BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2005)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JOHN EARL RAINWATER, REG. NO 621
CONTACT: THERESA M. COSTONIS
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
July 25, 2005
KNOXVILLE LAWYER REINSTATED BY SUPREME COURT
John Earl Rainwater, a Knoxville attorney, has been reinstated to the practice of law by
Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered on July 20, 2005. Mr. Rainwater was
temporarily suspended from the practice of law by Order of the Supreme Court on April 22,
2005, for failing to respond to a complaint of misconduct. On May 23, 2005, Mr. Rainwater
filed a Petition to Dissolve Temporary Suspension and a response to the complaint. A hearing
was conducted on June 17, 2005. On June 27, 2005, the Hearing Panel recommended that the
temporary suspension be dissolved. In the July 20, 2005, Order, the Supreme Court required Mr.
Rainwater to pay to the Board of Professional Responsibility and to the Appellate Court Clerk
the costs and expenses of this proceeding.
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