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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE 02/14/2020
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: GEORGE COOPER BELL, BPR #023223
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Huntersville, North Carolina)
______________________
No. M2019-01920-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2019-3045-0-BL-25
______________________
ORDER OF RECIPROCAL DISCIPLINE
This matter is before the Court pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 25, upon a
Notice of Submission filed by the Board of Professional Responsibility (âBoardâ)
consisting of a certified copy of a public reprimand issued by the Grievance Committee
of the North Carolina State Bar on August 7, 2019, reprimanding George Cooper Bell.
On October 28, 2019, this Court entered a Notice of Reciprocal Discipline
requiring Mr. Bell to inform this Court within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Notice
why reciprocal discipline should not be imposed in Tennessee pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct.
R. 9, § 25.4 or, in the absence of a response demonstrating the grounds set forth in Tenn.
Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 25.4, the Supreme Court of Tennessee will impose a similar discipline
with identical terms and conditions based upon the public reprimand issued by the
Grievance Committee of the North Carolina State Bar. This Court has received no
response from Mr. Bell.
After careful consideration of the record in this matter, the Court finds, based upon
the particular facts of this case, that none of the elements in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 25.4
exist. As a result, it is appropriate to enter an Order of Reciprocal Discipline.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) George Cooper Bell is hereby publicly censured.
(2) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.1, this Order shall be effective upon
entry.
(3) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.
PER CURIAM