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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: KENT LOWERY BOOHER, BPR #11416
CONTACT: WILLIAM C. MOODY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 16, 2015
ROANE COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
On January 15, 2015, Kent Lowery Booher, of Harriman, Tennessee, was disbarred by Order of the
Tennessee Supreme Court, effective immediately.
The Tennessee Supreme Court suspended Mr. Booher on October 7, 2014 pursuant to Tennessee
Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 22, based upon of his conviction of statutory rape in violation of T.C.A. 39-13506. The Board of Professional Responsibility instituted a formal proceeding to determine the extent of final
discipline to be imposed. Mr. Booher entered a conditional guilty plea agreeing to a sanction of disbarment.
Mr. Booherâs actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(a), (b) and (d), Misconduct.
Mr. Booher must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Sections 28 and
30.4 (2014), regarding the obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys. Mr. Booher must pay the
Boardâs costs and expenses and the court costs within ninety days of the entry of the Order of Enforcement.
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