BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2008)
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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
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: RANDY GEORGE ROGERS, BPR # 005630
CONTACT: JAMES A. VICK
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 30, 2008
ATHENS LAWYER CENSURED
On October 28, 2008, Randy George Rogers, of Athens, Tennessee, received a Public Censure from the
Board of Professional Responsibility of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
The Respondent appeared in Circuit Court on January 19, 2007, on a motion to set aside an order of
protection. When the court concluded another matter, the Respondent attempted to gain the attention of the
court to advise that the matter would be passed. The court made a statement to the effect that it would not
consider the matter at that time since the court was in recess. In frustration, the Respondent threw his file on
counsel table, made a hand gesture and uttered an expletive toward the judge. The judge did not witness the
gesture nor hear the expletive. The Respondent immediately went to the judge=s chambers and apologized for
his conduct and wrote a letter of apology to the judge dated January 26, 2007. On February 5, 2007, the court
filed a Show Cause Order charging the Respondent with criminal contempt. On September 26, 2007, the
Respondent was found guilty of criminal contempt, fined $50 and sentenced to serve ten days in jail, probated
for three years. By opinion filed September 29, 2008, the Court of Appeals affirmed the conviction. The acts
of Randy George Rogers violated Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(b)(d).
For these violations, the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee
publicly censured Randy George Rogers. A Public Censure is a rebuke and warning to the attorney, but it does
not affect the attorneyâs ability to practice law.
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