Roane County Lawyer Disbarred
November 16, 2021

ROANE COUNTY - Effective November 16, 2021, the Supreme Court of Tennessee permanently disbarred Andrew Nathan Hall from the practice of law and ordered him to pay restitution to two clients and all costs incurred to the Board of Professional Responsibility (Board). The Board filed a Petition for Discipline and a Supplemental Petition for Discipline against Mr. Hall, and the disciplinary matter was tried to a Hearing Panel on June 24, 2021.

In the first complaint, the Panel found Mr. Hall failed to represent his client in a diligent manner; failed to set her case for hearing and expedite her litigation; failed to comply with an Order of summary suspension entered November 6, 2018 by the Tennessee Supreme Court; failed to inform his client of his suspension from the practice of law and withdraw from her representation; failed to inform his client of his health issues and misled her to believe another attorney had agreed to represent her; failed to reasonably communicate with his client, and failed to respond to the request of Board for information related to the disciplinary complaint.

In the second complaint, the Panel found Mr. Hall failed to represent his clients in a diligent manner; repeatedly misled them to believe their petition for bankruptcy had been filed and was proceeding; accepted a fee but failed to provide the professional services for which he had been retained; charged and collected an unreasonable fee; failed to comply with the summary suspension Order entered by the Tennessee Supreme Court; failed to comply with the Order of Temporary Suspension entered September 4, 2020, by the Tennessee Supreme Court; failed to inform his clients of his suspension from the practice of law and withdraw from their representation; failed to reasonably communicate with them and failed to respond to the request of the Board for information related to the disciplinary complaint.

The Panel found the conduct of Mr. Hall violated Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) 1.3 (diligence); 1.4 (communication); 1.5 (fees); 1.16 (declining or terminating representation); 3.2 (expediting litigation); 3.4 (fairness to opposing party and counsel); 8.1 (bar admissions and disciplinary matters) and 8.4 (misconduct).