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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: SUSAN MARIE REILLY, BPR #33041
CONTACT: KEVIN D. BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
April 13, 2016
NASHVILLE LAWYER CENSURED
On April 11, 2016, Susan Marie Reilly, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a
Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Additionally,
as a condition of the Public Censure, Ms. Reilly shall be required to refund $1,705 in fees to her former client
within one hundred eighty (180) days of issuance of the Public Censure.
Ms. Reilly left the State of Tennessee without informing her client and took no further action to
prosecute her clientâs case. Ms. Reilly thereafter terminated her representation without assisting her client in
securing new counsel and failed to promptly surrender the clientâs file or refund unearned fees to the client.
By these acts, Susan Marie Reilly has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4
(communication), 1.5 (fees), and 1.16 (terminating representation), and is hereby Publicly Censured for these
violations.
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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