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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: TIMOTHY PAUL WEBB,BPR #16531
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Campbell County)
No. M2016-01886-SC-BAR-BP
FILED
BOPR No. 2016-2575-2-WM SEP 262016
Clerk of the Courts
Rec'd By
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against
Timothy Paul Webb on April 19, 2016; upon Answer to Petition for Discipline filed by
Mr. Webb on July 14, 2016; upon entry of a Conditional Guilty Plea filed by Mr. Webb
on August 3, 2016; upon an Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea
entered on August 8, 2016; upon consideration and approval by the Board on September
9, 2016; and upon the entire record in this cause.'
From all of which the Court approves the Order of the Hearing Panel and adopts
the Hearing Panel's Order Recommending Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea as the
Court's Order.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 4.2, Timothy Paul Webb is suspended for
five (5) years with two (2) years active suspension, retroactive to December 15, 2015,
and the remainder of the suspension shall be served on probation, pursuant to Tenn. Sup.
Ct. R. 9, § 8.5, subject to the following conditions:
(a) Mr. Webb shall engage a practice monitor for the entire period of
probation. Within fifteen (15) days of entry of this order, Mr. Webb
shall provide the Board with a list of three (3) proposed practice
monitors. The Board, in its sole discretion, shall designate a practice
'Because this cause was initiated prior to January 1, 2014, it is governed Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.9(2006) except as otherwise
noted.
monitor from the list. In the event that the Board determines that
none of the proposed practice monitors is acceptable, or Mr. Webb
fails to provide the required list, the Board shall designate a practice
monitor.
(b) The duties of the practice monitor shall be to meet monthly with Mr.
Webb and provide the Board with a written report regarding his/her
supervision of Mr. Webb's compliance with trust accounting rules,
office management procedures, timeliness and diligence in handling
client matters, communications with clients, and compliance with
the other conditions of probation.
(c) By September 1, 2016, Mr. Webb shall contact the Tennessee
Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) for evaluation. If TLAP
determines that a monitoring agreement is appropriate, Mr. Webb
shall comply with the terms and conditions of the TLAP monitoring
agreement.
(d) During the period of suspension and probation, Mr. Webb shall incur
no new complaints of misconduct that relate to conduct occurring
during the period of suspension and probation and which results in
the recommendation by the Board that discipline be imposed.
(2) In the event Mr. Webb fails to meet any condition of probation, the
probation may be revoked pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 8.5.
(3) Prior to seeking reinstatement, Mr. Webb 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 suspension until the date of
reinstatement; and have remitted all court costs and Board costs in this matter.
(4) Mr. Webb shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, §§ 18
(2006) and 30.4 (2014) regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended
attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
(5) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.5, this Order shall be effective ten
(10) days after the date of entry.
(6) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3, Mr. Webb shall pay to the Board of
Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount of
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$1,050.45 and shall pay to the Clerk of this Court the costs incurred herein, within ninety
(90) days of the entry ofthis Order, for all of which execution may issue if necessary.
(7) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.10.
PER CURIAM
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