Attorney Andrew Dearing III of Shelbyville, TN; repeat offender 

The state of Tennessee provided Andrew Jackson Dearing III with a law license in 1990 after he graduated from the Nashville Law School.

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

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

• Failed to timely respond to court order
• Court entered show cause order for failure to appear
• Found guilty of willful contempt

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

Andy’s 2^ndbite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

In one matter, Andy found it acceptable to file fee petitions with the state Comptroller of Tennessee that he well know exceeded the Comptroller's crit erria by $3,235.

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

Andy’s 3^rdbite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to file timely appeal on client’s behalf
• Made misrepresentations (lied) to his client
• Knowingly lied to ethics investigators (Up yours, said Andy!)
• Made false claims to Court of Criminal Appeals regarding his failure to timely file appeal brief on client’s behalf

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

As we speak (February 2015), Andy practices at 1004 Colloredo Blvd in Shelbyville, Tennessee.