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01/07/2026
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: MICKIE SMITH DAUGHERTY, BPR NO. 022746
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Davidson County)
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No. M2025-02062-SC-BAR-BP
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ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Mickie
Smith Daugherty on April 4, 2025; upon Answer to Petition for Discipline filed July 23,
2025; upon submission of a Conditional Guilty Plea on November 20, 2025; upon the
Hearing Panelâs Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea entered on
November 24, 2025; upon service of the Order Recommending Approval of Conditional
Guilty Plea on Ms. Daugherty by the Executive Secretary of the Board on November 24,
2025; upon consideration and approval by the Board on December 12, 2025; and upon the
entire record in this cause.
From all of which, the Court approves the Hearing Panelâs Order Recommending
Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea and adopts the same as its own.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Mickie Smith Daugherty is hereby suspended from the practice of law for six
(6) years pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.2, retroactive to August 20, 2024, subject to
the following conditions:
(a) Respondent shall contact the Tennessee Lawyers Assistance Program
(TLAP) for evaluation and cooperate fully with TLAP to complete all
evaluations in a timely manner recommended by TLAP. In the event
TLAP determines a monitoring agreement is appropriate, Respondent
shall immediately execute said monitoring agreement and thereafter
comply with the terms and conditions of the TLAP monitoring
agreement. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 36.1, TLAP shall timely
notify the Board of any failure by Ms. Daugherty to establish contact with
TLAP, cooperate with the evaluation process, execute the recommended
monitoring agreement; or substantially comply with the terms and
conditions of the executed monitoring agreement. Ms. Daugherty shall
execute the appropriate release to allow TLAP to communicate with the
Board regarding any monitoring agreement.
(b) Respondent shall comply with the terms and conditions imposed by the
Circuit Court for Maury County, Tennessee, in State v Mickie Smith
Daugherty, Docket No. 31137, including the grant of probation.
(2) Ms. Daugherty shall comply in all respects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28,
regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys. In the event Ms.
Daugherty fails to meet or maintain any condition of probation, probation may be revoked
pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 14.2.
(3) Ms. Daugherty shall comply in all respects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 30.4,
regarding the procedure for reinstatement.
(4) The filing of a petition for reinstatement to the active practice of law shall be
conditioned upon Ms. Daugherty having met all CLE requirements, having paid all
registration fees due and owing, having paid all professional privilege taxes due and owing,
having paid all Board costs assessed in this matter, having paid all court costs outstanding,
and having complied with the terms and conditions set forth in this Order of Enforcement.
(5) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3(d), Ms. Daugherty shall pay the Board
of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs incurred to date by the Board in this
matter, including any filing fee assessed by the Court, in the amount of $514.00. All costs,
fees, and expenses awarded or assessed herein shall be paid within ninety (90) days of the
entry of this Order for which execution, if necessary, may issue.
(6) The Order of Temporary Suspension entered August 20, 2024, in Case No.
M2024-01249-SC-BAR-BP is hereby dissolved.
(7) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this discipline
to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.
(8) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.1, this Order shall be effective upon
entry.
PER CURIAM
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