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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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Graham Prichard

Graham Prichard
Graham Prichard, Attorney at Law
4800 Charlotte Ave
Nashville, TN 37209
Graham Prichard is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kathy D Aslinger

Kathy D Aslinger
Kennerly, Montgomery & Finley, P.C.
550 Main Street W
Knoxville, TN 37902
Kathy D Aslinger is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tyler Chance Yarbro

Tyler Chance Yarbro
Dodson Parker Behm & Capparella, PC
1310 6th Avenue North
Nashville, TN 37208
Licensed for 20 years, Tyler Chance Yarbro is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Randal Roy Boston

Randal Roy Boston
Boston & Poore, Attorney's at Law
60 N. Main St.
Crossville, TN 38555
Licensed for 22 years, Randal Roy Boston is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Heather N McCoy

Heather N McCoy
McCoy & McCoy
528 Grace Avenue
Sevierville, TN 37862
Licensed for 19 years, Heather N McCoy is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Ben S Dempsey

Ben S Dempsey
Dempsey Law Firm
143 COURT SQUARE
Huntingdon, TN 38344
Ben S Dempsey is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Terry Conrad Cox

Terry Conrad Cox
Cox and Wortman, PLLC
149 South Rowlett
Collierville, TN 38017
Licensed for 46 years, Terry Conrad Cox is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jack D Lowery

Jack D Lowery
Lowery, Lowery & Cherry
150 Public Square
Lebanon, TN 37087
Jack D Lowery 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 >

Bryan Stephenson

Bryan Stephenson
Law Office of Bryan Stephenson
414 Union St. Suite 905
Nashville, TN 37219
Bryan Stephenson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jonathan Paul Farmer

Jonathan Paul Farmer
Jones Hawkins & Farmer, PLC
150 Fourth Avenue North Suite 1820
Nashville, TN 37219
Licensed for 24 years, Jonathan Paul Farmer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Edward Earl DeWerff

Edward Earl DeWerff
Ed DeWerff, Attorney at Law
119 Franklin St
Clarksville, TN 37040
Edward Earl DeWerff is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Timothy Valton Potter

Timothy Valton Potter
Reynolds, Potter, Ragan & Vandivort, PLC
210 East College Street
Dickson, TN 37055
Licensed for 29 years, Timothy Valton Potter is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Georgia Blythe Felner

Georgia Blythe Felner
Georgia Felner, Attorney at Law
2550 Meridian Blvd. Suite 200
Franklin, TN 37067
Georgia Blythe Felner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Chad Alan Cox

Chad Alan Cox
Ainley Hoover Clark & Hoover
200 N. Poplar St
paris, TN 38242
Chad Alan Cox is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John Stanford Young III

John Stanford Young III
Young & Bell
800 South Gay Street Suite 2610
Knoxville, TN 37929
John Stanford Young III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Carl Eshbaugh

Carl Eshbaugh
Eshbaugh, Waters, Strange-Boston & Kern
800 S. Gay Street Suite 1600
Knoxville, TN 37929
Carl Eshbaugh is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

W Thomas Dillard

W Thomas Dillard
Ritchie, Dillard, Davies & Johnson
606 W. Main Street Suite 300
Knoxville, TN 37902
Licensed for 59 years, W Thomas Dillard is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Verlan Thomas Andrew Long

Verlan Thomas Andrew Long
Costner & Greene
315 High Street
Maryville, TN 37804
Verlan Thomas Andrew Long is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Amy Goodwin

Amy Goodwin
Amy Goodwin Law
PO Box 68099
Nashville, TN 37206
Amy Goodwin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Francis King

Francis King
Law Offices of Francis King
Nashville City Center Suite 1850
Nashville, TN 37219
Francis King is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Timothy Francavilla

Timothy Francavilla
Brannon Law Firm
295 Washington Ave. Suite 3
Memphis, TN 38103
Timothy Francavilla is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bradley Lamar Henry

Bradley Lamar Henry
Breeding & Dothard, LLC
117 Center Park Drive Suite 201
Knoxville, TN 37922
Licensed for 18 years, Bradley Lamar Henry 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 >

Chase T Smith

Chase T Smith
Chase T. Smith, Attorney at Law
119 Franklin Street
Clarksville, TN 37040
Licensed for 17 years, Chase T Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Karen Paula Stevenson

Karen Paula Stevenson
Rudy, Wood, Winstead & Williams
1812 Broadway
Nashville, TN 37203
Licensed for 13 years, Karen Paula Stevenson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Morgan E Smith

Morgan E Smith
Law Office of Morgan Smith
144 Second Avenue N Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37201
Morgan E Smith is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Susan Lyell Young

Susan Lyell Young
Cynthia J. Bohn and Associates
545 Mainstream Dr. Suite 320
Nashville, TN 37228
Susan Lyell Young is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Douglas K Dennis

Douglas K Dennis
Law Office of Douglas K. Dennis
9 South Jefferson Avenue Suite 101
Cookeville, TN 38501
Douglas K Dennis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tim Hatton

Tim Hatton
Tim Hatton - Attorney at Law
104 1/2 Public Square
Lebanon, TN 37087
Tim Hatton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Everette Parrish

Everette Parrish
Everette Parrish, Attorney at Law
PO Box 3602
Brentwood, TN 37024
Licensed for 17 years, Everette Parrish is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William Thomas Mullican

William Thomas Mullican
William T. Mullican
1143 Columbia Avenue Suite C-10
Franklin, TN 37064
Licensed for 16 years, William Thomas Mullican is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Loy Carney

Loy Carney
The Carney Firm, PLC
2309 Crestmoor Road Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37215
Loy Carney is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brennan Lenihan

Brennan Lenihan
Brennan Lenihan, Attorney at Law & Mediator
10805 Kingston Pike Suite 120
Knoxville, TN 37934
Brennan Lenihan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Iska Hoole

Iska Hoole
Law Office of Iska Hoole
143 College Street
Monteagle, TN 37356
Iska Hoole is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tricia Ruth Herzfeld

Tricia Ruth Herzfeld
ACLU-TN
PO BOX 120160
Nashville, TN 37212
Licensed for 17 years, Tricia Ruth Herzfeld is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Gillespie Young

Stephen Gillespie Young
Robinson, Reagan & Young, PLLC
105 Broadway Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37201
Licensed for 30 years, Stephen Gillespie Young is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph S Ozment

Joseph S Ozment
Ozment & Copeland P.C.
1448 Madison Avenue
Memphis, TN 38104
Joseph S Ozment is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Steffen Schreiner

Steffen Schreiner
Steffen Schreiner
369 N. Main St
Memphis, TN 38103
Steffen Schreiner is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Jason London

Charles Jason London
Herndon, Coleman, Brading, & McKee
PO Box 1160
Johnson City, TN 37605
Licensed for 14 years, Charles Jason London is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Haden Lawyer

Michael Haden Lawyer
Law Office of M. Haden Lawyer
2201 Poplar Ave. Suite 2204
Memphis, TN 38137
Michael Haden Lawyer is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Joseph C Hall Sr

Joseph C Hall Sr
Joe Hall Attorney at Law
317 A East College St.
Dickson, TN 37055
Joseph C Hall Sr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew Christopher Pietsch

Matthew Christopher Pietsch
Taylor Pigue Marchetti Mink PLLC
2908 Poston Ave
Nashville, TN 37203
Matthew Christopher Pietsch is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jeffrey Allen Vires

Jeffrey Allen Vires
Bean Smith Burnett
300 Thurman Avenue
Crossville, TN 38555
Licensed for 34 years, Jeffrey Allen Vires is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

R Barry Gearon Jr

R Barry Gearon Jr
The law Office of R. Barry Gearon, Jr.
222 Second Avenue North Suite 360M
Nashville, TN 37201
Licensed for 14 years, R Barry Gearon Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew Caple-Shaw

Andrew Caple-Shaw
The Caple-Shaw Firm
PO Box 282382
Nashville, TN 37228
Licensed for 14 years, Andrew Caple-Shaw is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Brian E Nichols

Brian E Nichols
Ford & Nichols
501 Mulberry St
Loudon, TN 37774
Brian E Nichols is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Alex Bird

Alex Bird
Lannom & Williams, PLLC
137 Public Square
Lebanon, TN 37087
Licensed for 14 years, Alex Bird is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Drew Justice

Drew Justice
The Justice Law Office
125 Cedar Creek Drive
Franklin, TN 37067
Drew Justice is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David M DiScenza

David M DiScenza
The Law Office of David M. DiScenza
4800 Charlotte Pike
Nashville, TN 37209
David M DiScenza is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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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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