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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: JERRY ALAN KENNON, BPR# 18744
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Davidson County)
FILED
No. M2013-00235-SC-BAR-BP MAY 152014
BOPR No. 2013-2258-5-WM Clerk of the Courts
Recd By
ORDER OF ENFORCEMENT
This matter is before the Court upon a Petition for Discipline filed against Jerry
Alan Kennon on October 24, 2013; upon a Motion for Default and that Allegations
Contained in Petition Be Deemed Admitted filed by the Board on December 10, 2013;
upon entry of an Order for Default Judgment on January 7, 2014; upon a hearing on
February 14, 2014; upon the Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Judgment entered
on February 26, 2014; upon service of the Judgment upon Mr. Kennon by the Executive
Secretary of the Board on February 27, 2014; upon consideration and approval by the
Board on March 8, 2014; upon expiration of the appeal period with no appeal taken; and
upon the entire record in this cause.'
From all of which the Court approves the Judgment of the Hearing Panel and
adopts the Hearing Panel's Judgment Recommending a one (1) year suspension and
restitution to Joe and Diane Gordon in the amount of $3,760.
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:
(1) Jerry Alan Kennon is suspended for one (1) year pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct.
R. 9, § 4.2 (2006).
(2) Mr. Kennon is ordered to make restitution to Joe and Diane Gordon in the
amount of $3,760. In the event restitution is made by the Tennessee Lawyer's Fund for
Client Protection (TLFCP), Mr. Kennon shall reimburse TLFCP in the same amount.
Payment of this restitution shall constitute a condition precedent to reinstatement.
'Because this cause was initiated prior to January 1, 2014, it is governed by the pre-2014 version of Tenn. Sup. Ci. R. 9
except where otherwise noted.
(3) Additionally, Mr. Kennon shall comply in all aspects with Tenn. Sup. Ct.
R. 9, §§ 18 (2006) and Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 31.3 (2014) regarding the obligations and
responsibilities of suspended attorneys and the procedure for reinstatement.
(4) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.5 (2006), this Order shall be effective
ten (10) days after the date of entry.
(5) Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 24.3 (2006), Mr. Kennon shall pay to the
Board of Professional Responsibility the expenses and costs of this matter in the amount
of $826.71 and shall pay to the Clerk of this Court the costs incurred herein, within ninety
(90) days of the entry of this Order, for all of which execution may issue if necessary.
(6) The Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this
discipline to be published as required by Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 18.10 (2006).
FOR THE COURT:
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CORNELIA A. CLARK, JUSTICE