Attorney Joseph Nolan of Powell, TN; serial offender

The state of Tennessee presented Joseph Brent Nolan with a law license in 1992 after he graduated from the University of Tennessee Law School.

The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility found Joey guilty of the following misconduct.

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

• Engaged in conflict of interest
• Failed to communicate with clients
• Violated 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
• Failed to decline/terminate representation when required to do so
• Failed to safeguard client funds and property
• Improperly borrowed funds from his client

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

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

• Violated 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
• Failed to communicate with clients
• Failed to properly supervise office staff
• Failed to provide client with copy of settlement statement

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits on the Tennessee Supreme Court punished Joey by gifting him with a complimentary 6-month suspension of his law license.

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

• Engaged in illegal practice of law while license suspended
• Violated 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
• Failed to comply with final court order

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

As we speak (ca. June 2018), Joey practices at 347 Hickory Stone Lane in Powell, Tennessee.