Top Rated Columbia, TN Criminal Defense Lawyers

37 criminal defense lawyers serve Columbia, TN. Compare the best based on 111+ reviews and detailed profiles. Related practice areas and nearby towns in Maury County are listed below.

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Columbia Has 37 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 111 Reviews

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Law Office of Joshua D. Miller
39 Public Sq, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Family and more

Fighting for you when the stakes are high!

Rating: 10

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Law Offices of Adrian H. Altshuler & Associates
604 North High Street, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 39 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, DUI & DWI

Review: "I had a great experience with Mr. Altshuler!! He was very responsive to my needs cared about my situation. He resolved my issues in a timely manner. He has a great understanding of the law and presented in a way that made it easy to understand."

Rating: 8.0

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13 Public Square, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, General Practice

Review: "I had to find new legal counsel after my first lawyer's lack of experience became painfully obvious the first time in front of the judge. In my search for a new lawyer, Lewis Williams came highly recommended, and he made an immediate impact. My (n..."

Rating: 9.1

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Po Box 411, 29 Public Square, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Child Custody and more

Review: "Words cannot express my gratitude for how Cory handle my divorce/custody process. Throughout the entire process he maintained a high level of integrity, professionalism, compassion, and astuteness. Cory championed for me and my children and yielde..."

Rating: 9.3

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22nd Judicial District Public Defender's Office
202 W 6th St, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Travis is been great answering my 20 million emails, always quickly. I feel safe with his representation, and he has compassion for his clients. He's ready to fight for you"

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Ryan Dugger
Po Box 267, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Ryan is an awesome person. He returns phone calls and texts. He has worked very hard to help my husband who had a very complex case in a county that is known for being difficult and very disorganized!!! I believe we have reached a resolution. I wo..."

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Tisher, Free & Lynn
809 South Main Street suite 200, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, General Practice and more

Bio: I decided to go to Law School after having been a Tennessee State Park Ranger for 10 years. This decision was made, in part, because of a desire to advocate for persons in court instead of being the reason they were there (enforcement of the law).

Rating: 7.0

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29 Public Sq, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation, Family

Review: "My wife and I had hired several attorneys before finding Mr. Cory Ricci. All previous attorneys we had done business with in regards to our custody case were horrible. They were unprepared, un responsive and very unprofessional. To say we felt rob..."

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126 Old Bear Creek Pike Ste A101, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Debt Collection, Personal Injury and more

Review: "Ronald Freemon you have been so great with my son’s cases! The civil case you have been great. The divorce case you have also been great!!! My son and I can’t think you enough!!! I would recommend you to anyone that needs a great lawyer!! You have..."

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126 Old Bear Creek Pike Ste A101, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more

Review: "Mr. Cruz’ office has worked with us on an immigration case since Feb. They have been very responsive, and have a wonderful bilingual office. So far we have been very satisfied"

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207 W 8th St, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Personal Injury

Rating: 6.5

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29 Public Sq, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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715 N Main St, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "This man has to be the most arrogant SOB we have ever encountered! There were several times when he was downright rude to me and God bless my husband for maintaining his cool and not reacting in the manner in which he truly would liked to have! I ..."

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Public Defender's Office - 22nd Judicial District
202 W 6th St, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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202 W 6th St, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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20 Public Sq, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, General Practice, Family

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State of Tennessee
8 Public Sq, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Tisher, Wolaver, Free, Carter & Lynn, PLLC
809 South Main Street, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Family, General Practice and more

Rating: 6.4

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Court of Criminal Appeals Judge
418 W 7th St, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Litigation

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39 Public Square, Suite 1, Columbia, TN

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 12 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Appeals, DUI & DWI and more

Bio: I represent clients across Middle Tennessee in criminal cases for both adults and juveniles, as well as clients in family law cases, including divorces, child custody disputes, child support, and dependency-and-neglect.

Rating: 6.3

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Which Criminal Defense lawyers have been licensed the longest in Columbia, TN?

Eugene Raymond Hallworth 56 years licensed
Robert Lee Holloway Jr. 47 years licensed
William Clark Barnes Jr. 41 years licensed
John Shackelford Colley III 40 years licensed
Adrian Hershel Altshuler 39 years licensed
John Russell Parkes 39 years licensed
Christopher Vance Sockwell 33 years licensed
Barton E. Kelley 32 years licensed
Mark Allen Free 32 years licensed
Samuel Jason Whatley Sr. 28 years licensed

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Which Columbia, TN Criminal Defense lawyers are newest to the area?

McKenzie Lynch 3 years licensed
Joshua Lee Hogan 4 years licensed
Ryan Wayne Dugger 5 years licensed
Clayton Benjamin Barnes 6 years licensed
William Ellis Baltz 11 years licensed
Amanda Lynn Dunavant 12 years licensed
Brandon Elijah White 12 years licensed
Adrienne LaRae Dale 12 years licensed
Jessica Sloan Elam 13 years licensed
Travis Benson Jones 13 years licensed

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Columbia, TN Criminal Defense Lawyers

Columbia Has 37 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 111 Reviews

Joshua David Miller