CROSSVILLE —
On July 19, 2012, Margaret Jane Powers, an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Powers received a check made out to her client from the opposing party in a divorce. She asked the client if she could apply the check to the outstanding bill owed to Powers. The client refused. Powers held the check for eighteen months, and then asked the client, again, whether she could apply it to his bill. The client did not respond. Powers deposited the check into her account, endorsing the client’s name without his permission. Powers later refunded the check to the client.
By the aforementioned acts, Margaret Jane Powers has violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 (Safekeeping Funds) and 8.4 (Misconduct) and is hereby Publicly Censured for this violation.
A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does not affect the attorney’s ability to practice law.
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