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TennesseeCriminal Appellate Law Lawyers in Nashville, Tennessee

An appeal involves briefing issues for a higher court to review. Appellate attorneys in Tennessee may also make an oral argument to the judge or judges deciding the appeal.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney for an appellate case, keep in mind that strict timelines often apply to appeals.


Most criminal appellate attorneys in Tennessee charge flat fees for direct appeals and post conviction cases.


Many of the top appellate attorneys devote a significant portion of their practice to this niche area of the law.


Appellate law in the criminal justice system also includes federal habeas petitions and post-conviction motions for illegal sentences, ineffective assistance of counsel or prosecutorial misconduct.


Many of the top criminal appellate lawyers in the United States belong to The Council of Appellate Lawyers. The CAL is the first and only national appellate bench-bar organization.

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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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Mike Dowies

Mike Dowies
Taylor, Pigue, Marchetti & Mink PLLC
2908 Poston Avenue
Nashville, TN 37203
Mike Dowies 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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

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 >

Roger Tyler May

Roger Tyler May
May & Ryan
214 2nd Ave N Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37202
Licensed for 53 years, Roger Tyler May is a Criminal Defense and DUI / DWI lawyer... read more >

Patrick Timothy McNally

Patrick Timothy McNally
Weatherly McNally & Dixon PLC
424 Church St Suite 2260
Nashville, TN 37219
Licensed for 42 years, Patrick Timothy McNally is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kathleen G Morris

Kathleen G Morris
42 Rutledge St 1st Floor
Nashville, TN 37210
Licensed for 31 years, Kathleen G Morris is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mark C Scruggs

Mark C Scruggs
Johnson, Scruggs & Barfield
95 White Bridge Road Sutie 508
Nashville, TN 37205
Mark C Scruggs is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Leroy Weatherly

James Leroy Weatherly
Weatherly McNally & Dixon PLC
424 Church St Suite 2260
Nashville, TN 37219
Licensed for 49 years, James Leroy Weatherly is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paul J Bruno

Paul J Bruno
Paul J. Bruno Law Office
414 Union Street #904
Nashville, TN 37219
Paul J Bruno is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Harold R Donnelly

Harold R Donnelly
Harold Donnelly Attorney at Law
211 Union Street Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37201
Licensed for 20 years, Harold R Donnelly is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John G Oliva

John G Oliva
1308 Rosa L Parks Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37208
John G Oliva is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard W Westling

Richard W Westling
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP
511 Union St Suite 2700
Nashville, TN 37219
Richard W Westling is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J Michael Engle

J Michael Engle
519 Fairfax Avenue
Nashville, TN 37212
J Michael Engle is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Katharine Kalinke Decker

Katharine Kalinke Decker
Tennessee Attorney General's Office
500 Dr. M.L.K. Jr Blvd
Nashville, TN 37219
Licensed for 33 years, Katharine Kalinke Decker is a Criminal Defense and Criminal Appellate Law lawyer who attended The University of Texa... read more >

Scott William Reid

Scott William Reid
Bass, Berry & Sims PLC
150 3rd Ave S Ste 2800
Nashville, TN 37201
Licensed for 11 years, Scott William Reid is a Criminal Defense and Bankruptcy lawyer who attended Tulane University Law School... read more >

Robert T Vaughn

Robert T Vaughn
208 3rd Avenue North 4th Floor
Nashville, TN 37201
Robert T Vaughn is a Criminal Defense and Marijuana Law lawyer... read more >

Cynthia M Fort

Cynthia M Fort
111 Union Street
Nashville, TN 37201
Cynthia M Fort is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Glenn R Funk

Glenn R Funk
222 4th Ave N Suite 100
Nashville, TN 37219
Licensed for 39 years, Glenn R Funk is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Courtney Alandra Teasley

Courtney Alandra Teasley
The Courtney Teasley Law Firm
615 Main St
Nashville, TN 37206
Licensed for 11 years, Courtney Alandra Teasley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anthony W. Kirby Jr

Anthony W. Kirby Jr
Law Office of Brian L. Hill
128 North Second Street, Ste. 101
Clarksville, TN 37040
Licensed for 5 years, Anthony W. Kirby Jr is a Family Law and Criminal Defense lawyer who attended Belmont University College of Law... read more >

Peter John Strianse

Peter John Strianse
Tune, Entrekin & White PC
315 Deaderick Suite 1700
Nashville, TN 37238
Licensed for 44 years, Peter John Strianse is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Galloway Thomas

James Galloway Thomas
Neal & Harwell, PLC
150 4th Ave N Suite 2000
Nashville, TN 37219
Licensed for 44 years, James Galloway Thomas is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Dwight E Scott

Dwight E Scott
Dwight E. Scott, Atty. at Law
4024 Colorado Ave.
Nashville, TN 37209
Dwight E Scott is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael Colavecchio

Michael Colavecchio
Colavecchio & Colavecchio, PLLC
306 Gay St. Suite 104
Nashville, TN 37201
Michael Colavecchio is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kevin McGee

Kevin McGee
Kevin McGee Attorney at Law
1308 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37208
Kevin McGee is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kelly Gleason

Kelly Gleason
Office of the Post-Conviction Defender
530 Church St. #600
Nashville, TN 37243
Kelly Gleason is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kertyssa Delynn Austin

Kertyssa Delynn Austin
Post-Conviction Defender
530 Church St Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
Kertyssa Delynn Austin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel E Kirsch

Daniel E Kirsch
Office of the Post-Conviction Defender
530 Church Street Suite 600
Nashville, TN 37219
Daniel E Kirsch is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Paige Edwards

Paige Edwards
PD Conference Office
211 Seventh Avenue North Suite 320
Nashville, TN 37219
Paige Edwards is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Marie Stacey

Marie Stacey
Law Office of Marie Stacey
306 Gay Street Suite 200
Nashville, TN 37201
Licensed for 14 years, Marie Stacey 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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