Nashville attorney Reginald Lamont Horton has been temporarily suspended from the practice of law by the Tennessee Supreme Court for "posing a threat of substantial harm to the public." The Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility had petitioned the Court to temporarily suspend Horton for offering to provide legal services in exchange for stolen property.
The suspension is likely the least of Horton's worries, as he was arrested on March 3 and faces a myriad of drug charges. Metro detectives arrested him that day at the A.A. Birch Courthouse, where he was attending a trial.
Horton faces 17 different charges, including cocaine and marijuana possession, money laundering and property theft.
He may represent existing clients for 30 days. Horton may file an application with the Tennessee Supreme Court requesting a dissolution or modification of the temporary suspension order. If he makes such an application, a hearing to consider whether the suspension should be continued, modified or dissolved will be conducted before a panel consisting of members of the Board of Professional Responsibility.
Horton is listed in Vanderbilt University's alumni database as a 2005 law school graduate.
Tennessee Board of Professional Responsiblity |
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