In the Matter of Melody Yvonne Cherry.

Summary

The Court accepted Melody Yvonne Cherry’s renewed petition for voluntary discipline after she paid in full a doctor’s bill that had been subject to her written assurance of protection from settlement proceeds. The Court determined that a public reprimand was appropriate for her admitted violations involving disregard of a third-party interest in settlement funds, a false notarized signature, and dishonest or misleading conduct, considering the mitigating and aggravating factors. The petition was accepted and the reprimand was ordered to be administered in open court.