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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: THOMAS PATRICK COOPER, BPR #026251
CONTACT: ALAN D. JOHNSON
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
March 12, 2019
TENNESSEE ATTORNEY DISBARRED
By order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered March 5, 2019, Thomas Patrick Cooper was disbarred
from the practice of law effective immediately. Mr. Cooper must pay the Board and court costs within ninety
days of the entry of the order.
On July 20, 2018, the Tennessee Supreme Court ordered the immediate suspension of Mr. Cooper from
the practice of law based upon his plea of nolo contendere to one count of Grand Theft and one count of
Defrauding a Financial Institution in the 17th Judicial Circuit Court in and for Broward County, in the matter of
The State of Florida v. Thomas Patrick Cooper. On August 9, 2018, the Board filed a Petition for Final
Discipline. A Hearing Panel determined the appropriate sanction in this case is disbarment.
Mr. Cooper violated Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(a), (b), (c) and (d).
Mr. Cooper must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and the procedures for reinstatement.
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