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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: JOHN TERENCE TENNYSON, BPR #032777
CONTACT: ERIC ANDREW FULLER
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
June 2, 2022
WILSON COUNTY LAWYER DISBARRED
Effective June 2, 2022, the Supreme Court of Tennessee permanently disbarred John Terence Tennyson
from the practice of law and ordered him to pay restitution to his client in the amount of $10,000.00 and pay all
costs incurred to the Board of Professional Responsibility.
After a hearing upon the disciplinary petition, a Hearing Panel determined Mr. Tennyson knowingly and
wrongfully retained funds belonging to his client in the amount of $10,000.00 for his own financial benefit,
knowingly refused to refund that amount to his client despite a written fee agreement requiring that the funds be
immediately refunded, and knowingly deceived his client as to the process whereby she could receive payment
of the misappropriated funds, thereby causing harm to his client.
Mr. Tennysonâs actions and omissions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5 (fees), 1.15
(safekeeping property and funds), 1.16 (declining or terminating representation), and 8.4 (misconduct).
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