BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2014)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CHARLOTTE PRATHER MILTON, BPR# 27428
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 4, 2014
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER SUSPENDED
On August 1, 2014, Charlotte Prather Milton, of Memphis, Tennessee, was suspended from the practice
of law by Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court for one (1) year, effective August 11, 2014. Ms. Milton must
pay restitution to her clients in the amount of $663.50. Ms. Milton must pay the Boardâs costs and expenses
and the court costs within ninety days of the entry of the Order of Enforcement.
The Board filed a Petition for Discipline on September 25, 2013. The petition contained one (1)
complaint of misconduct. Ms. Milton was retained to file an adoption on behalf of the custodians of two minor
children. After being paid a retainer, Ms. Milton failed to perform any work. She failed to communicate with
her clients. When notified of her termination, she failed to refund the fee she had been paid and failed to return
the documents provided to her by her clients. She failed to respond to the complaint filed against her, failed to
respond to the petition for discipline and failed to appear at the hearing.
Ms. Miltonâs ethical misconduct violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3, Diligence; 1.4,
Communication; 1.16(d), Declining or Terminating Representation; 8.1(b), Bar Admission and Disciplinary
Matters; and 8.4(a), Misconduct.
Ms. Milton must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 18 (2006)
and 30 (2014), regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys and the procedure for
reinstatement.
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