BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2016)
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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
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: HARRY MAX SPEIGHT, BPR #7455
CONTACT: ALAN D. JOHNSON
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
September 30, 2016
WEAKLY COUNTY LAWYER HELD IN CRIMINAL CONTEMPT
On September 26, 2016, the Supreme Court adopted the recommendation of a Special Master and held
Harry Max Speight of Weakly County, Tennessee in criminal contempt and ordered that he pay a fifty dollar
($50) fine. The Court had previously entered Orders of Enforcement on August 14, 2008 and November 2,
2011, disbarring Mr. Speight from the practice of law.
The Board filed a Petition for Criminal Contempt on December 11, 2014, alleging that Mr. Speight had
failed to comply with the Supreme Courtâs Orders of Disbarment, and was engaged in the practice of law in
connection with a real estate transaction. The Supreme Court appointed a Special Master and a hearing was
conducted on November 20, 2015. In the report and recommendation, the special master found Mr. Speight
guilty beyond a reasonable doubt of criminal contempt pursuant to Tennessee Code Annotated, Section 29-9-
102 (3). Due to mitigating factors found by the Special Master, he recommended the minimum punishment
with no confinement.
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