About Christopher

Licenses

Licensed in Tennessee for 37 years

State: Tennessee

Acquired: 1989

Retired

No misconduct found

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Experience

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Honors

2018

Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell

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Work Experience

2008 - Present

Attorney, Law Office of Chris Coats

2000 - 2008

Managing Attorney, State of Tennessee

1993 - 2006

Judge, General Sessions Court

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Associations

2016 - Present

Murfreesboro Barristers Lions Club

Board of Directors

2014 - Present

Rutherford Cannon County Bar Association

Member

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Education

1989

Nashville School of Law

JD - Juris Doctor

1980

Vanderbilt University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

N/A

National Judicial College

Certified Criminal Trial Specialist

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Activity

48

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What happens when someone is charged with FTA and probation violation due to missing court while they were in jail?

27 Aug 2019

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It wasn't a hard question. Can I attend traffic school in the state of Tn if I got a speeding ticket going 28 mph over the speed

03 Dec 2018

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Could you get a dui dismissed if they bruised your vein when taking blood test?

16 Nov 2018

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Christopher Dale Coats