BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2018)
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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: SHANTELL S. SUTTLE, BPR #023365
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 18, 2018
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 17, 2018, Shantell S. Suttle, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public
Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Ms. Suttle failed to timely file a clientâs personal injury lawsuit and also failed to respond to requests for
information from her client for three months in late 2016 and for six months in 2017. In another client matter,
Ms. Suttle failed to timely pursue the closing of an estate after the initial filing opening the matter. Ms. Suttle
took no action on the estate for more than a year, and failed to timely file an accounting. Ms. Suttle also failed
to respond to requests for information from her client for eight months. The client paid Ms. Suttle a $2,300 fee
for the estate matter.
By these acts, Ms. Suttle has violated Rule of Professional Conduct Rule 1.3 (diligence) and Rule 1.4
(communication), and is hereby Publicly Censured for this violation with the condition that she refund $2,000 to
the second client.
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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