Attorney Albert Officer III of Cookeville, TN; convicted druggie, serial offender

The state of Tennessee provided Albert Fitzpatrick Officer III with a law license in 1985 after he graduated from the University of Tennessee School of Law. 

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

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

• Neglected clients’ cases
• Failed to communicate with clients
• Convicted of possession of cocaine and drug paraphernalia
• Convicted of driving while impaired

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Tennessee Supreme Court punished Al by gifting him with a complimentary 42-month suspension of his law license.

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

• Trust account overdrawn on at least five (5) occasions
• Used attorney’s trust account to pay personal expenses
• Failed to safeguard client funds

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

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

• Engaged in illegal practice of law while license suspended
• Failed to pay annual attorney registration fee

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

Al’s 4^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Posed a threat of substantial harm to the public

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Tennessee Supreme Court punished Al by gifting him with a complimentary temporary suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. September 2018) Al practices at 9 South Jefferson Avenue in Cookeville, Tennessee.