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
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FAX: (615) 367-2480
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: CHRISTOPHER PAUL WESTMORELAND, BPR #24789
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 17, 2014
BEDFORD COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On April 15, 2014, Christopher Paul Westmoreland, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Between March and December 2012 on five separate occasions, Mr. Westmoreland deposited client
settlement funds into his operating account instead of his trust account. This resulted in the commingling of
client funds with Mr. Westmorelandâs funds. In the first instance in March 2012, the client funds remained in
Mr. Westmorelandâs operating account for more than three months. In each of the other four instances, the
client funds remained in his operating account for less than one month.
By these acts, Christopher Paul Westmoreland has violated Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 1.15
(safekeeping property and funds) and is hereby Publicly Censured for this violation.
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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