Top Rated Knoxville, TN Civil Rights Lawyers

81 civil rights lawyers serve Knoxville, TN. Compare the best based on 36+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Knox County are listed below.

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Knoxville Has 81 Civil Rights Attorneys with 36 Reviews

900 S Gay St Ste 1500, Po Box 131, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Medical Malpractice, Employment & Labor and more

Bio: Dan Pilkington is a member at the firm of Watson, Roach, Batson and Lauderback in Knoxville, Tennessee. Mr. Pilkington practices civil litigation in federal and state courts, with an emphasis on public officials and law enforcement. His experience...

Rating: 9.2

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G. Keith Alley, P.C.
259 N. Peters Rd., Suite 101, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Construction & Development, Real Estate and more

Bio: My mission as an attorney is to provide meaningful and informed representation to a wide range of clients. During my career, I’ve been employed in the legal field in East Tennessee in various roles. Prior to joining G. Keith Alley, P.C., I served ...

Rating: 7.2

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Civil Rights Lawyers in Knoxville, TN

Civil rights attorneys protect individuals’ constitutional and statutory rights against discrimination, police misconduct, or government overreach. They investigate violations, file lawsuits or administrative complaints, seek injunctive relief or damages, represent plaintiffs in class actions, and work to enforce equal treatment under law and institutional reform.

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Bass. Berry & Sims, PLC
900 S Gay St Ste 1700, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Government, Litigation

Review: "He is very professional, hard working, cares deeply about his clients, and his low firm is great to work with."

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Watson, Roach, Batson, Rowell & Lauderback, P.L.C.
900 S Gay St Ste 1500, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Litigation, Government and more

Review: "The firm could not represent me due to conflict of interest. But Ms. Read was very quick to respond and gave me some information to where I might be able to find some representation"

Rating: 9.1

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Egerton Mcafee Armistead and Davis PC
900 S Gay St Ste 1400, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 17 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Health Care, Commercial

Rating: 6.7

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422 S Gay St Ste 301, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Employment & Labor, Litigation and more

Civil litigation in the areas of labor and employment law, governmental tort and civil rights law, health care, business practices, product liability, and general personal injury.

Rating: 6.8

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Butler, Vines and Babb
Po Box 2649, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 60 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Litigation

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800 S Gay St Ste 1950, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 41 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Business and more

Review: "I was accused of DUI and two counts of assault on an officer and my lawyer sent me a letter asking to talk about my case I went to the consultations i told my side an he read the reports and went from there and questioned each officer in front of ..."

Rating: 6.9

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Butler, Vines & Babb
2701 Kingston Pike, Po Box 2649, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 37 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Litigation, Medical Malpractice and more

Bio: Weldon E. Patterson was born in Harlan, Kentucky. He attended Tennessee Technological University (B.S., 1984), and The University of Tennessee (M.S., 1986; J.D., with Honors, 1988), and was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 1989. He was an Assistan...

Rating: 8.6

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O'Neil, Parker and Williamson, P.L.L.C.
7610 Gleason Dr Ste 200, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Lawsuits & Disputes, General Practice and more

Rating: 7.2

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Taylor & Knight, GP
800 S Gay St Ste 600, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Appeals, Government and more

Bio: First and foremost, Jonathan is a prolific trial lawyer, having tried more than 25 cases over the last several years, many of which were jury trials. He has tried cases in state and federal courts all over Tennessee and obtained winning verdicts f...

Rating: 6.8

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400 W Main St Rm 612, City County Bldg., Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 36 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Discrimination, Government Contracts

Rating: 7.1

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Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: General Practice, Litigation, Civil Rights

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800 S Gay St Ste 1950, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Personal Injury and more

Review: "Hoai was on top of and informative about everything throughout my whole case. Keeps it real and gets you taken care of, thanks for everything!"

Rating: 6.3

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7610 Gleason Dr Ste 200, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 51 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Personal Injury, Litigation

Rating: 7.0

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Owings, Wilson & Coleman
900 S Gay St Ste 800, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Employment and Labor, Personal Injury

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Paine, Bickers, Elder, King & Williams LLP
2200 Riverview Tower 900 South Gay Street, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, General Practice, Ethics and Professional Responsibility

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Po Box 1631, Suite 699, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 38 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Government

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4210 Barbara Dr, Knoxville, TN

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 35 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

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Civil Rights Attorney near Knoxville (Martin)

Civil Rights Lawyer Licensed for 44 years

Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, Litigation

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Which Civil Rights lawyers have been licensed the longest in Knoxville, TN?

William D Vines III 60 years licensed
Edward Rourke Patrick 56 years licensed
Lawrence Paul Leibowitz 56 years licensed
Jon Gilbert Roach 56 years licensed
Paul Damian Hogan Jr. 53 years licensed
William Alton Young 51 years licensed
William Richard Seale 49 years licensed
Samuel Walter Rutherford 47 years licensed
Mark E. Stephens 46 years licensed
Ruth Thompson Ellis 45 years licensed

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Which Knoxville, TN Civil Rights lawyers are newest to the area?

Richard Jacob Arning 1 year licensed
Elise McKenna DeNicola 2 years licensed
Michael Ramsey Almaden 2 years licensed
Chad Michael Taylor 3 years licensed
Rachel Kathleen Harrison 5 years licensed
Kelsey Gatlin Davies 5 years licensed
Courtney Jade Statham 5 years licensed
Elizabeth Harwood Pierce 7 years licensed
Celsy Rimmer Johnson 7 years licensed
Hilary Lucienne Magacs 8 years licensed

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Knoxville, TN Civil Rights Lawyers

Knoxville Has 81 Civil Rights Attorneys with 36 Reviews

Daniel Roberts Pilkington