If you need legal help with DUI defense matters in Tennessee, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Tennessee attorneys handle cases involving DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Tennessee classifies impaired driving offenses as DUI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in Circuit Court and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles DUI cases in Tennessee knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

When selecting a DUI defense attorney in Tennessee, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Tennessee and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to DUI defense 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.

Lee Carter Massengill - Attorney
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
John Romero - Attorney
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
Michal Durakiewicz - Attorney
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
Meredith Mochel - Attorney
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
Lexi Woods - Attorney
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
Marcus Lipham - Attorney
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
Robert Payne Cave Sr. - Attorney
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
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
David Louis Raybin - Attorney
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
Sarah Bean Smith - Attorney
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
John David Schwalb - Attorney
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
Amanda Howell Castillo - Attorney
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
Billy Joe Marlowe - Attorney
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
Henry Ambrose - Attorney
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
Samuel Aaron Byrd - Attorney
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
Justin Cole Sensing - Attorney
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
J. Caleb Cassell - Attorney
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
Mark W Litchford - Attorney
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
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
David W. MacNeill - Attorney
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
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
William Jackson Brown - Attorney
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
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
Benny G. White - Attorney
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
James Robert Miller II - Attorney
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
George Frank Lannom - Attorney
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
Gerald Howard Summers - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers, P.C.
 735 Broad St Chattanooga TN 37402
(423) 265-2385
University of Tennessee College of Law (1966)
English
Bar #000534
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
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
Joseph Preston Strom - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Strom Law Office
 6923 N. Trenholm Rd. Columbia SC 29206
(843) 898-8180
University of South Carolina (1984)
English, Spanish
South Carolina Bar
Active License
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Construction Law
Lawrence James Arnkoff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lawrence J. Arnkoff
 5115 Maryland Way Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 933-5182
University of Miami (1971)
Bar #026140
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law DUI & DWI
Bryna Landers Grant - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bryna Grant Law
 242 W. Main Street #296 Hendersonville TN 37075
(615) 630-8499
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (2000)
English
Bar #021196
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Darren Drake - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Darren Drake
 128 1/2 N. Church St. Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 410-3919
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale (2007)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
Daniel Woodard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Garza Law Office, PLLC
 550 West Main Suite 340 Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 540-8300
Bar #039575
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
David Clarke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Clarke Law Office
 201 East Main Street, Suite 405 Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 796-6299
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (2005)
English, Spanish
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Todd Hull - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Todd Hull Law PLLC
 207 N. Boone Street Suite 23 Johnson City TN 37604
(423) 270-4855
Middle Tennessee State University (2020)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Elder Law
Misty Danyel Parks - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Solo Practitioner
 PO Box 1720 Spring Hill TN 37174
(615) 255-9155
University of Mississippi (2004)
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
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
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