Legal Malpractice law in Tennessee covers attorney negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, missed deadlines, conflict of interest, and fee disputes. 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 legal malpractice cases, and attorneys who practice in Circuit Court regularly understand the nuances that affect how these matters are resolved.

One of the most important things to know about legal malpractice law in Tennessee is the statute of limitations. You generally have 1 year (one of the shortest in the US) from the date of injury to file a claim. Tennessee follows modified comparative fault with 50% bar (Tenn. Code § 29-11-103) for determining liability, which directly affects how much compensation you may recover. Cases are filed in Circuit Court, and knowing how local judges handle these matters gives experienced attorneys a real advantage.

When selecting a legal malpractice 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 legal malpractice 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.

Kyle I. Cannon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C.
 26 N. 2ND STREET MEMPHIS TN 38103
(901) 527-2157
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2000)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Construction Law Insurance Defense
Howard Manis - Attorney
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
Justin Crouch - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
University of Mississippi
English
D.C. Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Jason W. Voelke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
Ball State University
English
Bar #040691
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Jeffery Shane Roberts - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jeff Roberts & Associates, PLLC
 213 Rep. John Lewis Way N Suite 300 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 425-4400
Trial Lawyers College (2013)
English
Bar #020263
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Asbestos & Mesothelioma Employment Law
Edward M. Graves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tennessee Legal Malpractice, LLC
 19 S Jefferson Ave #100 Cookeville TN 38501
(865) 599-1974
University of Tennessee College of Law (1978)
Chinese, English
Bar #005882
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice Personal Injury
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
Rachel Grace Gelfand - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wolff Ardis, P.C.
 5810 Shelby Oaks Dr Memphis TN 38134
(901) 202-4016
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2016)
English
Bar #035143
Active License
Verified
Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice Personal Injury
David Owen Day - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tennessee Legal Malpractice, LLC
 19 S Jefferson Ave #100 Cookeville TN 38501
(931) 528-7002
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1981)
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Insurance Claims Legal Malpractice Personal Injury
Nathan Richard Glassman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glassman, Wyatt, Tuttle & Cox, P.C.
 26 N. Second Street Memphis TN 38103
(901) 527-4673
University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (1975)
Bar #007815
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Insurance Defense Legal Malpractice
Theresa Scott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 907-0687
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
English
Bar #031749
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Shannon Wiggins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
University of Florida
English
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Daniel Necci - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(931) 546-7200
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
English
Bar #035778
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Evan Vineyard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(931) 505-7040
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
English
Bar #036971
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Larry Crain - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Crain Law Group, PLLC
 5214 Maryland Way Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 376-2600
District of Columbia Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Intellectual Property Legal Malpractice
Marisa Lee Combs - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Lewis Thomason
 Lewis, King, Krieg & Waldrop, PC 424 Church Street, Ste. 2500 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 259-1366
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (2002)
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Business Law Construction Law Legal Malpractice
Jill Gaskell Draughon - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
Nashville School of Law
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Matt McFarland - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(931) 546-7200
University of Tennessee College of Law (2011)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
R. Sadler Bailey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bailey & Greer, PLLC
 Bailey & Greer, PLLC 6256 Poplar Avenue Memphis TN 38119
(901) 680-9777
Emory University (1986)
English
Bar #011230
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
James Robert Embrey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hall Booth Smith, P.C. in Nashville, Tennessee
 424 Church Street Suite 2950 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 489-2999
University of Tennessee College of Law (1995)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Insurance Defense Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Charles J. Parrish - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
Cumberland University
English
Bar #039129
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Thomas R Greer - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bailey & Greer, PLLC
 Bailey & Greer, PLLC 6256 Poplar Avenue Memphis TN 38119
(901) 680-9777
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2002)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Civil Rights Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Eric Wilson Hayes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
Capital University Law School (2000)
English
Bar #020581
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Floyd Scott Cammack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(931) 546-7200
University of Kentucky
English
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
R. Joshua McKee - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(931) 546-7200
Middle Tennessee State University
English
Bar #020886
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Cornelius K. Bostick - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 41 Union Avenue Memphis TN 38103
(901) 202-4747
University of MS School of Law (1998)
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Entertainment & Sports Law Legal Malpractice
Ed Wallis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Glassman Wyatt Tuttle & Cox, PC
 26 N. 2nd Street Memphis TN 38103
(901) 527-2125
University of Richmond School of Law (2001)
English
8th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Employment Law Insurance Claims
Samuel F. Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Miller Injury Firm
 424 Church Street Suite 2000 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 235-7633
USD Institute on International and Comparative Law at Trinity College (2002)
English
Bar #022936
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Personal Injury
Catherine A. White - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(615) 255-9100
Indiana University - Indiana University-South Bend
English
Bar #018211
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
George Nolan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Bulso & Nolan, PLC
 414 Union Street Suite 1740 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 780-4114
University of Virginia School of Law (1991)
Bar #014974
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Jonaka White Hall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hughes & Coleman Injury Lawyers
 622 W 7th St Columbia TN 38401
(931) 546-7200
Western Kentucky University
English
Bar #027275
Kentucky Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Nursing Home Abuse
Bill Leader - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 414 Union Street Suite 1740 Nashville TN 37219
(615) 780-4100
Vanderbilt University Law School (1981)
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Business Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Albert Clyde Harvey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 40 S Main St 29TH FLOOR Memphis TN 38103
(901) 525-8721
University of Tennessee College of Law (1967)
Bar #007955
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Health Care Law Legal Malpractice
Steven Allen Riley - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1906 West End Ave Nashville TN 37203
(615) 320-3700
Vanderbilt University Law School (1978)
Bar #006258
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Health Care Law
Andrew Davis Lewis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 736 Georgia Ave Chattanooga TN 37402
University of Tennessee College of Law (1975)
Bar #001061
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice Personal Injury
Jonathan O. Steen - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 464 North Pkwy Jackson TN 38305
University of Minnesota Law School (1994)
Bar #016519
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Legal Malpractice Medical Malpractice
Alfred Russell Willis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 215 2nd Ave N Nashville-Davidson (Balance) TN 37201
University of Tennessee College of Law (1984)
Bar #011191
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Paul Timothy Coleman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 PO BOX 30107 KNOXVILLE TN 37930
(865) 584-4686
University of Tennessee College of Law
Florida Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Education Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Robert G. McDowell - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 511 Union St # 1600 Nashville TN 37219
Vanderbilt University Law School (1969)
Bar #000961
Tennessee Bar
Inactive License
Verified
Antitrust Law Business Law Environmental Law
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