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: GERALD DENNY WAGGONER, JR., BPR #013988
CONTACT: A. RUSSELL WILLIS
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
August 8, 2025
SHELBY COUNTY LAWYER REINSTATED
By Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered August 8, 2025, Gerald Denny Waggoner was
reinstated to the active practice of law with conditions.
Gerald Denny Waggoner, Jr. was suspended by the Supreme Court of Tennessee on August 1, 2017,
(M2017-01434-SC-BAR-BP), and July 11, 2023, (W2022-01294-SC-R3-BP). On October 17, 2024, Mr.
Waggoner filed a Petition for Reinstatement pursuant to Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 30.4(d).
After a final hearing on the merits, the Hearing Panel recommended Mr. Waggoner be reinstated to practice law
with conditions. The Panel determined specifically that Mr. Waggoner demonstrated by clear and convincing
evidence he had the moral qualifications, competency, and learning in law required for admission to practice in
this state, and his resumption of the practice of law within the state would not be detrimental to the integrity and
standing of the bar or the administration of justice, or subversive to the public interest.
Accordingly, the Board of Professional Responsibility shall cause notice of this reinstatement to be
published as required by Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9, Section 28.11.
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