BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2015)
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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
FAX: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: JERRY ALAN KENNON, BPR #18744
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 15, 2015
DAVIDSON COUNTY ATTORNEY DISBARRED
On October 14, 2015, Jerry Alan Kennon was disbarred by the Tennessee Supreme Court. The
disbarment took effect immediately. Further, Mr. Kennon must pay the Board of Professional Responsibilityâs
costs and expenses and the court costs within ninety days.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline based upon one complaint of
misconduct. Mr. Kennon knowingly and repeatedly violated court rules by filing four successive defective
requests for temporary restraining orders with no basis in law or fact for the purpose of delaying his eviction
from his home. Mr. Kennon did not respond to the complaint, he did not answer the Petition for Discipline and
he did not appear at the hearing. Mr. Kennonâs prior disciplinary history, having been suspended twice in the
two preceding years, was a significant aggravating factor.
A Hearing Panel found Mr. Kennonâs actions violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 3.1,
Meritorious Claims and Contentions; 3.3, Candor toward the Tribunal; 8.1(b), Bar Admission and Disciplinary
Matters; and 8.4(a) and (d), Misconduct.
Mr. Kennon was previously suspended for one year on May 15, 2014, and for twelve months, thirty days
active and the remainder on probation, on January 18, 2013. To date, Mr. Kennon has not been reinstated from
the 2014 suspension.
Mr. Kennon must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30 (2014), regarding the obligations and responsibilities of suspended attorneys.
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