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: FLETCHER WHALEY LONG, BPR #18775
CONTACT: A. RUSSELL WILLIS
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
November 15, 2017
MONTGOMERY COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
Effective November 15, 2017, the Supreme Court of Tennessee disbarred Fletcher Whaley Long from
the practice of law and ordered payment of restitution to four (4) former clients for engaging in conduct
involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit and misrepresentation. Mr. Long was previously disbarred by Order of
Enforcement entered September 14, 2015.
In the first complaint, Mr. Long received a retainer fee and did not complete the work before his
suspension from the practice of law, then misrepresented that another attorney would assume the clientâs
representation. In the second complaint, Mr. Long accepted a fee to represent the client but did not provide the
professional services he was hired to complete. In the third complaint, Mr. Long received a refundable fee from
his client but failed to file a cause of action within the statute of limitations, failed to maintain client funds in
trust and failed to disclose his indictment for embezzlement when the client hired Mr. Long. In the fourth
complaint, Mr. Long accepted a fee without disclosing his indictment for embezzlement and, thereafter, failed
to provide the professional services for which he had been retained.
Mr. Longâs conduct violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2(a) (scope of representation); 1.3
(competency); 1.4(a) and (b) (communication); 1.5(a), (b), (e) and (f) (fees); 1.15(a)-(e) (safekeeping property
and funds); 1.16(a) and (d) (declining or terminating representation); 8.1(b) (bar admissions and disciplinary
matters) and 8.4(a), (c) and (d) (misconduct).
Mr. Long must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30.4, regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and may not return to the active
practice of law until an order of reinstatement has been entered by the Supreme Court.
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