BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2017)
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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: JOHN P. FORTUNO, BPR #25390
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
March 22, 2017
BRADLEY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On March 21, 2017, John P. Fortuno of Cleveland, Tennessee, was Publicly Censured by order of the
Tennessee Supreme Court.
On August 22, 2016, the Board filed a Petition for Discipline against Mr. Fortuno, an assistant public
defender, alleging that he committed ethical misconduct by exchanging a series of inappropriate text messages
with a client he was appointed to represent creating a potential conflict of interest.
Mr. Fortuno entered into a conditional guilty plea admitting that his actions violated Rules of
Professional Conduct 1.7(a)(2) (Conflicts of Interest) and 8.4(a) (Misconduct), and should be 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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