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TennesseeCriminal Defense Lawyers in Cleveland, Tennessee

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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Clayton M Whittaker

Clayton M Whittaker
MCKOON WILLIAMS AND ATCHLEY, PLLC
633 CHESTNUT, SUITE 1300 REPUBLIC CENTER
Chattanooga, TN 37450
Licensed for 36 years, Clayton M Whittaker is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kenneth L Miller

Kenneth L Miller
Logan-Thompson, PC
30 2nd Street NW
Cleveland, TN 37311
Kenneth L Miller is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Franklin Logan

James Franklin Logan
Logan, Thompson, Miller
PO Box 191
Cleveland, TN 37364
Licensed for 53 years, James Franklin Logan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

G. Scott Kanavos

G. Scott Kanavos
121 Broad St
Cleveland, TN 37364
G. Scott Kanavos is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Wencke West

Wencke West
Wencke West Attorney at Law, PLLC
140 N Ocoee St
Cleveland, TN 37311
Licensed for 11 years, Wencke West is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Gilman Currier

Charles Gilman Currier
Charles Currier, Attorney at Law
311 Tellico Street N
Madisonville, TN 37354
Licensed for 41 years, Charles Gilman Currier is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joshua Weiss

Joshua Weiss
Cavett, Abbott & Weiss PLLC
801 Broad Street Suite 428
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 13 years, Joshua Weiss is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Martin Wayne Lester

Martin Wayne Lester
Lester Law
4513 Hixson Pike Ste 104
Chattanooga, TN 37343
Licensed for 11 years, Martin Wayne Lester is a Immigration Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Yale Law School... read more >

R. Garth Best

R. Garth Best
Best & Brock
1257 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 16 years, R. Garth Best is a DUI / DWI and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Nashville School of Law... read more >

Marya Lynn Schalk

Marya Lynn Schalk
Summers, Rufolo, & Rodgers
735 Broad Street Suite 800
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 19 years, Marya Lynn Schalk is a Criminal Defense and Appellate Law lawyer who attended University of Tennessee College of Law... read more >

C. Leland Davis

C. Leland Davis
Davis & Hoss, P.C.
508 East 5th Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
C. Leland Davis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

M. Keith Davis

M. Keith Davis
Austin, Davis & Mitchell
109 Cherry Street
Dunlap, TN 37327
M. Keith Davis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bryan Henry Hoss

Bryan Henry Hoss
Davis & Hoss, PC
508 East 5th Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Bryan Henry Hoss is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Martin J Levitt

Martin J Levitt
Levitt & Levitt
312 Vine Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Martin J Levitt is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mike A Little

Mike A Little
Mike A. Little, Attorney at Law
701 Cherry Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Mike A Little is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel Joseph Ripper

Daniel Joseph Ripper
Luther-Anderson PLLP
PO Box 151
Chattanooga, TN 37401
Licensed for 32 years, Daniel Joseph Ripper is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steven Gregory Moore

Steven Gregory Moore
3001 Broad St Suite 101
Chattanooga, TN 37408
Licensed for 33 years, Steven Gregory Moore is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Cumberland L.S./Samford... read more >

Matt Brock

Matt Brock
Best Hayduk Brock PLLC
1257 Market Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 11 years, Matt Brock is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended Thomas Jefferson School of Law... read more >

Hilary Hodgkins

Hilary Hodgkins
Hilary Hodgkins, Attorney at Law
312 Vine Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Hilary Hodgkins is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jerry H Summers

Jerry H Summers
Summers & Wyatt, P.C.
735 Broad St. Suite 800
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Jerry H Summers is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer who attended University of Tennessee College of Law... read more >

Jay Underwood

Jay Underwood
Jay Underwood, Attorney at Law
823 Houston Street Suite 201
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Jay Underwood is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Garth Best

Garth Best
Best Hayduk Brock
707 Georgia Ave. Ste. 300
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 16 years, Garth Best is a Criminal Defense and Probation Violations lawyer... read more >

Gary Daniel Gerbitz

Gary Daniel Gerbitz
Miller & Martin, PLLC
832 Georgia Ave Suite 1000
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 56 years, Gary Daniel Gerbitz is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Allen Brooks

John Allen Brooks
John Allen Brooks
1010 Market Street Suite 304
Chattanooga, TN 37402
John Allen Brooks is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jesse W Dalton

Jesse W Dalton
The Law Offices of Dalton, Best & Associates
707 Georgia Ave. Suite 300
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Jesse W Dalton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Christina Mincy

Christina Mincy
Speek & Webb, PLLC
730 Cherry St Suite A
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Christina Mincy 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 >

Wendy A Stanfield

Wendy A Stanfield
312 Vine Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Wendy A Stanfield is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen M Goldstein

Stephen M Goldstein
Law Office
314 Vine Street
Chattanooga, TN 37403
Stephen M Goldstein is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

L Mike Caputo

L Mike Caputo
Leonard M. Caputo, P.C.
537 Market Street Suite 205
Chattanooga, TN 37402
L Mike Caputo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Christopher Dixon

William Christopher Dixon
Law Office of Chris Dixon
707 Georgia Ave Suite 301
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 19 years, William Christopher Dixon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

C Parke Masterson Jr

C Parke Masterson Jr
1010 Market Street Suite 306
Chattanooga, TN 37402
C Parke Masterson Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Peter Joseph Alliman

Peter Joseph Alliman
135 College St
Madisonville, TN 37354
Licensed for 46 years, Peter Joseph Alliman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Arvin H Reingold

Arvin H Reingold
1010 Market St Suite 401
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 67 years, Arvin H Reingold is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Stewart Phillips

Michael Stewart Phillips
291 Fire Tower Rd
Dayton, TN 37321
Licensed for 16 years, Michael Stewart Phillips is a Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Whittier Law School... read more >

Gerald Howard Summers

Gerald Howard Summers
Summers & Wyatt, PC
735 Broad St Suite 800
Chatanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 28 years, Gerald Howard Summers is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Johnny D Houston Jr

Johnny D Houston Jr
707 Georgia Ave Suite 301
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Johnny D Houston Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Thomas Greer

Stephen Thomas Greer
PO Box 758
Dunlap, TN 37327
Licensed for 51 years, Stephen Thomas Greer is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

J. P. Weiss

J. P. Weiss
The Law Office of Joshua Weiss
801 Broad Street Suite #428
Chattanooga, TN 37402
J. P. Weiss is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Joseph Peyton Lea III

Joseph Peyton Lea III
J. Peyton Lea
8372 Deer Run Cir
Ooltewah, TN 37363
Licensed for 46 years, Joseph Peyton Lea III is a Criminal Defense and Family Law lawyer... read more >

Andrea DeFay Hayduk

Andrea DeFay Hayduk
Best, Hayduck, Brock
1257 Market St Suite 816
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Licensed for 16 years, Andrea DeFay Hayduk is a DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Anna Protano-Biggs

Anna Protano-Biggs
District Public Defender - 11th Judicial District
701 Broad Street
Chattanooga, TN 37402
Anna Protano-Biggs is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

Criminal Defense Specialty Areas

NBLSC Certification in Criminal Trial Advocacy - The National Board of Legal Specialty Certification is accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) to certify attorneys as specialists in criminal trial advocacy.



Nonprofit Legal Associations

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Founded in 1958, NACDL is the largest organization for criminal defense lawyers fighting to preserve fairness within America's criminal justice system. The organization has more than 10,000 direct members including criminal defense attorneys in private practice, public defenders in state or federal court, U.S. military defense counsel, law professors and judges.


Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

TACDL provides training, education and networking opportunties to its members while advocating for a fair criminal justice system.


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