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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: DANA L. NERO, BPR #25042
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Davidson County)
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No. M2013-02308-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2013-2198-5-AJ
OCT 2 22013
Clerk of the Courts
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Dana L.
Nero on April 2, 2013; upon Answer to Petition for Discipline filed by Ms. Nero on April
15, 2013; upon entry of a Conditional Guilty Plea filed by Ms. Nero on July 2, 2013;
upon an Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea entered on July 10,
2013; upon consideration and approval by the Board on September 13, 2013; and upon
the entire record in this cause.
From all of which the Court approves the Order of the Hearing Panel and adopts
the Hearing Panel's Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea as the
Court's Order.
On June 11, 2012, Ms. Nero was temporarily suspended by this Court pursuant to
Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.3 (Case No. M2012-01169-SC-BPR-BP). On March 4, 2013,
Ms. Nero filed a "Petition to Reinstate Attorney License". The parties agreed to
consolidate the Petition for Discipline with the request to dissolve the temporary
suspension.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:
(1)
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.2, Dana L. Nero is suspended from the
practice of law for three (3) years with eleven (11) months and twenty-nine (29) days as
an active suspension retroactive to June 11, 2012. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 8.5,
the remainder of the suspension shall be probated subject to the following conditions:
Ms. Nero agrees to continue to comply with her Tennessee
(a)
Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) Monitoring Agreement signed
on November 29, 2012. Failure to comply with all provisions of the
TLAP Monitoring Agreement will result in immediate suspension
and imposition of active suspension.
(2)
In the event Ms. Nero fails to meet any condition of probation, the
probation may be revoked pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 8.5.
Additionally, Ms. Nero shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
(3)
§§ 18 and 19 regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and
the procedure for reinstatement. Further, the temporary suspension Order entered on June
11, 2012 in Case No. M2012-01 169-SC-BPR-BP is hereby dissolved.
(4)
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.5, this Order shall be effective ten
(10) days after the date of entry.
Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3, Ms. Nero shall pay to the Board of
(5)
Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount of $163.16
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.
The. Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
(6)
discipline to be published.
FOR THE COURT:
Q. Ci
CORNELIA A. CLARK, JUSTICE
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