Attorney Edward Swinger of Nashville; repeat offender

The state of Tennessee presented Edward Swinger with a law license in 1990 after he graduated from the Nashville Law School.

The Board of Professional Responsibility found Eddy guilty of the following misconduct.

Eddy’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Collected excessive fee in violation of Victim Injury Compensation Statute
• Failed to prepare legal matter entrusted to him
• Failed to deliver to client’s entire amount due to them
• Failed to properly notify clients of status of legal matter

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Tennessee Supreme Court punished Eddy by gifting him with a complimentary censure.

Eddy’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Pled guilty to serious crime and after completion of probation criminal record was expunged
• Engaged in conduct adversely reflecting on fitness to practice law

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Tennessee Supreme Court punished Eddy by gifting him with a complimentary 1-year suspension of his law license.

Eddy’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to keep clients informed of status of matter
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to hold client’s funds in a trust account
• Failed to promptly payout settlement proceeds
• Failed to provide competent representation (Dumbo)
• Counseled a client to engage, or assisted a client, in conduct that he knew or reasonably have known is criminal or fraudulent
• Engaged in a conflict of interest
• Failed to expedite client litigation
• Violate or attempted to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assisted or induced another to do so, or did so through the acts of another

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Tennessee Supreme Court punished Eddy by gifting him with a complimentary 120-day suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. June 2017), Eddy practices in Nashville, Tennessee.