A Cocke County Lawyer has had her license temporarily suspended.
The Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee says it temporarily suspended Charlotte Ann Leibrock from the practice of law upon finding that Ms. Leibrock poses a threat of substantial harm to the public.
Section 12.3 of Supreme Court Rule 9 provides for the immediate summary suspension of an attorney’s license to practice law in cases where an attorney poses a threat of substantial harm to the public.
Ms. Leibrock is immediately precluded from accepting any new cases, and she must cease representing existing clients by January 16, 2026. After January 16, 2026, Ms. Leibrock shall not use any indicia of lawyer, legal assistant, or law clerk nor maintain a presence where the practice of law is conducted.
Ms. Leibrock must notify all clients being represented in pending matters, as well as co-counsel and opposing counsel, of the Supreme Court’s Order suspending her law license. Ms. Leibrock is required to deliver to all clients any papers or property to which they are entitled.
Ms. Leibrock must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and 12.3(d), regarding the obligations and responsibilities of temporarily suspended attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
This suspension remains in effect until dissolution or modification by the Supreme Court. Ms. Leibrock may, for good cause, request dissolution or modification of the suspension by petition to the Supreme Court.
The 45-year-old Leibrock had been arrested in Greeneville November 30th after Greeneville Police received a call from the Greene County Detention Center that she had come to see a client and appeared to be under the influence and was leaving in her vehicle. Police caught up with the vehicle at say she failed a field sobriety test and was taken into custody on charges of DUI, driving left of center, violation of implied consent and violation of the financial responsibility law.
On November 2nd , Leibrock went to the Cocke County Jail Annex in Dandridge to speak with an inmate, where deputies reported she fell into a wall and was unsteady on her feet. Leibrock was charged with public intoxication.
Leibrock, a licensed attorney since 2007, was censured in 2023 after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct.
