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IN DISCIPLINARY DISTRICT IV
OF THE
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE

IN RE: JIMMY LEO RICHARDSON, III, #032500 FILE NO.: 72107-4-MB
Respondent, an attorney licensed
to practice law in Tennessee
(Rutherford County)

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PUBLIC CENSURE
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The above complaint was filed against Jimmy Leo Richardson, #032500, an attorney

licensed to practice law in Tennessee, alleging certain acts of misconduct. Pursuant to Tenn. Sup.

Ct. R. 9, the Board of Professional Responsibility considered these matters at its meeting on June

9, 2023.

In 2017, Mr. Richardson was appointed to represent a father in a dependency and neglect

petition involving a child. In 2018, Mr. Richardson ceased representing the father. In 2021, Mr.

Richardson began representing the mother in an action to modify the permanent parenting plan for