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IN DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT IV
OF THE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
IN RE: ADAM WILDING PARRISH, BPR NO. 21917 FILE NO. 48675â4~PS
Respondent, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
(Wilson County)
PUBLIC CENSURE
The above complaint was ï¬led againstAdam Wilding Parrish, #2 1917, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts ofmisconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
the Board of Professional Responsibility considered these matters at its meeting on December 9,
201.6.
The Respondent represented a client in an uncontested divorce. After the client and his
wife executed the divorce paperwork, the Respondent delayed ï¬ling it with the count for four
months. There was a ninetyâday waiting period before the divorce became ï¬nal, but the
Respondent allowed an additional three months to pass with no action in the case and no
communication with his client. Only when the client complained to the Board did the Respondent
take action to have the ï¬nal divorce decree issued. I
By the aforementioned acts, Adam Wilding Parrish has violated Rule of Professional
Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4 (connnuiï¬cation), and 3.2 (expediting litigation), and is hereby
Publicly Censored for these violations.
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