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02/19/2020
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: JORDAN JONES HAYS, BPR #031177
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Staunton City, Virginia)
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No. M2019-02231-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2019-3059-0-BL-25
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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)
containing a certified copy of In the Matter of: Jordan Jones Hays VSB Docket No. 19-
080-113789 Agreed Disposition Memorandum Order Public Reprimand with Terms
entered August 7, 2019, by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board reprimanding
Jordan Jones Hays.
On December 20, 2019, this Court entered a Notice of Reciprocal Discipline
requiring Ms. Hays 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
Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board. Ms. Hays filed a Petition to Surrender Law
License with the Supreme Court of Tennessee on November 8, 2019.
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. Accordingly, it is appropriate to enter an Order of Reciprocal Discipline.
IT IS, THEREFORE, CONSIDERED, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND
DECREED BY THE COURT THAT:
(1) Jordan Jones Hays shall be publicly censured pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9,
§ 12.4 consistent with the discipline entered by the Virginia State Bar
Disciplinary Board, attached to this Order as Exhibit A.
(2) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3, Ms. Hays shall pay to the Board of
Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the
amount of $100.00 and shall pay to the Clerk of this Court the costs
incurred herein, within ninety (90) days of the entry of this Order, for all of
which execution may issue if necessary.
(3) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.1, this Order shall be effective upon
entry.
(4) 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
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