For Immediate Release
February 1, 2008
RICHARD F. CLIPPARD IS REAPPOINTED AS
U.S. TRUSTEE FOR TENNESSEE AND KENTUCKY
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Richard F. Clippard has been reappointed by the Attorney
General as United States Trustee for Tennessee and Kentucky (Region 8), the Director of the
Executive Office for United States Trustees announced today.
“Mr. Clippard has made significant contributions to bankruptcy policies and practices
within his region,” Director Cliff White stated. “I am pleased to announce his reappointment as
U.S. Trustee for Region 8, and I look forward to continuing to work with him.”
Mr. Clippard was first appointed as U.S. Trustee for Region 8 in January 2003. Before his
appointment as U.S. Trustee, Mr. Clippard’s professional experience included serving as interim
U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Chief of the Civil Division of the U.S.
Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Tennessee, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney for
the Small Business Administration, and practicing law with a Nashville law firm. Mr. Clippard
received his law degree from the University of Mississippi Law School in Oxford, Miss., and his
undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi.
The U.S. Trustee Program is the component of the Justice Department that protects the
integrity of the bankruptcy system by overseeing case administration and litigating to enforce the
bankruptcy laws. The Program has 21 regions and 95 field offices. Region 8 is headquartered in
Memphis, with additional offices in Nashville and Chattanooga, Tenn., and Louisville and
Lexington, Ky.
Contact: Jane Limprecht, Public Information Officer
Executive Office for U.S. Trustees
(202) 305-7411
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