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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
AT NASHVILLE
IN RE: WILLIAM WALTER BURTON, JR., BPR #003237
An Attorney Licensed to Practice Law in Tennessee
(Rutherford County)
FlLED
No. M2014-00280-SC-BARâBP FEB 1 3 2014
BOPR No. 2014-2296-4-KH(27) Clerk
Rec'd By of m 6 Courts
M
ORDER TRANSFERRING ATTORNEY TO
DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS
This matter is before the Court upon a petition to transfer William Walter Burton,
Jr., to disability inactive status ï¬led by the Tennessee Board of Professional
Responsibility pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 27.3.
Upon due consideration of documentation from Mr. Burtonâs medical care
provider submitted by legal representative, the Court concludes that William Walter
Burton, Jr., is currently incapacitated from continuing the practice of law.â
It is, therefore, ordered, adjudged and decreed by the Court that:
l. The law license of William Walter Burton, J11, shall be transferred to
disability inactive status for an indeï¬nite period of time and until further orders of the
Supreme Court.
2. Mr. Burton shall be allowed to petition [for reinstatement to active status
pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 27.7.
3. The Board shall publish notice of this transfer pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R.
9, §§ 27.5 and 28.11.
4. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup. Ct. R. 9, § 32.4, documents other than this Order
relating to Mr. Burtonâs disability proceeding shall not be public records and shall be
kept conï¬dential.
FOR THE COURT:
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LOMJM GCQQW
CORNELIA A. CLARK, JUSTICE