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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE

IN RE: CYNTHIA LEE COSTNER-SEXTON, BPR #9936
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Blount County)

FILEL5
No. M2014-01329-SC-BAR-BP
BOPR No. 2014-2337-2-AW(12.3) JUL212014
Clerk of the
Rec'd By Courts

ORDER OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION

This matter is before the Court on a Petition of the Board of Professional
Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, by and through Disciplinary Counsel,
for the temporary suspension of Cynthia Lee Costner-Sexton from the practice of law,
pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.3.1 The Petition has been authorized by the Chair of
the Board of Professional Responsibility and is supported by the affidavit of Kevin D.
Balkwill, Disciplinary Counsel.

Based upon the Petition and the supporting Affidavit, the Court finds Cynthia Lee
Costner-Sexton, Respondent, has failed to respond to the Board of Professional
Responsibility concerning a complaint of misconduct.

It is therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:

1. Cynthia Lee Costner-Sexton is hereby temporarily suspended from the
practice of law as provided in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.3.

2. Cynthia Lee Costner-Sexton shall comply with Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9 in all
respects and particularly as provided in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 28.

3. Cynthia Lee Costner-Sexton may make application for dissolution or
modification of this Order as provided in Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 12.3.

4. The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
suspension of Cynthia Lee Costner-Sexton to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct.
R. 9, § 28.11.