BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2010)
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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: VANESSA LYNN LEMONS, BPR# 23307
CONTACT: RANDALL J. SPIVEY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 12, 2010
KNOXVILLE LAWYER TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
On August 11, 2010, the Tennessee Supreme Court temporarily suspended the law license of
Vanessa Lynn Lemons, a Knoxville attorney, pursuant to Section 4.3 of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9.
The Board of Professional Responsibility petitioned the Court to temporarily suspend Lemonsâ law license
because of Lemonsâ failure to respond to a complaint of ethical misconduct.
Pursuant to Rule 9, Section 4.3, Lemons cannot accept new clients or undertake any new
representation. She may represent existing clients for 30 days, after which she cannot represent them.
Lemons may file an application with the Tennessee Supreme Court requesting a dissolution or modification
of the temporary suspension order. If she makes such an application, a hearing to consider whether the
suspension should be continued, modified or dissolved will be conducted before a panel consisting of two
members of the Board and one Hearing Committee member from Knox County.
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