Georgia Attorney Suspended for Threatening, Lying to Judge

A Georgia lawyer temporarily admitted to practice in Tennessee was suspended for one year by Tennessee’s high court for lying to a judge and bullying her.

Attorney James A. Dunlap’s behavior amounted to violations of professional ethics rules prohibiting dishonesty and mandating candor to the court, the Tennessee Supreme Court ruled.

Dunlap represented a corporation that wanted to operate a methadone clinic in Tennessee, the court said. In 2013, he filed an action with a state agency to get a certificate of need and also filed cases in federal court to get permits for the clinic.

After the state denied ...