Top Rated Tennessee Criminal Defense Lawyers

Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 24 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Construction & Development, Personal Injury and more

Bio: Our Offices are dedicated to ...."HELPING YOU, YOUR FAMILY & YOUR BUSINESS"

Rating: 7.1

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "We recently sold our family business & Mr. Gillespie was professional and caring. It was a difficult time for us and we appreciated his professional manner and concern for us."

Rating: 6.5

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 11 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Entertainment, Business and more

Bio: Marcus Shute, Jr (Shute) is a Sports and Entertainment Attorney at the Shute Law Office in Nashville, TN. Our client-focused approach cultivates aspiring legends as we build the blueprint for a lasting legacy. Our priority is to build a long-term ...

Rating: 7.0

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 8 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Juvenile, DUI & DWI

Review: "Mrs. Cummings represented me in a criminal case and plea-bargained it to probation with no jail time. Because I had a driving offense and lived in Knox County, I wanted to get unsupervised probation rather than supervised due to my not being able ..."

Rating: 6.7

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Bio: Christopher M. Lewis is an Associate Attorney at the Firm and licensed to practice law in Tennessee. He received his Bachelor’s degree from the University of Memphis, where he majored in Political Science. Chris graduated with his J.D. from the Un...

Rating: 6.8

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 25 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "He was very dedicated to help my family. He charged us very reasonably, especially for what he did. He would answer any questions we had, was very clear on what we needed to do in order to get the desired results, and told us beforehand that we ma..."

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Review: "Kathryn did an absolutely awesome job defending my son. Now, I'm one of these old fashioned conservative Republican, Christian Right type who wouldn't spend a dime if I knew my son had done the crime. In this rare case, my son was the victim of id..."

Rating: 6.6

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more

Rating: 10

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 22 years

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

Bio: Travis M. Lampley joined Parkerson | Santel, PLLC in 2014. Travis is an experienced litigator, concentrating his practice on family law, criminal defense, and estate planning. Like the other attorney's at Parkerson | Santel, PLLC, Travis is also a...

Rating: 7.7

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 21 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Personal Injury

Bio: Andy Peters Davis attended law school in San Diego, California, where he graduated from California Western School of Law and returned back to his hometown to join the law firm. Before law school, Andy graduated from Miami University receiving a bu...

Rating: 8.7

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years

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

Review: "Sherif was amazing in dealing with my case and my impossible family. He went above and beyond for me and I am very pleased with the outcome."

Rating: 7.0

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Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorney

Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Family and more

Bio: Attorney, Ryan K. McFarland, has fifteen years of experience representing clients thoughout middle Tennessee, as well as Army service members at Fort Campbell. He takes the time to listen to your story and specific concerns and tailors a case appr...

Rating: 7.6

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