On Friday, September 30, 2022, the Supreme Court of Tennessee ruled on the Petition for Temporary Suspension of Hamilton County attorney John Scott Wesson filed by the Board of Professional Responsibility relating to charges for attorney discipline alleging non-compliance with a Tennesse Lawyers Assistance Program (TLAP) monitoring agreement.

The case, titled In Re: John Scott Wesson, was brought by The Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Case #M2022-01391-SC-BAR-BP.

The petition for the temporary suspension of Wesson is pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.3., which provides:

On petition of Disciplinary Counsel and supported by an affidavit or declaration under penalty of perjury demonstrating facts personally known to affiant showing that an attorney has misappropriated funds to the attorney’s own use, has failed to respond to the Board or Disciplinary Counsel concerning a complaint of misconduct, has failed to substantially comply with a Tennessee Lawyer Assistance Program monitoring agreement requiring mandatory reporting to Disciplinary Counsel pursuant to Section 36.1, or otherwise poses a threat of substantial harm to the public, the Court may issue an order with such notice as the Court may prescribe imposing temporary conditions of probation on said attorney or temporarily suspending said attorney or both.

The Court based upon the Petition and the supporting Affidavit finds that John ScottWesson, Respondent, is substantially non-compliant with a Tennessee Lawyer AssistanceProgram(TLAP) monitoring agreement.

The dispositive portion of the Order of Temporary Suspension reads:

“1. John Scott Wesson is hereby temporarily suspended from the practice of law as provided in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.3.

2. John Scott Wessonshall comply with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9 in all respects and particularly as provided in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28, regarding the responsibilities of suspended attorneys.

3. John Scott Wesson may make application for dissolution or modification of this Order as provided in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.3.

4. The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this suspension of John Scott Wesson to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.11.”

Accordingly, in compliance with the Court’s Order, the Board of Professional Responsibility published the information on the temporary suspension of Wesson on the same day, September 30, 2022.

According to LinkedIn, Mr. Wesson is a Senior Associate Attorney at Warren and Griffin. He attended the University of Memphis – Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law, graduating with Deans Award for Academic Excellence in 1999. He practices in Hixson, Tennessee. He has been licensed in Tennessee.

A copy of the original filing can be found here.