BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2011)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: DANIEL M. HURST, BPR# 22856
CONTACT: KEVIN BALKWILL
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
May 2, 2011
ALABAMA LAWYER CENSURED
On April 27, 2011, Daniel M. Hurst, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public
Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Hurst was formerly licensed to practice law in Tennessee, but took Inactive Status on January 31,
2005. Because of this status, Mr. Hurst is not authorized to practice law in Tennessee. Mr. Hurst later became
involved in assisting a relative in the litigation of a will contest action. He volunteered to draft pleadings for a
legal services attorney if the attorney would represent the relative in her case. Mr. Hurst later prepared
pleadings on behalf of his relative giving the appearance that the relative had filed the pleadings on her own.
Mr. Hurst sent an ex parte letter to the presiding judge on two separate occasions in an attempt to sway the
course of litigation in his relativeâs favor. In addition, he made threatening and reckless statements questioning
the integrity of the presiding judge in the case, and refused to adequately respond to Disciplinary Counsel
during the disciplinary investigation.
By the aforementioned acts, Daniel M. Hurst has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.2(d)
(assisting a client in fraudulent conduct), 3.3 (candor toward the tribunal), 3.4(c) (knowingly disobeying an
obligation under the rules of a tribunal), 3.5(b) (ex parte communication with a judge during a proceeding),
4.1(a) (knowingly making a false statement of material fact to a third person), 4.4(a) (using means that have no
substantial purpose other than to delay or burden a third person), 5.5 (unauthorized practice of law), 8.1(b)
(failure to respond to a demand for information by Disciplinary Counsel), 8.2(a) (making a false statement
concerning the integrity of a judge), and 8.4(a) (violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct), (b)
(committing a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyerâs honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a
lawyer), (c) (engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation), and (d) (conduct
prejudicial to administration of justice) 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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