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The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in Tennessee, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in Tennessee should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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William T W

William T W
Worthington & Weiss, P.C.
409 N. COLLEGE ST. Suite 1
Madisonville, TN 37354
William T W is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Rebecca Kay Dyer

Rebecca Kay Dyer
Dyer & Elrod Law
P.O. Box 680726
Franklin, TN 37068
Licensed for 17 years, Rebecca Kay Dyer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomoas H Bray

Thomoas H Bray
Bennett, Parkerson & Bray
108 North Church Street
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Thomoas H Bray is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey C Gruber

Jeffrey C Gruber
Jeffrey Gruber Attorney PLLC
8 Public Square North
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
Licensed for 16 years, Jeffrey C Gruber is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J Todd Ross

J Todd Ross
Ross & Associates, Attorneys at Law, LLC
255 Broad St.
Kinsport, TN 37660
J Todd Ross is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jason Norris

Jason Norris
Norris & Norris Attorneys at Law PLLC
203 West Main Street Suite 2
McMinnville, TN 37111
Licensed for 14 years, Jason Norris is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nicholas Andrew Black

Nicholas Andrew Black
Ralls & Wooten
2018 East Lamar Alexander Pkwy
Maryville, TN 37804
Licensed for 16 years, Nicholas Andrew Black is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Chase Ryan Brown

Chase Ryan Brown
Law Office of Chase Brown
332 White Bridge Road
Nashville, TN 37209
Chase Ryan Brown is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Susan Mader

Susan Mader
Price, Hill & Kolarich
201 4th Avenue North Suite 1800
Nashville, TN 37219
Susan Mader is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Taylor Eskridge

Taylor Eskridge
Eskridge Law Offices, PLLC
200 Poplar Ave. Suite 104
Memphis, TN 38103
Taylor Eskridge is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mike Dowies

Mike Dowies
Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti & Mink PLLC
2908 Poston Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Mike Dowies is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Julianna Juanita Loden

Julianna Juanita Loden
Moore, Ingram, Johnson & Steele
408 N Cedar Bluff Rd #500
Knoxville, TN 37923
Licensed for 14 years, Julianna Juanita Loden is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David C Veazey

David C Veazey
Law Offices of David C. Veazey
3116 Brainerd Rd Suite A
Chattanooga, TN 37411
Licensed for 14 years, David C Veazey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Nicholas A Holton

Nicholas A Holton
Coles & Holton, LLP
764 Roycroft Place
Nashville, TN 37203
Nicholas A Holton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Pamela A Fleenor

Pamela A Fleenor
Duncan, Hatcher, Hixson & Fleenor
1418 McCallie Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37404
Pamela A Fleenor is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Theodore Albert Engel III

Theodore Albert Engel III
The Ted Engel Law Firm
275 Second Ave. Suite 200
Dayton, TN 37321
Licensed for 13 years, Theodore Albert Engel III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Vakessha Baker Hood

Vakessha Baker Hood
Cane Law Firm
325 Plus Park Blvd Suite 200A
Nashville, TN 37217
Licensed for 13 years, Vakessha Baker Hood is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Robert Ferguson

James Robert Ferguson
James Robert Ferguson, Attorney at Law
PO Box 341166
Memphis, TN 38184
James Robert Ferguson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jessica Marie Van Dyke

Jessica Marie Van Dyke
Parker, Lawrence, Cantrell & Smith
201 Fourth Ave. N. Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37219
Licensed for 13 years, Jessica Marie Van Dyke is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Taylor Passons

Taylor Passons
McDaniel Law Firm
243 Exchange Ave
Memphis, TN 38105
Taylor Passons is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kimberly Hamilton

Kimberly Hamilton
Hamilton & Signer, PLLC
304 Public Square
Franklin, TN 37064
Kimberly Hamilton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Rebecca Sue Parsons

Rebecca Sue Parsons
Law Office of Robert D. Massey
211 West Madison St
Pulaski, TN 38478
Rebecca Sue Parsons is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Angel Avans Eihausen

Angel Avans Eihausen
Eihausen Law Office
P.O. Box 21592
Chattanooga, TN 37424
Angel Avans Eihausen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kelly A Nanney

Kelly A Nanney
Kelly Nanney, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 6669
Maryville, TN 37802
Licensed for 14 years, Kelly A Nanney is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matt Milligan

Matt Milligan
Law Office of Matt Milligan
203 3rd Avenue South
Franklin, TN 37064
Matt Milligan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anton L Jackson

Anton L Jackson
McKenzie Jackson, PLC
201 4th Avenue North Suite 1130
Nashville, TN 37219
Anton L Jackson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Amanda Branam Rogers

Amanda Branam Rogers
Luther-Anderson, PLLP
1110 Market Street Suite 500
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 20 years, Amanda Branam Rogers is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Thomas Bailey

Thomas Bailey
Walwyn & Walwyn
1994 Gallatin Pike N. Suite 305
Madison, TN 37115
Thomas Bailey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brandy L Spurgin

Brandy L Spurgin
Brandy Spurgin, Attorney At Law
511 Georgia Ave 2nd Floor
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Licensed for 13 years, Brandy L Spurgin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Lee McDougal

Lee McDougal
Law Office of Lee McDougal, PC
1105 16th Avenue S. Suite D
Nashville, TN 37212
Licensed for 18 years, Lee McDougal is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jennifer Glass Lloyd

Jennifer Glass Lloyd
Kennedy, Koontz & Farinash
320 North Holtzclaw Avenue
Chattanooga, TN 37405
Jennifer Glass Lloyd is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gregory Allen

Gregory Allen
The McAfee Law Firm
246 Adams Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Gregory Allen is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dustin Powell Click

Dustin Powell Click
Goble Law Firm
215 Franklin Street
Clarksville, TN 37040
Licensed for 13 years, Dustin Powell Click is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ebony N Dawkins

Ebony N Dawkins
Williams & Dawkins Law Firm
1407 Union Avenue Suitre 1203 Suite 1203
Memphis, TN 38104
Ebony N Dawkins is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christina Mincy

Christina Mincy
Speek & Webb, PLLC
730 Cherry St Suite A
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Christina Mincy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Gregory Brown

William Gregory Brown
Wilks Law Offices
509 West Court Square
Springfield, TN 37172
Licensed for 14 years, William Gregory Brown is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Allen Wooten

William Allen Wooten
Law Office of J. Houston Gordon
114 West Liberty Avenue Suite 300
Covington, TN 38019
Licensed for 17 years, William Allen Wooten is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Samuel Byrd

Samuel Byrd
Law Office of Sam Byrd
3828 Dayton Blvd
Chattanooga, TN 37415
Licensed for 12 years, Samuel Byrd is a DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law - The University of Memphis... read more >

Andrew Chambers Beasley

Andrew Chambers Beasley
Andrew C. Beasley, PLLC
818 Woodland St
Nashville, TN 37206
Licensed for 16 years, Andrew Chambers Beasley is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law... read more >

David Scheel

David Scheel
Sexton and Wykoff
9145 Cross Park Drive #103
Knoxville, TN 37923
Licensed for 31 years, David Scheel is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Tennessee at Knoxville Law Schoo... read more >

Sherriff Sincere Richards

Sherriff Sincere Richards
Richards Law
1201a 7th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37208
Licensed for 14 years, Sherriff Sincere Richards is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer who attended Vermont Law School... read more >

William Lamar Aldred Jr

William Lamar Aldred Jr
Aldred Law Office
221 South 2nd St.
Clarksville, TN 37040
William Lamar Aldred Jr is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Elizabeth A. Russell

Elizabeth A. Russell
Johnston & Street, PLLC
236 PUBLIC SQ STE 103
Franklin, TN 37064
Licensed for 10 years, Elizabeth A. Russell is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer... read more >

Bobby Eugene Hutson Jr

Bobby Eugene Hutson Jr
Federal Defender
800 S Gay St suite 2400
Knoxville, TN 37929
Licensed for 18 years, Bobby Eugene Hutson Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Florida International University... read more >

Blake Daniel Ballin

Blake Daniel Ballin
Ballin, Ballin & Fishman
200 Jefferson Ave #1250
Memphis, TN 31803
Blake Daniel Ballin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gray W Bartlett

Gray W Bartlett
Ballin, Ballin & Fishman
200 Jefferson Ave #1250
Memphis, TN 31803
Gray W Bartlett is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Melanie R Bean

Melanie R Bean
Lannom & Williams, PLLC
137 Public Square
Lebanon, TN 37087
Melanie R Bean is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jodie A Bell

Jodie A Bell
Bell, Tennent & Frogge
414 Union Street Suite 904
Nashville, TN 37219
Jodie A Bell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jackson L Case

Jackson L Case
Butler, Vines & Babb
2701 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Jackson L Case is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jonathan David Cooper

Jonathan David Cooper
Stacy, Whitt & Cooper
706 Walnut St Suite 902
Knoxville, TN 37902
Licensed for 31 years, Jonathan David Cooper is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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