Tennessee Criminal Defense Legal Professionals

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Tennessee residents facing criminal defense issues have access to attorneys who specialize in felonies, misdemeanors, drug offenses, assault, theft, and white-collar crimes. The legal framework in Tennessee differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern criminal defense cases in this jurisdiction.

Criminal cases in Tennessee are prosecuted through Circuit Court, with appeals handled by the Court of Appeals. Your constitutional rights apply, but Tennessee's own rules of criminal procedure determine how the case unfolds in practice. Early representation is critical — the decisions made in the first days after arrest often define the trajectory of the entire case. The Tennessee Bar Association maintains standards for criminal defense practitioners in the state.

Choosing the right criminal defense attorney in Tennessee means evaluating more than just qualifications — it means finding someone who understands the local legal system and has handled similar cases. Use the profiles on this page to compare attorney experience, read client reviews, check office locations, and identify lawyers who offer free initial consultations. Taking the time to compare options can significantly affect your outcome.

Want to understand your legal rights before contacting an attorney? Read our complete guide to criminal defense law in Tennessee for an in-depth look at Tennessee's statutes, court procedures, and what outcomes are possible. When you're ready, use the profiles below to compare attorneys and schedule a consultation.

Lee Carter Massengill - Attorney
Lee Carter Massengill
0/5 (0 reviews)
Massengill, Caldwell & Coughlin, P.C.
 777 Anderson Street Bristol TN 37620
(423) 764-1174
Mississippi College School of Law (2001)
Bar #023767
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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John Romero - Attorney
John Romero
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeff Roberts & Associates
 213 Rep. John Lewis Way N STE 300 Nashville TN 37219
6-154-254-4003
Bar #038841
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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Peter Amoruso - Attorney
Peter Amoruso
0/5 (0 reviews)
Quist, Fitzpatrick, & Jarrard, PLLC
 800 S. Gay Street Ste. 2121 Knoxville TN 37929
8655241873206
Lincoln Memorial University (2019)
Bar #040982
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
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Michal Durakiewicz - Attorney
Michal Durakiewicz
0/5 (0 reviews)
Durak Law
 725 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 600 Franklin TN 37067
(615) 812-2829
Emory University School of Law
English, Polish, Russian
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Meredith Mochel - Attorney
Meredith Mochel
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Meredith Mochel
 809 Market St. Ziebold Building Chattanooga TN 37402
(423) 803-4333
University of Tennessee College of Law
English
Bar #022939
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Jim Hale - Attorney
Jim Hale
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jim Hale Law
 242 Poplar Avenue Memphis TN 38103
(901) 574-4841
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1989)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence Juvenile Law
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Lexi Woods - Attorney
Lexi Woods
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cassell Firm
 2000 Glen Echo Road Suite 113 Nashville TN 37215
(615) 475-7041
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Kristen Johnson - Attorney
Kristen Johnson
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
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Marcus Lipham - Attorney
Marcus Lipham
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Marcus A. Lipham
 200 E. Main St #110 Jackson TN 38301
(731) 207-4488
Spanish
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Robert Payne Cave Sr. - Attorney
Robert Payne Cave Sr.
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cave Law Office, PLLC
 414 Shelby St Kingsport TN 37660
(423) 245-0928
Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville (1973)
English
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Jim Williams - Attorney
Jim Williams
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
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David Louis Raybin - Attorney
David Louis Raybin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Raybin & Weissman, P.C.
 424 Church St Suite 2200, Fifth Third Center Nashville TN 37219
(615) 256-6666
University of Tennessee College of Law (1973)
Bar #003385
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Amanda Howell Castillo - Attorney
Amanda Howell Castillo
0/5 (0 reviews)
AHC Lawyer at Law, PLLC
 2524 Hospitality Ln Columbia TN 38401
(931) 451-7669
Nashville School of Law (2015)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Sarah Bean Smith - Attorney
Sarah Bean Smith
0/5 (0 reviews)
Costner & Greene Lawyers At Law.
 315 High Street Maryville TN 37804
(865) 238-4710
Bar #031967
U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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John David Schwalb - Attorney
John David Schwalb
0/5 (0 reviews)
John D. Schwalb, PLLC
 741 Cool Springs Blvd #104 Franklin TN 37067
(615) 794-7100
English
Bar #011671
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Wayne M Bridgham - Attorney
Wayne M Bridgham
0/5 (0 reviews)
Best & Brock PLLC
 1257 Market Street Chattanooga TN 37402
Widener University Commonwealth Law School (2017)
English, Spanish
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Employment Law
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Billy Joe Marlowe - Attorney
Billy Joe Marlowe
0/5 (0 reviews)
Marlowe Law
 404 James Robertson Parkway Suite 1613 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 244-9190
Bar #024146
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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Chase Walker - Attorney
Chase Walker
0/5 (0 reviews)
The CW Firm
 1502 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga TN 37404
Lincoln Memorial University - John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law (2019)
English
Bar #040380
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Estate Planning
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Mark W Litchford - Attorney
Mark W Litchford
0/5 (0 reviews)
Litchford, Pearce & Associates, PLLC
 5726 Marlin Road Franklin Bldg, Ste 107 Chattanooga TN 37411
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2005)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Henry Ambrose - Attorney
Henry Ambrose
0/5 (0 reviews)
Henry Ambrose Law
 1284 West Main St. Franklin TN 37064
(615) 509-9253
Middle Tennessee State University (1971)
English
Bar #033189
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
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Tatine C. Darker - Attorney
Tatine C. Darker
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
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Samuel Aaron Byrd - Attorney
Samuel Aaron Byrd
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Sam Byrd
 University Tower 651 E. 4th Street, Suite 408 Chattanooga TN 37403
(423) 304-6827
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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Howard Manis - Attorney
Howard Manis
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cochran Firm - Mid South
 40 South Main, Suite 1700 Memphis TN 38103
(901) 523-1999
University of Memphis (1990)
English
Mississippi Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Criminal Law Legal Malpractice
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Justin Cole Sensing - Attorney
Justin Cole Sensing
0/5 (0 reviews)
23rd District Judicial Advocates
 110 N. Main St. Ashland City TN 37015
(615) 792-1308
Bar #030340
U.S. Federal Court - Middle District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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J. Caleb Cassell - Attorney
J. Caleb Cassell
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cassell Firm
 2000 Glen Echo Rd #113 Nashville TN 37215
(615) 475-7041
Belmont University College of Law (2014)
English
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Divorce
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Drew Justice - Attorney
Drew Justice
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
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Anahi Fancher - Attorney
Anahi Fancher
0/5 (0 reviews)
Fancher Law Office, PLLC
 8115 Isabella Lane, Suite 9 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 349-1107
Nashville School of Law
English, Spanish
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Immigration Law
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James D. Purple - Attorney
James D. Purple
0/5 (0 reviews)
Own Law Office
 6406 East Brainerd Road Chattanooga TN 37421
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1978)
English
Bar #009833
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
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Thomas E. Parkerson - Attorney
Thomas E. Parkerson
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
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William Jackson Brown - Attorney
William Jackson Brown
0/5 (0 reviews)
William J. Brown & Associates, PLLC
 23 N Ocoee St Cleveland TN 37311
(423) 476-4515
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1977)
English
Bar #005450
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
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James Ralph Hickman - Attorney
James Ralph Hickman
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
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David W. MacNeill - Attorney
David W. MacNeill
0/5 (0 reviews)
MacNeill Law Office
 1506-A McCallie Avenue Chattanooga TN 37404
(423) 364-4365
Bar #038915
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI White Collar Crime
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Matt Maniatis - Attorney
Matt Maniatis
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
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Jessica Sue Sisk - Attorney
Jessica Sue Sisk
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
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Benny G. White - Attorney
Benny G. White
0/5 (0 reviews)
Benny G White Law, PLLC
 501 Union Street, Suite 400 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 348-5518
Bar #036407
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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James Robert Miller II - Attorney
James Robert Miller II
0/5 (0 reviews)
James R. Miller II Lawyer at Law
 200 East Main St Suite 102 Johnson City TN 37604
(423) 926-2714
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1986)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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George Frank Lannom - Attorney
George Frank Lannom
0/5 (0 reviews)
Frank Lannom Law Group
 541 North Mt. Juliet Road Totty Building, 3rd Floor Mt. Juliet TN 37122
(615) 444-3995
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1987)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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