Knoxville, Tennessee, United States - 02-01-2023 (PR Distribution) -
The Supreme Court of Tennessee has issued an order refusing to allow an attorney to present evidence to defend his license to practice law.
The attorney, Elliott J. Schuchardt, had filed papers with the Supreme Court alleging that two attorneys at the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility were using their employment with the state to engage in material misconduct.
Schuchardt alleged that the attorneys – chief counsel Sandy Garrett and staff attorney Andrew Campbell – were using their positions with the Board to file intentionally false pleadings. Schuchardt also claimed that Garrett and Campbell used their regulatory authority at the state to cause at least one Tennessee-licensed attorney to file a false affidavit with the court.
When Schuchardt sought discovery in connection with the affidavit, Garrett obtained an order preventing Schuchardt from obtaining evidence on the issue. The order also preventing Schuchardt from testifying that the affidavit was false.
Garrett's employer -- the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility -- then asked the Tennessee Supreme Court for an order suspending Schuchardt's license to practice law in Tennessee, on an emergency basis. Schuchardt received no notice of the request, and had no opportunity to appear and defend the issue.
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