BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2016)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
10 CADILLAC DRIVE, SUITE 220
BRENTWOOD, TENNESSEE 37027
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JOHNNY QUITMAN RASBERRY, JR., BPR #19160
CONTACT: EILEEN BURKHALTER SMITH
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 19, 2016
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On July 18, 2016, Johnny Quitman Rasberry, Jr., an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee,
received a Public Censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
Mr. Rasberry was hired by a client in a divorce case and received an agreed marital dissolution
agreement signed by both parties in June 2014. Mr. Rasberry failed to file the complaint for divorce until
February 2015, at which point the signed MDA was stale. The client filed a disciplinary complaint, and Mr.
Rasberry failed to timely respond to the complaint. The clientâs divorce was eventually completed in February
2016.
By these acts, Mr. Rasberry is in violation of Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (diligence), 1.4
(communication), 3.2 (expediting litigation), 8.1 (disciplinary matters), and 8.4 (prejudice to the administration
of justice) and is hereby publicly censured for this violation. A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the
attorney, but it does not affect the attorneyâs ability to practice law.
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