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05/18/2018
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: THOMAS ALLEN CRAWFORD, BPR #006427
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
______________________
No. M2018-00636-SC-BAR-BP_M2017
BOPR No. 2018-2847-0-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 certified copy of an Order from the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
entered November 14, 2017, disbarring Thomas Allen Crawford from the practice of law.
On April 11, 2018, this Court entered a Notice of Reciprocal Discipline directing
Mr. Crawford to inform this Court, within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Notice, why
reciprocal discipline should not be imposed in Tennessee pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
§ 25.4 or, in the absence of a response demonstrating the grounds set forth in Tenn. Sup.
Ct. R. 9, § 25.4, the Supreme Court of Tennessee will impose a discipline with identical
terms and conditions based upon the Order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. This
Court received no response from Mr. Crawford.
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, and it is appropriate to enter an Order of Reciprocal Discipline.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Thomas Allen Crawford shall be disbarred from the practice of law, as
imposed by Order entered by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, attached
to this Order as Exhibit A, and the disbarment shall be effective as of
November 14, 2017.
(2) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3, Mr. Crawford shall pay to the
Board of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter
in the amount of $20.00 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.
(3) Prior to seeking reinstatement, Mr. Crawford 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 and Board costs in this matter.
(4) Mr. Crawford shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 28
and 30.4, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended
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