BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY (2008)
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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
OF THE
SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE
1101 KERMIT DRIVE, SUITE 730
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE 37217
TELEPHONE: (615) 361-7500
(800) 486-5714
FAX: (615) 367-2480
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RELEASE OF INFORMATION
HOWARD B. BARNWELL, # 868
CONTACT: RANDALL J. SPIVEY
BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
615-361-7500
October 1, 2008
CHATTANOOGA LAWYER DISBARRED
On September 26, 2008, the Tennessee Supreme Court disbarred Howard B. Barnwell, a Chattanooga
attorney, from the practice of law in Tennessee. The Order of the Supreme Court further instructs Mr. Barnwell
to comply with all the requirements and obligations of disbarred attorneys as set forth in Section 18 of
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 9 and pay the costs of the disciplinary proceeding filed against him.
A Petition for Discipline, a Supplemental Petition for Discipline and a Second Supplemental Petition for
Discipline were filed against Mr. Barnwell containing seven separate complaints. Those complaints contain
allegations of neglect, non-communication, abandonment of a client, practicing law while suspended, non-
communication with his clients, incompetence, practicing law in Alabama without a license, and fraud arising
out of the Respondentâs filing of fraudulent arbitration awards in Alabama. The Respondent failed to respond
to the Petitions for Discipline.
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