Leibrock Law License Suspended
A Cocke County attorney has been temporarily suspended from practicing law. That decision was handed down by the Tennessee Supreme Court on Tuesday regarding Newport attorney Charlotte Leibrock. According to the supreme court ruling, 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.
The ruling states that 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 cannot maintain a presence where the practice of law is being conducted. She must also notify all clients she is currently representing 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. Her suspension remains in effect until dissolution or modification by the Supreme Court. The court says she can petition the court to have her license re-instated.
Leibrock has come under fire over the past month for visiting clients at the Cocke County Detention facility in Jefferson County and also the Greene County detention center when she was allegedly intoxicated. She faces charges in both Jefferson and Greene Counties in those incidents.