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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE 08/18/2017
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: DON W. COOPER, BPR #1286
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Sullivan County)
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No. M2017-01630-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2017-2757-1-WM-22.3
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ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 22.3, upon a
Notice of Submission filed by Disciplinary Counsel for the Board of Professional
Responsibility consisting of certified copies of plea agreements in the matter of State of
Tennessee v. Don W. Cooper in the Criminal Court for Sullivan County, Tennessee
(attached as Collective Exhibit A) demonstrating that Don W. Cooper, an attorney
licensed in Tennessee, has entered âAlford/Best Interestâ pleas to ten counts of a serious
crime, i.e., theft, in violation of T.C.A. § 39-14-103.
IT IS THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
1. Don W. Cooper is suspended from the practice of law on this date pending
further orders of this Court, pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 22.3;
2. This matter shall be referred to the Board of Professional Responsibility for
the institution of a formal proceeding in which the sole issue to be determined shall be the
extent of the final discipline;
3. Don W. Cooper shall fully comply with the provisions of Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
9, § 28, concerning suspended attorneys; and
4. The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
suspension to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.
PER CURIAM