BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2021)
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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
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: KEVIN GLENN PATTERSON BPR #010821
CONTACT: JOSEPH K. BYRD
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
September 17, 2021
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On September 17, 2021, Kevin Glenn Patterson, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Supreme Court of Tennessee conditioned upon payment of fees to the Board
of Professional Responsibility.
Mr. Patterson failed to retain client funds in his IOLTA account after the client failed to cash a check for
one year and would not respond to various attempts to reach her. More than four years later, the client
negotiated the check and the bank honored it, which caused Mr. Pattersonâs client trust account to overdraft
when an unrelated client deposited a check written from his client trust account. Mr. Patterson immediately
paid funds to correct the overdraft and cooperated with the Board making full disclosure of the cause of the
overdraft after researching his bank accounts. Mr. Patterson entered a Conditional Guilty Plea admitting his
conduct violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 (Safekeeping Property and Funds).
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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