Appeals law in Tennessee covers post-trial motions, appellate briefs, oral arguments, standards of review, and preservation of error. When these legal matters arise, having the right attorney can make a significant difference in the outcome. Tennessee has its own statutes, court procedures, and legal standards that apply specifically to appeals & appellate cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

The statute of limitations for appeals & appellate matters in Tennessee is generally 1 year (one of the shortest in the US), though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Tennessee's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Tennessee Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on appeals & appellate in Tennessee bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The appeals & appellate attorneys listed here practice throughout Tennessee and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to appeals & appellate law in Tennessee to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Tennessee.

Seamus Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Music City Law, PLLC
 1033 Demonbreun Street Suite 300 Nashville TN 37203
(615) 200-0682
Vanderbilt University Law School (2010)
English
Bar #032202
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
Thomas Wormouth Shumate - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2900 Vanderbilt Place Suite 100 Nashville TN 37212
(615) 229-7499
University of Notre Dame (1995)
English
Bar #019595
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Timothy Leo Bowden - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tim L. Bowden, Lawyer
 306 Northcreek Blvd 200 Goodlettsville TN 37072
Nashville School of Law (1991)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Animal & Dog Law Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma
William Ira Howell Acuff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Acuff & Acuff, P.C.
 101 S Jefferson Ave Cookeville TN 38501
(931) 526-6123
Pepperdine University (1991)
Bar #016567
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Estate Planning
Kristen Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Freeman & Fuson
 305 Church St Franklin TN 37064
(615) 298-7272
Belmont University College of Law
English
Bar #040549
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Todd G. Cole - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cole Law Group, PC
 1648 Westgate Cir #301 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 490-6020
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (2004)
Danish, English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Jim Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jim Williams & Associates, Lawyers at Law, LLC
 324 Cherokee Street Kingsport TN 37660-4336
(423) 230-0006
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1994)
English
Bar #018466
Virginia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Dominick R. Smith - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
DRS Law
 943 College St. Bowling Green KY 42101
(615) 742-1775
Bar #028783
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights Insurance Claims
Michelle Blaylock-Howser - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howser & Associates, PLLP
 1500 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 3A-1 Murfreesboro TN 37129
(615) 801-8602
Nashville School of Law (2002)
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Divorce Domestic Violence
Amy Farrar - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tennessee Center for Estate & Elder Law in Murfreesboro, Tennessee
 718 South Church Street Mufreesboro TN 37130
(615) 869-7450
University of Mississippi School of Law (2002)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Elder Law
Alyssa J. Devine - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Purple Fox Legal
 3820 Charlotte Avenue, Suite 146-1 Nashville TN 37209
Indiana University Kelley School of Business (2017)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Communications & Internet Law
Tatine C. Darker - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Darker & Associates
 1470 Monroe Ave Memphis TN 38104
(901) 672-7080
French, Spanish
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Immigration Law
Cody Galaher - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
BLINK LAW, NASHVILLE LLC
 Fifth Third Center | Suite 2000 424 Church Street Nashville TN 37219
(615) 651-7393
Mississippi College School of Law
English
Bar #035794
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation
Drew Justice - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Justice Law Office
 1902 Cypress Drive Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 419-4994
University of Tennessee College of Law (2007)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Civil Rights
Thomas E. Parkerson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Parkerson Law, PLLC
 110 S. Maple St. Murfreesboro TN 37130
(629) 543-8042
Mississippi College School of Law (2000)
English
Bar #023338
Mississippi Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
James Ralph Hickman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
James R. Hickman Jr. Law Office
 140 Court Avenue Sevierville TN 37862
(865) 453-0944
Bar #020125
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law
Joshua Nathan Pearce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Joshua Pearce
 PO Box 38 Tullahoma TN 37388
(931) 588-0540
Nashville School of Law
Bar #041309
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Medical Malpractice
Jimmy Meeks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pepper Law, PLC
 1801 West End Ave #850 Nashville TN 37203
(615) 256-4838
Gonzaga University School of Law (2017)
English
Bar #039830
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Matt Maniatis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Maniatis Law PLLC
 211 Donelson Pike, Ste 204 Nashville TN 37214
(615) 366-1211
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
English, Spanish
U.S. Immigration Courts Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Jessica Sue Sisk - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 303 East Broadway Newport TN 37821
(423) 623-3137
Appalachian School of Law (2007)
English
Bar #029905
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
David Milton Sandy - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 119 South Main Street Suite 500 MEMPHIS TN 38103
(901) 255-2740
University of Mississippi (2002)
Bar #024692
Tennessee Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Elder Law
John Chadwick Long - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sindle & Long, Lawyers at Law
 130 South Water Avenue Gallatin TN 37066
(615) 451-0307
Nashville School of Law (2002)
Bar #025526
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
J. Ross Pepper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Pepper Law, PLC
 1801 West End Ave #850 Nashville TN 37203
(615) 256-4838
University of Tennessee College of Law (1990)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
Scott D. Hall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Scott D. Hall
 374 Forks of the River Parkway Sevierville TN 37862
(865) 428-9900
University of Tennessee College of Law (1988)
Bar #014874
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Collections
James Lee Widrig - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Widrig Law PLLC
 200 E Spring St Lebanon TN 37087
(615) 417-7800
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School (2005)
English
Bar #025111
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
Audrey J. Anderson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bass, Berry & Sims
 150 Third Avenue South Suite 2800 Nashville TN 37201
(615) 742-6296
University of Michigan Law School (1990)
Bar #031910
U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court, District of Columbia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Education Law Employment Law
Paul E. Tennison - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
 424 Church St. Suite 2950 Nashville TN 37219
Vanderbilt University Law School (2018)
English
Bar #036956
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Family Law
Mr. James Charles Wright - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Butler, Vines and Babb
 41 Diana St. Memphis TN 38104
(865) 637-3531
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1978)
English
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Construction Law
Randall Eugene Reagan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Randall E. Reagan
 625 Market Street, Suite 900 Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 637-8505
University of Tennessee College of Law (1974)
Bar #005995
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Domestic Violence
Andre Courtney Wharton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1575 Madison Avenue Memphis TN 38104
(901) 726-6884
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1999)
Bar #022588
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Anthony M. Avery - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Anthony M. Avery, Lawyer
 The Walnut Building 706 Walnut Street, #304 Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 637-3035
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
English
Bar #012925
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Daniel L Wischhof - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 725 Cool Springs Blvd., Ste. 600 P. O. Box 681416 Franklin TN 37068
(615) 859-9991
Augustana College
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Business Law
David Harold Dunaway - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 550 East Broadway Avenue Maryville TN 37804
(865) 617-7085
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1973)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Asbestos & Mesothelioma Employment Law
Susan M Shane - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 245 Indian Lake Blvd. Apt T306 Hendersonville TN 37075
(856) 524-1042
Maryland Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Consumer Law Personal Injury
Daniel A Gillespie - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Gillespie Law Office
 618 S. Gay Street Suite L-1 Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 275-5291
Temple University (2009)
Unknown Status
Agricultural Law Appeals & Appellate Civil Rights
John Brister Burns - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John Burns Law, PLC
 219 3rd Ave N #2000 Franklin TN 37064
(615) 630-0122
University of Florida (2001)
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Estate Planning
Russell Edwards - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Edwards & Edwards, An Association of Lawyers
 177 East Main Street Hendersonville TN 37075
(615) 822-0431
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Keith Hopson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Keith A. Hopson, Lawyer at Law
 410 Shelby Street Kingsport TN 37660
(423) 247-7164
English
Bar #014353
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
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