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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
FA24: (615) 367-2480
E-MAIL: ethics@tbpr.org
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: REX AUSTIN CHAMBERLAIN, BPR #034715
CONTACT: ALAN D. JOHNSON
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
February 19, 2020
SUMNER COUNTY LAWYER CENSURED
On February 19, 2020, Rex Austin Chamberlain, a Tennessee licensed attorney, was publicly censured
by the Supreme Court of Tennessee and ordered to pay the expenses of the Board.
The Board of Professional Responsibility filed a Petition for Discipline on December 14, 2018
concerning one (1) complaint of misconduct by his former employees alleging that Mr. Chamberlainâs
relationship with Patriot Angels was inappropriate. Patriot Angels received referrals from assisted living
facilities to assist applicants in securing Aid and Attendance benefits for Veterans and would refer potential
claimants to Mr. Chamberlain. Patriot Angels is not an intermediary organization, regulated by Tennessee
Supreme Court Rule 44. Mr. Chamberlain executed a Conditional Guilty Plea acknowledging accepting
referrals and lack of professional independence from Patriot Angels in violation of Tennessee Rules of
Professional Conduct Rules 5.4 (professional independence of a lawyer), 7.1 (communication concerning a
lawyerâs services), 7.2(c) and (d) (advertising), 7.3(a) (solicitation of potential clients), 7.6(a) and (b)
(intermediary organizations) and 8.4(a) (misconduct).
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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