold to enter into a TLAP contract for peer
assistance to address her chronic depression for a duration to be determined by TLAP, and to
ensure that TLAP provides the Board with quarterly progress reports during the period of TLAP
monitoring.
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