David Henry Veile

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Veile was a police officer and sergeant with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department for seven years. Mr. Veile is certified as a Police Instructor by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission and was Law Instructor at the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Training Academy, where he taught Criminal Statutory Law, Criminal Procedure, and Constitutional Law.

Mr. Veile serves as a leader in several professional organizations. In April of 2015, he was reelected as a Middle Tennessee Governor for the Tennessee Bar Association and currently serves on the TBA Board of Governors. He also serves as the Chair of the statewide Tennessee Bar Association Criminal Justice Section. Most recently, he was elected to serve a three year term as a Governor on the Board of Governors of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

After graduating third in his law school class and being admitted to the bar, Mr. Veile began a general practice with an emphasis on litigation. Due to his experience in the criminal court system, Mr. Veile’s practice has evolved and now focuses primarily on criminal defense. He has assisted clients facing charges ranging from traffic citations to first degree murder. Due to his background and training in the administration and interpretation of standardized field sobriety tasks in accordance with the standards developed by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Mr. Veile has valuable insight on how to approach the defense of a DUI charge. Mr. Veile has also served as a special prosecutor and special judge.