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
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(800) 486-5714
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
WILLIAM LEE WHEATLEY, BPR #22339
CONTACT: SANDY GARRETT
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
November 18, 2011
KNOX COUNTY LAWYER REINSTATED BY SUPREME COURT
William Lee Wheatley has been reinstated to the practice of law by Order of the Tennessee Supreme
Court entered November 15, 2011. Mr. Wheatley was temporarily suspended from the practice of law by
Order of the Supreme Court on September 10, 2010, due to Mr. Wheatleyâs noncompliance with his Tennessee
Lawyerâs Assistance Program (TLAP) Monitoring Agreement. On approximately September 12, 2011, Mr.
Wheatley filed a Petition for Reinstatement. On November 1, 2011, a hearing was conducted before a threemember Hearing Panel of the Board of Professional Responsibility. On November 4, 2011, the Hearing Panel
entered its Order recommending that the temporary suspension be dissolved subject to conditions. The
Supreme Court dissolved Mr. Wheatleyâs temporary suspension Order of November 15, 2011 with the
following conditions: 1) the extension of his three year TLAP monitoring agreement to five years; and, 2) Mr.
Wheatleyâs strict compliance with his monitoring agreement.
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