I have been licensed to practice law for over 31 years. My background includes service in the U.S. Army Judge Advocate Generals Corpoffering me a wealth of military knowledge and experience. I also served as a prosecuter, served as the Legal Advisor to the Metro Nashville Police Department, and have extensive litigation experience with those organizations and in private practice. You will find that I am direct and very truthful with my clients. I often have clients state that they appreciate that I am a "straight shooter". My firm offers courteous, compassionate, honest, aggressive, and affective legal services.
My firm is focused on family law (divorces, seperations, adoption, custody) , criminal law, and personal injury law, though we offer and will be happy to discuss with you services in a broad range of other legal areas.
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Acquired: 1995
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State: North Carolina
Acquired: 1986
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215 S 2nd St, Clarksville, TN, 37040-3629
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Posted by Jasmine | August 19, 2022 | Military Law
Would hire Mr. Stanford for ANYTHING.
I can’t say ENOUGH how much I enjoyed working with Mr. Stanford today. My husband is deployed and we had an encounter where VW credit was trying to repossess our vehicle although our finances were directly affected by his deployment (having to pay a $800 childcare fee) and they denied us our SCRA rig...
Posted by anonymous | October 08, 2015 | Divorce & Separation
Worst lawyer ever
I hired him on the recommendation of another lawyer in Missouri for my divorce, he charged an enormous fee and I can honestly say he did absolutely nothing for his money, my representation was nil. Anything done at all was done by his smart mouth female para legal. He didn't even show up to repres...
This woman is angry because her uncle paid her fee. He paid with a credit card. Her contract made it clear that there would be no refund of any fee. Nonetheless, a partial refund was given. She got angry when the refund was credited back to her uncle's credit card and was not given to her (even though she hadn't paid anything herself). Attorneys don't ordinarily attend mediations and, when they do, they bill by the hour to be there. This lady was given a choice to pay that hourly fee and decided not to. The attorney was available to answer her questions via telephone free of charge.
Posted by Tammy | March 21, 2013 | Divorce & Separation
I had a name rather than a case number
In a divorce situation that was more stressful than my wildest imagination, Mr. Stanford helped me understand the actions of the soon to be ex-husband. He advised me on issues that needed to be addressed as well as ones to steer clear of. The client/attorney relationship had a personal touch that h...
"I endorse this lawyer. In his practice of law, Mr. Stanford has established an excellent reputation of being a zealous advocate, and effective counselor. He has a true passion for serving his clients and causes."
"Dennis was the attorney to seek advice from when I had my first case on Ft Campbell. He is one of the few attorneys in Montgomery County who has any knowledge of military matters. He is very knowledgeable and has had great success in trying cases on Campbell. I would recommend him to anyone who is facing disciplinary action in the military."
"I endorse this lawyer. Attorney Stanford is an outstanding attorney with an exceptional reputation. He is a strong and zealous advocate for his clients and a credit to the legal profession. I highly recommend his legal services."
"I endorse this lawyer. As a former Staff Judge Advocate in the United States Army, he is well versed in the UCMJ and military trial defense."
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Criminal defense lawyer
2017
Client Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
2014
Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
1992
Excellence in Claims, US Army Claims Service
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Air Assault Badge, US Army
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Jump Wings, US Army
N/A
AAM, MSM, and various awards, US Army
2002 - 2013
Attorney, Private Practice
1994 - 2001
Senior Attorney, Metropolitan Gornment of Nashville and Davidson County
1987 - 1993
Prosecuting Attorney, Us Army Jag Corps
1986 - 1993
Attorney Advisor, US Army Jag Corps
Convicted manslaughter. 15 year sentence
Aquitted of all charges. Subsequently promoted to CW4
Of approximately 300 suits, about 35 made it to trial. I won all of those. Metro paid nothing. The rest were dismissed before they ever got to court.
1986
JD - Juris Doctor
1983
BS - Bachelor of Science
2015
Forfeitures
N/A
English
German
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