Tennessee residents facing probate issues have access to attorneys who specialize in estate administration, will contests, trust disputes, guardianship, and conservatorship proceedings. 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 probate cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for probate matters in Tennessee is generally 6 years, 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 probate in Tennessee bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

The probate 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.

For a detailed overview of how probate law works in Tennessee — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to probate law in Tennessee. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

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
Andy Goldstein - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cole Law Group, PC
 1648 Westgate Cir #301 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 490-6020
Belmont University College of Law
English
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Divorce Family Law
MJ Thomas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of M.J. Thomas
 1050 Glenbrook Way, Suite 480, PMB 195 Hendersonville TN 37075
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Entertainment & Sports Law Estate Planning
Peter Amoruso - Attorney
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
Ashley Edgar Waters - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Waters Law
 116 Locust Avenue Suite A Cookeville TN 38501
(931) 559-2889
Nashville School of Law (2009)
Bar #032782
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Family Law
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
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
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
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
Stan Medlin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.
 530 Oak Court Drive Suite 360 Memphis TN 38117
(901) 762-0535
Lee University
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Employment Law Estate Planning
Rebecca A. Bell-Houchin - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Belle Vie Legacy Law, PLLC; Valerie Webb & Associates
 Suite C White House TN 37188
(615) 334-1336
Western New England University School of Law (2017)
Bar #021389
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Mary Beth Hagan - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 495 North Walnut St. Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 546-4070
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1999)
English
Bar #022109
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Collections
Joshua A Jenkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hagan Jenkins Law Group, PLLC
 625 S. Church Street Suite A Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 546-4070
Oklahoma City University School of Law (2008)
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Collections Construction Law
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
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
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
David L. Robbins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brandt & Robbins, P.C.
 206 Princeton Rd Suite 25 Johnson City TN 37601
(423) 282-1981
Appalachian School of Law (2006)
English
Bar #028157
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
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
Debora Carroll - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Carroll Law Office
 4322 Harding Pike Suite 417 - 16 Nashville-Davidson County TN 37205
(615) 600-5159
Bar #030097
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Crystal M. Etue - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Crystal Etue, PLLC
 202 4th Ave. S., Suite 202 Franklin TN 37064
(615) 721-7983
Southern University Law Center (2017)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Entertainment & Sports Law Estate Planning
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
Rebecca C. Blair - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Blair Law Office
 1608 Westgate Cir #100 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 953-1122
University of Tennessee College of Law (1996)
English
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law 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
Brock A. Goetz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 408 N Cedar Bluff Rd Ste. #160 Knoxville TN 37923
(865) 263-4460
Bar #040255
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Russell E. Freeman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Freeman & Bracey, PLC
 P.O. Box 527 Goodlettsville TN 37070
(615) 859-1328
University of Memphis (1988)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Estate Planning Family Law Personal Injury
James Cortney Cort Sikes - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Wykoff & Sikes, PLLC
 135 Fox Road, Suite A Knoxville TN 37922
(865) 320-9444
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2002)
English
Bar #024703
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Johnnie Daniel Bond - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Johnnie Bond Law
 3221 M St NW Washington DC 20007
(202) 683-6803
University of Tennessee College of Law (1999)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Thomas Boyers V - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Thomas Boyers V, Lawyer at Law
 150 West Main Street Citizens Bank Building, Suite 301 Gallatin TN 37066
(615) 206-8663
Lipscomb University (2011)
Tennessee Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
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
Jonathan Lee Young - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jonathan Young Law
 240 Rickman-Monterey Hwy. Rickman TN 38580
(931) 559-8985
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1999)
Bar #020345
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Family Law
Sanjay Raman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of Sanjay Raman
 2701 Kingston Pike Knoxville TN 37919
(865) 244-3923
Lincoln Memorial University - John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law (2017)
English
Bar #038603
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Don Duke - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Freeman & Bracey, PLC
 885 Conference Dr #500 Goodlettsville TN 37072
(615) 859-1328
Nashville School of Law
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Will Cartwright - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cartwright Law, LLC
 1535 West Northfield Blvd. Suite 3 Murfreesboro TN 37129
6-157-852-9091
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Divorce Estate Planning Probate
Shanone Emmack - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Shanone Emmack, Lawyer at Law
 219 3RD AVENUE NORTH Franklin TN 37064
(615) 920-0906
Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University (2009)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Domestic Violence DUI & DWI Estate Planning
Chasity Sharp Grice - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Peppel, Grice & Palazzolo, P.C.
 474 Perkins Extended Suite 205 Memphis TN 38117
(901) 761-3140
University of Tennessee College of Law (2007)
Bar #027532
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Donna Simpson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Donna Simpson
 51 East First Street Cookeville TN 38501
(931) 526-2933
Bar #006859
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Estate Planning Probate Social Security Disability
Devin Freeman Park - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Freeman & Bracey, PLC
 P.O. Box 527 Goodlettsville TN 37070
(615) 859-1328
University of Tennessee College of Law (2015)
English
Bar #036347
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Estate Planning Family Law
Josh Hoeppner - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hoeppner Law, PLLC
 201 West Sullivan Street Kingsport TN 37660
(423) 247-6151
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (2005)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law 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
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