CULP v. BOARD OF PROF. RESPONSIBILITY

No. M2012-01816-SC-R3-BP

407 S.W.3d 201 (2013)

Walter Ray CULP, III v. BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR the SUPREME COURT of Tennessee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Nashville.

June 24, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Ray Culp, III, Brentwood, Tennessee, pro se with assistance of counsel by James D.R. Roberts, Jr. and Janet L. Layman , Nashville, Tennessee; Tyree B. Harris, IV at trial, Nashville, Tennessee, for the appellant.

Kevin D. Balkwill , Disciplinary Counsel, Brentwood, Tennessee, for the appellee, Board of Professional Responsibility.


OPINION

SHARON G. LEE, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which GARY R. WADE, C.J., JANICE M. HOLDER, and WILLIAM C. KOCH, JR., JJ., joined.

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