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Ricky A.W. Curtis, Attorney at Law, P.C., is a true litigation firm, focusing on criminal law, family law, and other trial matters. Ricky A.W. Curtis, and Teresa Murray-Smith, of counsel, are former assistant District Attorneys for Sullivan County, Tennessee and possess over fifty years of combined legal and trial experience, appearing in courtrooms across East Tennessee, trying cases in the entire Tri-Cities area, Knoxville, Nashville, and most points between.
Our office is centrally located in historic Blountville, Tennessee, the county seat for Sullivan County, and is the only law office adjacent to the Sullivan County Justice Center. We are within walking distance to all Sullivan County offices.
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Chat withState: Tennessee
Acquired: 1999
Lawyer disciplined by state licensing authority in 2026
3229 Highway 126, Blountville, TN, 37617-4520
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Posted by anonymous | September 01, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation
Missed Court Date
Ricky A.W. Curtis was supposed to handle our appeal to the COA after a divorce case. He filed extensions to the COA so many times I can't even remember how many there were. It was ridiculous. He went to the Court house and continued our case without our knowledge. He missed a court date and it cost u...
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This lawyer was disciplined by a state licensing authority in 2026.
Temporary Suspension issued in TN, 2026
updated on 03/10/2026Temporary suspension means an attorney lost his or her license to practice during a disciplinary investigation. The suspension typically expires when the investigation is resolved.
Publicly Censured issued in TN, 2023
updated on 10/13/2023This means the attorney did something wrong, but the Bar did not suspend the lawyer. 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.
Censured issued in TN, 2017
updated on 11/17/2017When 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.
Publicly Censured issued in TN, 2017
updated on 10/13/2023This means the attorney did something wrong, but the Bar did not suspend the lawyer. 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.
2015
10 Best for Client Satisfaction, American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys
2015
Top 100 Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates
2014
Top 100 Lawyers, American Society of Legal Advocates
2005
Most Trials, Sullivan County District Attorney's Office
2004
Most Trials, Sullivan County District Attorney's Office
2006 - Present
Principal, Ricky A.W. Curtis, Attorney for Law, P.C.
2003 - 2006
Assistant District Attorney, Sullivan County District Attorney's Office
1998 - 2003
Associate, Toppenberg & Burke, P.C.
2015 - Present
National Association of Criminal Defense LawyersMember
2003 - Present
Bristol Tennessee Bar AssociationMember
1999 - Present
Tennessee Bar AssociationMember
1999 - Present
Federalist SocietyMember
1999 - Present
Tennessee Bar AssociationMember, Committee Member
2003 - 2006
Northeast Tennessee Young Lawyers AssociationMember
1999 - 2015
Knoxville Bar AssociationMember, Section Member
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JD - Juris Doctor
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