Tennessee attorney record
James Lester Kennedy
James Lester Kennedy is an attorney registered with the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) under bar number 005453. The current public license status is "Disbarred - Permanent" as of 2026-06-13.
Current license status of record is disbarred.
The licensing authority's public record currently lists this attorney as disbarred. Review the disciplinary record below and confirm with the official source before relying on this listing.
A summary of the public record — not a rating of skill, not a recommendation, not legal advice.
License & registration
| Full name | James Lester Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Bar / registration number | 005453 |
| License status | Disbarred official status of record: “Disbarred - Permanent” |
| Admission year | Not published by Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) |
| Law school | Not on record |
| Business location | Knoxville |
| Firm | Not published by Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) |
| Discipline standing | Current status reflects a disbarred record with the licensing authority. See “Disciplinary decisions on record” below for the itemized public orders. |
Disciplinary decisions on record
9 published attorney-discipline decisions of record are linked to this attorney by official registration number.
- 2021-01-07Knox County Attorney Permanently Disbarred
- 2021-01-07Order of Enforcement - Permanently Disbarred
- 2020-01-22Order of Enforcement - Suspended 2 years consecutive with 3 year suspension of June 5, 2019
- 2020-01-22Knox County Lawyer Suspended
- 2019-06-05Order of Enforcement - Suspended 3 years
- 2019-06-05Knox County Lawyer Suspended
- 2017-07-20Knox County Lawyer Suspended
- 2017-07-20Order of Enforcement-Suspended 1 year
- 2005-07-14Knoxville Lawyer Suspended by Supreme Court
Source: Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee — Recent Disciplinary and Licensure Actions (public release listing). These are official, published disciplinary records, linked verbatim. They are matched to this attorney by official registration number — an exact identity match. Read each linked record for the controlling disposition.
Federal court activity
Federal court activity has not been compiled for this attorney yet.
Source & last updated
Source: Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility (BPR) — official attorney record. As of 2026-06-13 (last roster ingest).
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