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Joseph Houston Crabtree Jr.

1.8
Rating: 1.0

Licensed for 41 years

Family Lawyer at Athens, TN
Practice Areas: Family, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation, Criminal Defense

100 W. Madison Ave., Athens, TN

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025
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About Joseph

Practice Areas

4

Practice Areas

Family 35%

42 years

35%
Personal Injury 35%

I represent injured clients in a wide variety of cases. From auto and tractor-trailer crashes to premises liability to construction site and general negligence matters. Typically these cases are handled on a contingency fee basis with no up front costs advanced by the client. Selecting a lawyer to represent your interests in an injury case requires someone who understands all aspects of trying a case and how insurance coverages and insurance companies operate.

42 years

35%
Workers Compensation 20%

This area has become increasingly technical and complex over the past 15 years. With legislative reforms enacted, if you are injured on the job you need an a ttorney who knows the complexities and how to get your compensation started. Insurance companies notoriously misrepresent your benefits and will undermine your efforts to obtain a fair settlement. My fees are 20% of benefits recovered for you. You need an advocate for your rights.

42 years

20%

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Licenses

Licensed in Arkansas for 25 years

State: Arkansas

Acquired: 2000

Surrendered

Licensed in Tennessee for 41 years

State: Tennessee

Acquired: 1985

Disbarred

Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2025

Location

Law Offices of Joseph Houston Crabtree Jr.

100 W. Madison Ave., Athens, TN, 37303

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Joseph Houston Crabtree Jr.'s Reviews

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1.8 /5.0

5 Client Reviews

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Posted by Sahvannah | October 18, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Got a great result

I hired Mr. Crabtree to represent me for injuries from a car wreck in June 2018. He was able to settle my case for the policy limits. Mr. Crabtree was also able to reduce my medical bills. I got much more than I thought I would receive. Mr. Crabtree did a great job for me and I highly recommend ...him. He was able to do all of this in 4 months.

Posted by Joanna | July 17, 2018 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

Do not use him or he will use you!

I hired Crabtree over a year ago for full custody of my daughter. I paid him close to $1700. Since he has not given me direct legal advice. I have called probably well over a million times. As other reviews he is out of the office or in a meeting. His secretary is no help either. She promises to send... the message to have him call me back but I have waited around all day on multiple occasions. When I go in to the office and demand to see him we sit and he promises me all kinds of things then send me on my merely way back to square one. He owes the court money I gave him, he was served papers to defend me in court but failed to tell me and never went to defend me so now I'm suck with a crappy lawyer and no rights to my child all because her father won temporary custody because my lawyer couldn't inform me of court nor defend me in that matter!

Posted by anonymous | June 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney

This review is from a person who hired this attorney.

client

just like the other reviews I would not recommend him to anyone . I have a car wreck case and he never returns my phone calls I have had to fight with the insurance company myself . He has given me little to no legal advise I am going fire him and start looking for a new attorney asap he is charging ...my 30 percent of my settlement while I do his job while being in pain.

Posted by anonymous | December 9, 2014

Horrible

Just like the other review I paid him $1,200 and have not heard from him since. It has been over a month. Does not return calls and is always busy or out of the office when I call. My next step is to walk in the office and demand my money back.

Posted by max | April 6, 2013

A paid in full lawyer not giving anything in return.

In febuary of 2011 i paid the lawyer if you call him that,1,075 dollars to get me a divorce,he told me to go to parenting class i did that costed another 50 bucks,then i called his secretary at least 2 to 3 times a week asking her to tell him to call me or let her know what was next.Well as you can s...ee i still have no divorce he has never once called me at either of my two numbers.This is not proffessional at all. So now i either need a divorce or my money back after waiting two long yrs.

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Experience

Rating:  1.0 (Extreme Caution)

Professional misconduct

This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2025.

Disbarment issued in TN, 2025

updated on 05/23/2025

Disbarment is the most serious penalty for a lawyer. If this attorney is currently practicing law, you should contact the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility to understand the reasons for disbarment.

Temporary Suspension issued in TN, 2023

updated on 11/13/2023

Temporary suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice during a disciplinary investigation. The suspension typically expires when the investigation is resolved.

Suspension/Probation issued in TN, 2022

updated on 03/30/2023

Suspension/Probation means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. When the attorney returns to practice, the State monitors the attorney's activities for a period of time in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Suspension issued in TN, 2022

updated on 03/29/2023

Suspended means an attorney lost his or her license to practice law for a period of time. The attorney typically returns to practicing law when the suspension expires.

Censured issued in TN, 2011

updated on 09/21/2013

When an attorney is censured it means he or she did something wrong but may still practice law. Typically in this case the lawyer's poor behavior is exposed to the public in hopes that he or she will not repeat the behavior.

Education

N/A

UNIV MEMPHIS

law

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