BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2003)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
of the
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
LANCE B. BRACY WILLIAM W. HUNT, III
CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL 1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730 CHARLES A. HIGH
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217 SANDY GARRETT
LAURA L. CHASTAIN
DEPUTY CHIEF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500 JESSE D. JOSEPH
(800) 486-5714 JAMES A. VICK
BEVERLY P. SHARPE FAX: (615) 367-2480 THERESA M. COSTONIS
CONSUMER COUNSEL/DIRECTOR E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: SAM THOMAS BURNETT, BPR #3393
CONTACT: SANDY GARRETT
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
March 23, 2003
JAMESTOWN LAWYER REINSTATED TO THE PRACTICE OF LAW
On March 25, 2003, the Tennessee Supreme Court reinstated the law license of Sam Thomas
Burnett, who practiced law in Jamestown, Tennessee, at the time of his suspension on March 26,
1991. The Tennessee Supreme Court suspended Burnett on March 26, 1991, retroactive to
August 15, 1990, as a result of a jury verdict in the United States District Court finding Burnett
guilty of felony offenses. A hearing committee and trial court found Burnett to be morally fit to
practice law and determined that his resumption of the practice of law will not be detrimental to the
integrity and standing of the bar or the administration of justice or subversive to the public interest.
The Supreme Court found that Burnett offered clear and convincing proof of his competency and
learning in the law and that his reinstatement need not be conditioned upon his successful
completion of the bar examination.
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