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TennesseeFederal Crimes Lawyers in Sumner County, Tennessee

While most criminal offenses are prosecuted in state court, the United States federal courts also have jurisdictions over certain types of criminal offenses.


In the federal courts in and around Sumner County, Tennessee, the prosecuting attorneys with the United States Attorney's Office (USAO) prosecute criminal offenses.


Jurisdiction to prosecute the case within the federal criminal justice system can occur because the crime impacts interstate commerce, the crime occurred on land owned by the federal government or an Indian reservation, or the allegations involve a loss or harm to the federal government.


Criminal defense attorneys in federal court fight serious felony charges, minor federal offenses, petty felony offenses, and infractions.


Cases in the federal criminal justice system can include everything from tax evasion to drug or firearm charges, to civil rights violations.

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Thomas Boyers

Thomas Boyers
Thomas Boyers V, Attorney At Law
150 West Main Street Suite 301
Gallatin, TN 37066
Licensed for 24 years, Thomas Boyers is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer who attended The Nashville School of Law... read more >

Patti B Garner

Patti B Garner
Patti B. Garner & Associates
1208 Nashville Pike
Gallatin, TN 37066
Patti B Garner is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

Jeff W Campbell

Jeff W Campbell
Law Offices of Richard M. Brooks
1006 Crimson Way
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Jeff W Campbell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Teena D Vincent

Teena D Vincent
Teena Vincent, Attorney at Law
315 West Main Street Suite 112
Hendersonville, TN 37075
Teena D Vincent is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Richard Lee Watson

Richard Lee Watson
Watson Law Office
2231 Lambert Drive
Westmoreland, TN 37186
Richard Lee Watson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

John D Pellegrin

John D Pellegrin
Pellegrin & Boyers, Attorneys at Law
113 West Main St
Gallatin, TN 37066
John D Pellegrin is a Criminal Defense and Personal Injury lawyer... read more >

James Andrew Simmons

James Andrew Simmons
P.O. Box 2934
Hendersonville, TN 37077
Licensed for 42 years, James Andrew Simmons is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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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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