BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2010)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JOHN HARWELL DICKEY, BPR# 2090
CONTACT: CAROLYN V. MOORE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
September 28, 2010
LINCOLN COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On September 27, 2010, the Board of Professional Responsibility issued a Public Censure to John
Harwell Dickey of Fayetteville, Tennessee in connection with criminal charges filed against Mr. Dickey in
August 2009. The charges stemmed from Mr. Dickeyâs threatening and erratic public conduct. On January
19, 2010, Mr. Dickey entered a Best Interest Plea to three (3) counts of Misdemeanor Reckless
Endangerment and one (1) count of Resisting Arrest in exchange for jail time, court costs and performing
one-hundred (100) hours of pro bono legal work. Mr. Dickey was publicly censured for engaging in
professional misconduct by committing a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyerâs honesty,
trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer, in violation of Professional Rule of Conduct 8.4(b) (criminal activity
reflecting poorly on the legal profession).
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability
to practice law.
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