BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2025)
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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
Website: www.tbpr.org
RELEASE OF INFORMATION
RE: PERRY LEE STOUT, BPR #023917
CONTACT: JAMES W. MILAM
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
January 17, 2025
JOHNSON COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
Effective January 17, 2025, the Supreme Court of Tennessee disbarred Perry Lee Stout from the practice
of law.
Mr. Stout was temporarily suspended by the Supreme Court of Tennessee on February 28, 2024, after
pleading guilty to a serious crime. The Court ordered the Board of Professional Responsibility to institute
formal proceedings to determine the extent of final discipline to be imposed on Mr. Stout.
On January 17, 2024, Mr. Stout signed a plea agreement in Johnson County Circuit Court admitting to
the commission of two (2) felonies: (1) Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Sell not less than ten (10) or more
than seventy (70) pounds of marijuana, a Schedule VI controlled substance, and (2) Money Laundering. Mr.
Stout entered guilty pleas to these offenses two days later and was sentenced to an effective eight (8) year
sentence for these crimes on May 2, 2024.
Mr. Stout entered into a conspiracy in 2022 to sell illegal drugs in a tri-state region, which included
Johnson County. While an attorney and later as an elected General Sessions Judge, Mr. Stout invested in the
purchase of illegal drugs and participated in illegal drug trafficking with the intent to sell or deliver the drugs in
the Johnson County region.
The Hearing Panel found that Mr. Stout knowingly violated the Tennessee Rules of Professional
Conduct, to wit: 8.4 (a), (b), (c), and (d) (misconduct).
Mr. Stout must comply with the requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, § 28, regarding the
obligations and responsibilities of disbarred attorneys and shall pay the Boardâs costs incurred as a result of these
proceedings pursuant to the Hearing Panelâs order.
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