Tennessee Attorney Alan Norton โLosesโ License After forgery Pleading
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Alan Norton, a Tennessee attorney, has been disbarred after admitting guilt to three counts of forgery involving the signature of Hamilton County Chancellor Melissa Willis.
Published: October 26, 2023
Details โฃof theโข Case
Nortonโฃ pleaded guilty to forging Chancellor Willis’s signature. As a result, he is no longer permitted toโ practice law within the state of Tennessee.
Despite the disbarment in Tennessee, Norton’sโฃ attorney, McCracken Poston, stated thatโค Norton will be eligible to apply forโข reinstatement of โhis bar license โin Georgia after five years.
Attorney Explains Reasoning behind Forgeries
This marks the first time Norton’s legal representation hasโ publicly addressedโค the motivations behind theโค forgeries. Poston โขexplained the situation stemmed from a desire to assist someone in a critical circumstance.
The fact that he was helping a person in a dire situation get their โfather into a secure facility, I think that is โan description that I โคunderstand.
McCracken Poston, Norton’s Attorney
Poston acknowledgedโ the actions were inexcusable but emphasized Norton’s intentโ was to help a family in need.
Hisโค weak spot is โfamily, and this was a situation he was not paid for, where he was โฃhelping a person who desperately needed their father inโข a โขmore secure facilityโ than โฃhe was.
McCracken Poston, Norton’s attorney
Reaction from Chancellor Willis
world-today-news.com reached out toโ Chancellor Melissa willis for comment regarding Norton’s guilty plea.Her office indicated she was unavailable and did not provide an immediate response.
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