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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 CHARLES A. HIGH
LANCE B. BRACY TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 SANDY GARRETT
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL (800) 486-5714 JESSE D. JOSEPH
FAX: (615) 367-2480 JAMES A. VICK
LAURA L. CHASTAIN E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org THERESA M. COSTONIS
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JOHN MARTIN JORDAN, BPR #10008
CONTACT: SANDY GARRETT
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
March 1, 2002
FORMER BRENTWOOD ATTORNEY DISBARRED
On February 21, 2002, the Supreme Court of Tennessee entered an order disbarring Attorney John
Martin Jordan.
On May 8, 2001, the Supreme Court of Tennessee ordered the immediate suspension of Jordan from
the practice of law, based upon Jordanâs pleading guilty to a felony of computer fraud on approximately April
17, 2001.
On May 14, 2001, the Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Final Discipline against
Jordan pursuant to Jordanâs guilty plea to a felony. On November 5, 2001, a Hearing Panel of the Board of
Professional Responsibility recommended Jordan be disbarred. On February 21, 2002, the Supreme Court
disbarred Jordan. The Supreme Court ordered that as a condition precedent to any application by Jordan for
reinstatement, Jordan must make restitution to all parties aggrieved by him in an amount not less than but not
limited to any order of restitution imposed in Jordanâs sentencing hearing. The Supreme Court further found that
Jordan must repay Lawyers Fund for Client Protection any loss suffered prior to any application by Jordan for
reinstatement.
Jordanâs disciplinary case was held pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 8 and 9. In Tennessee, disbarred
lawyers may after five years apply for reinstatement of their law licenses. However, to be reinstated, Jordan
must show by clear and convincing evidence that his reinstatement will not be detrimental to the integrity and
standing of the bar or administration of justice or subversive to the public interest.
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