Tennessee Lawyers

Personal Injury Law

406 11th Ave N ste 200, Nashville, TN 37203, USA

Blair was an enlisted infantryman for almost four years in the United States Marine Corps. (For you fellow Marines, Blair was an 03-11 - rifleman). He served at Parris Island, Camp LeJeune, the Naval Sub Base Bangor (outside Seattle), and with the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marines, at Camp Pendleton. He spent six months TDY in Korea and Japan. He completed the Marine cold weather training at Bridgeport, California, and received several Mast Awards. He completed basic, advanced basic, Marine combat training, the school of infantry, and the Marine security school. He left the Marine Corps to finish his undergraduate education at Belmont University in Nashville. His law degree is from Pepperdine School of Law in Malibu, California. He spent a month as a barrister's pupil to Simon Connely at the Middle Temple in London, and assisted his pupil master on trials at the Old Bailey. He also spent a month at a law program in Florence, Italy. The London and Florence programs were part of the University of San Diego law school summer session in 2000. He has completed the Harvard Law School's Basic and Advanced Negotiation Workshops, the University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, and the Trial Skills Workshop of the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. He is licensed to practice in California and Tennessee, and is a member of the Nashville Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, California Bar Association, American Bar Association, and the American Trial Lawyers Association.

Criminal Defense Law

109 S. Northshore Dr., Suite 310, Knoxville, TN 37919

Brandon Fersten is a criminal, DUI and juvenile defense attorney in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the owner of Barnes & Fersten, PLLC. His work takes him into general sessions, criminal and juvenile courts, with representation spanning negotiations, hearings, bench trials and jury trials. His firm biography identifies jury acquittals in two specific matters: a vehicular homicide by intoxication case in Sevier County and a DUI case in Knox County. It also reports a juvenile transfer hearing in which the state’s request to have the juvenile tried as an adult was denied. His National College for DUI Defense profile describes a separate Criminal Court appeal that resulted in reversal of a trial court ruling. Fersten’s legal education was at the University of Tennessee College of Law, where he graduated magna cum laude with a concentration in Advocacy & Dispute Resolution. He received CALI Excellence for the Future awards in Advanced Criminal Law, Negotiation and Advocacy Clinic. In 2020, he received the Jerry P. Black Jr. Student Clinic Attorney Award. Before law school, he earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of South Florida. His subsequent training includes completion of the Tennessee Criminal Defense Trial College. Fersten serves as Tennessee’s state delegate for the National College for DUI Defense. His firm also lists memberships in the Knoxville Bar Association, the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Civil Litigation

750 Old Hickory Blvd, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA

Brian T. Boyd is a real estate and tax lawyer, investor, and author in Franklin, Tennessee. His legal work includes real estate, construction, and business matters. He is affiliated with the Law Office of Boyd & Wills, PLLC, which identifies its location as Franklin, just south of Nashville. Boyd earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and a law degree from Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law. He also holds a Master of Laws in Taxation from Georgetown University Law Center. Alongside his legal work, he invests in real estate with his wife, Dawn. His writing addresses property investment and taxation. His book Replace Your Income: A lawyer’s guide to finding, funding, and managing real estate investments draws on his own investment experience. Another book, Turn Tax Deductions into Wealth: Legal Tax Strategies for W-2 Earners and Entrepreneurs, discusses deductions involving mortgages, medical expenses, business expenses, and charitable giving. It includes stories, charts, worksheets, and checklists, with discussion of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. At the firm level, Boyd & Wills represents individuals and businesses in real estate, commercial, and business law, including litigation. The firm describes its work as extending from tax advisement and corporate formation to commercial and real estate disputes, and says it represents clients across the United States.

Personal Injury Law

736 Georgia Ave, Chattanooga, TN 37402

Attorney C. Mark Warren graduated with highest honors from University of Tennessee at Knoxville and obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence with honors in 1989 from the University of Tennessee. He is licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in Tennessee and Georgia. For over twenty-five years, C. Mark has represented the interests of individuals hurt by the negligence of others. Over the years, C. Mark has obtained millions of dollars for his clients through trials and settlements against insurance companies for damages caused to individuals by car accidents, truck wrecks, work injuries, dangerous premises and/or medical malpractice. C. Mark is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the nation. He is a partner with the law firm of Warren & Griffin, P.C. and focuses his practice on personal injury case

In House Counsel

309 Seven Springs Way, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA

General Counsel with "C" level transactional and litigation legal experience advising publicly traded and privately held companies in manufacturing, service, and retail sectors. Proven track record of advising board members on strategies to achieve key business goals within the risk tolerance of the business. Skilled in providing pragmatic, focused, legal solutions to support business growth, leading cross-functional teams across multiple jurisdictions, managing departmental budgets, delivering environmental and compliance programs, and managing complex litigation. Strong leader with a positive attitude and excellent stakeholder management experience. Comfortable working in fast-paced, demanding environments across all legal areas including corporate, commercial, technology, intellectual property, product development, marketing and advertising, risk mitigation, dispute resolution, HR and employment.

Criminal Defense Law

550 West Main St, Suite 340, Knoxville, TN 37902

Daniel Morrell was born and raised in Elizabethton, Tennessee. Mr. Morrell earned his bachelor’s degree in Biology from East Tennessee State University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Law. During his time at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Mr. Morrell concentrated in client advocacy and was the recipient of the Warren Wesley Kennerly Scholarship for Achievement in Legal Ethics and the Charles H. Miller Excellence in Civil Advocacy Award. While studying the practice of law, Mr. Morrell also served as a clerk for the Honorable Clifford T. Shirley and the Honorable H. Bruce Guyton in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. After receiving his Juris Doctorate, he operated a general practice concentrating in criminal defense. His practice covered a wide variety of criminal defense cases, from misdemeanors to murder. Mr. Morrell is an experienced trial attorney and is committed to serving his clients and building enduring relationships. At Garza Law, his practice includes DUI defense and other criminal defense matters.

Family and Divorce Law

123 5th Ave N, Franklin, TN 37064, USA

Ed Silva is a founding member of Hartzog & Silva, with more than forty-five years of experience in trial advocacy. He represents clients in family law matters and personal injury cases throughout Tennessee, before Circuit and Chancery Courts, the Tennessee Court of Appeals, the Tennessee Supreme Court, and United States District Courts. He has been recognized by his peers as one of the state’s most respected family law attorneys, as well as for his work in civil mediation. Ed has been repeatedly listed among the Best Lawyers of America and as a Mid-South Super Lawyer, and has been named Best Lawyer’s Nashville Area “Lawyer of the Year” in the field of Family Law for 2010, 2007, and 2020. Ed is actively involved in a number of legal and local civic organizations. As a result of dedication to his community, he has been recognized as Franklin’s Citizen of the Year and received the Heritage Foundation Legacy Award. Following his graduation from Boston College, Ed served as an officer in the U.S. Navy, including tours of duty aboard the USS Constellation in the Western Pacific and in Vietnam. He achieved the rank of full lieutenant before returning to civilian life. He is married to Suzanne, a published writer and homemaker. They have two children, Alexandra and Anthony, and two grandchildren.

Family and Divorce Law

1550 W McEwen Dr, Franklin, TN 37067, USA

Emily Moore Leininger practices primarily in the areas of Divorce, Family Law, and Juvenile Law. She handles cases of divorce, child custody and visitation disputes, child support, adoption, paternity and legitimation, juvenile criminal matters, and other complex family law matters. She is actively involved in the Williamson County Bar Association, having been appointed to be the Law Day and Career Fair Chair. She is also an active member of the Harry Phillips American Inn of Court, an exclusive organization comprised of the best lawyers and judges in Williamson County, which is committed to promoting the goals of legal excellence, civility, professionalism, and ethics. Emily is also a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and the Nashville Bar Association. Emily practices primarily in the Greater Nashville area, including Williamson, Davidson, Rutherford, Sumner, Maury, Wilson, Hickman, and Marshall Counties. Emily is licensed to practice law in all of the state trial courts in Tennessee, as well as the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court of Tennessee.

Personal Injury Law

5350 Poplar Avenue, Suite 395, Memphis, TN 38119

Area of Practice: Wrongful Death

Personal Injury Law

6400 Lee Hwy, ste 101, Chattanooga, TN 37421

After graduating law school, Gary began working in a large law firm where his practice focused mainly on insurance defense and large corporate matters. In December 2000, Gary joined with Bill Speek and opened Massey & Speek, PC. Since then, Gary has focused his practice on helping the disadvantaged enforce their rights against those who mistreat them. In 2006, Gary and Bill parted ways, and the firm name was changed to Massey & Associates, PC. In the spring of 2025, the firm name was updated to Gary Massey Injury Lawyers.

Civil Litigation

920 Volunteer Landing Ln, Ste 200, Knoxville, TN 37915

First licensed in 1999, Mr. Brown’s background is in ethics and complex civil litigation at the trial and appellate level. He is licensed in nine states (six by exam) and many federal jurisdictions, has represented clients in court in approximately 25 different states, and has extensive experience litigating a broad array of subject matters, including healthcare, construction, environmental, real estate, intellectual property, professional malpractice, and products liability litigation. He began his career in Boston and came to Lowe Yeager & Brown PLLC after practicing for several years in a large Washington, DC, law firm. He is listed by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a Rule 31 civil mediator and attorney mentor, and has testified as an expert witness on subjects related to professional ethics, the Rules of Professional Responsibility, and the standard of care applicable to attorneys practicing in litigation. Based on this broad background, Mr. Brown represents clients in select, complex litigation matters; advises and represents professionals, executives, and public officials regarding ethical, licensing, and professional liability issues; and advises corporate clients regarding conflict avoidance and resolution, often in the healthcare, environmental, and real estate development markets. Mr. Brown holds commercial single-engine and multi-engine pilot licenses that he uses to work from both of the firm’s offices in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Washington, DC, and to address client needs throughout the Southeast economically and efficiently.

Personal Injury Law

3021 Brookview Forest Dr., Nashville, TN 37211

Gregory Marangos is a lead attorney at the Fort Lauderdale/Miami, Florida office of Steinger, Greene and Feiner. He was raised in New England and graduated from Hellenic College in Brookline, Massachusetts with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Business and Management. Following graduation, Gregory went on to receive his Juris Doctorate Degree from the University Of New Hampshire School Of Law in Concord, New Hampshire. Gregory is a member of the prestigious Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a distinction awarded to attorneys that have successfully resolved a single claim for over 2 million dollars. Gregory has also been selected as a “Super Lawyer” for 2022. While in law school, Gregory had the opportunity to gain valuable experience in numerous areas of law including civil, corporate, and intellectual property. Gregory interned at the Office of the New Hampshire Attorney General and in the Legal Department at Sony Music Entertainment in New York City. He was the Vice President of the Student Bar Association, a member of the Sports and Entertainment Law Society and the captain of the Law School’s basketball team. Gregory is also the bassist of platinum selling rock band “Boys Like Girls.” Gregory is dedicated to ensuring that his clients are exceptionally represented and advocates enthusiastically on their behalf. He understands that time is of the essence and works diligently on each case to get the best results for his clients. He has experience involving motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, property and casualty, premises liability, products liability, and other negligence claims.

Real Estate Law

217 E Broadway Ave, Maryville, TN 37804, USA

J. Kevin Renfro was born in 1961 in Blount County, Tennessee. He graduated high school from Heritage High School in Blount County, Tennessee in 1979. Kevin graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville with degree in Business Administration in 1983. Kevin the earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1986 where he earned the American Jurisprudence Award and was a member of Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity. Kevin was listed in Who’s Who among practicing attorneys in 1990 and subsequently in 1992 in Who’s Who Among Rising Young Americans. He was recently awarded the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award. His practice is exclusively dedicated to real property, land, title, banking, and commercial law. He performs title searches and closing for numerous clients. Kevin is admitted to practice in the State and Federal Courts of the State of Tennessee and is a member of the American, Tennessee, Knox County, and Blount County Bar Associations, as well as the Tennessee Land Title Association and the American Land Title Association. Kevin is an active member at Mount Lebanon Baptist Church in Maryville, Tennessee where he serves as a Deacon, Trustee, and Sunday school teacher. He is married to his wife, Danna Renfro, and has two children, Douglas Renfro and Karah Renfro. His hobbies include hiking and working out.

Labor Law

6100 Tower Cir suite 200, Franklin, TN 37067, USA

Area of Practice: Employment Law J.K. Simms is a Partner at Thompson Burton and leads the firm’s employment law practice. J.K.’s practice is devoted to serving his clients both from a litigation avoidance and litigation defense standpoint. J.K. has extensive experience representing companies and individuals at the state level throughout Tennessee and in every federal court district in the State of Tennessee.

Personal Injury Law

226 Galway Rd, Bristol, TN 37620

Civil Litigation

21 Platform Way S suite 3500, Nashville, TN 37203, USA

As a seasoned litigator and crisis management strategist, Jessie Zeigler has represented clients in some of the nation’s most high-profile cases over the last 25+ years. From her defense of precedent-setting opioid cases, high-stakes wildfire litigation and class action defense across numerous industries, Jessie has returned successful results nearly 100% of the time in the cases she has handled. Recognized by Chambers USA (in both the Environment and Litigation: General Commercial categories), Benchmark Litigation, and others as a leader in the field, Jessie is widely regarded as one of the top product liability and environmental lawyers in the country. As chair of the Products Liability & Torts Practice at Bass, Berry & Sims, Jessie leads a cross-office team in representing clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to privately-owned businesses. Jessie approaches every new case with an attention to detail, diligence and agility that enables her to quickly master the science behind the product as well as the product’s history, attributes and value to formulate effective strategies to meet even the most complex and aggressive legal challenges. Jessie’s counsel has saved clients millions in losses across various industries – including pharmaceutical/life sciences, medical device, automotive, chemical, consumer products, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing, and pulp and paper – as they have faced claims related to crisis management, environmental, health and safety, products liability, healthcare liability, or business disputes. Jessie also represents clients in claims related to deceptive business practices under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Jessie recently served as local counsel in a precedent-setting opioid litigation and win at the Tennessee Supreme Court, defending an international pharmaceutical company in court rooms across Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia in litigation that made national headlines. She also argued the first-ever Tennessee Supreme Court Zoom hearing and, along with a joint defense group, won a huge victory for her product manufacturer client, and product manufacturers generally, in a ruling that held that a product manufacturer cannot be held liable in Tennessee for failing to warn about the risks of another product manufacturer’s products. In addition, she successfully obtained summary judgment in nine consolidated cases on behalf of a tree company against allegations of negligence and nuisance in wildfire litigation in which the plaintiffs sought approximately $45 million in claims. She argued the appeal, and the appellate court upheld the summary judgments.

Personal Injury Law

1305 Carter St, Chattanooga, TN 37402, USA

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Griffin worked in the banking industry as a securities analyst, stock and bond trader, and stock and bond portfolio manager. He was involved with managing millions of dollars in assets for hundreds of clients. John Mark Griffin obtained his doctorate of jurisprudence from the University of Mississippi in 1988. He obtained his Masters of Business Administration from Louisiana Tech University in 1986 and a bachelor of science in finance in 1982. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Ohio and is admitted to practice in both Federal and State Courts. For more than 33 years, Mr. Griffin has represented individuals hurt by the negligence of others. He has collected millions of dollars for his clients in jury verdicts, judgments, meditations, and settlements against insurance companies and corporations for the injuries and damages incurred by his clients. He focuses his practice on representing individuals injured in automobile accidents, truck accidents, wrongful death claims, nursing home abuse, and dangerous premises cases (slip and falls). Mr. Griffin is a partner in the law firm of Warren & Griffin, P.C., and is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, Chattanooga Bar Association, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, American Association for Justice, and The American Bar Association. He has represented clients at every court level including Trial Courts, Appeals Courts, and Supreme Court. He and his wife Susan live in Chattanooga and have four children.

Criminal Defense Law

2612 Bramblewood Lane, Thompson's Station, TN 37179

Jonathan W. Turner is admitted to practice law in Tennessee. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a former Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney in Virginia. He has tried thousands of Virginia criminal cases and has appeared in Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Maury, Robertson, Dickson, Cheatham, Humphreys, Bedford, Coffee, Hickman, and many more counties as a criminal defense attorney. In addition, he has litigated in Williamson, Davidson, Rutheford, Sumner, Wilson, Cheatham, Dickson and other counties and for various family law proceedings. Jonathan W. Turner has handled criminal cases as a Tennessee defense attorney ranging from DUI's, domestic violence, theft, drugs, murder, robbery, kidnapping, burglary, drug dealing, prescription fraud, drug possession, weapon offenses, probation violations, felonies, and serious violent offenses. Jonathan W. Turner has represented family law clients in divorce, custody, contempt, parent neglect, child support, visitation, protection order, and mediation cases. In addition, he has represented children as a Guardian Ad Litem.

Civil Litigation

80 Monroe Avenue, Suite 650, Memphis, TN 38103

General Practice Law

1616 Westgate Cir suite 215, Brentwood, TN 37027, USA

I have been practicing law in middle Tennessee since 1987. I began my career at a law firm in downtown Nashville, worked with the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, was in-house attorney with a major manufacturing company and have had my own firm since 1996. Professionally, I am a member and past president of the Williamson County Bar Association, a member and past Treasurer of the Lawyers’ Association for Women, and a member and past secretary of the Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women. I am admitted to practice in all Tennessee state courts and in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. Additionally, I have met the qualifications and completed the training to be listed as a Rule 31 Family Mediator in Tennessee, and I have been practicing alternative dispute resolution (ADR) since 1997. I was also certified as a fire and explosion investigator (CFEI) with the National Association of Fire Investigators (NAFI) in 1995. When clients choose me, they know that they will be working directly with an attorney who brings nearly 30 years of experience to their case and their representation. Education: Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee. Areas of Practice: Divorce and Family Law Custody & Visitation, Litigation & Appeals, Probate & Estate, Administration, Criminal Defense, Business Law.

Corporate and Transactional Law

308 S 2nd St, Clarksville, TN 37040, USA

Larry A. Rocconi, Jr. graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1992 with a Bachelor of Business Administration holding a double major in Banking and Finance as well as Managerial Finance. Mr. Rocconi received his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1996. He began his law practice in Clarksville, Tennessee with the law firm of Cunningham, Mitchell, Hicks, and McMillan, and became the Managing Partner of Cunningham, Mitchell & Rocconi in 2008. Mr. Rocconi is a founding member of Mitchell, Ross, Rocconi & McMillan, PLLC. Mr. Rocconi served as a Montgomery County Commissioner from 2012 to 2022, and during his tenure on the County Commission distinguished himself by being appointed to the Audit Committee, Budget Committee, Committee on Investment, Emergency Medical Services Committee, (Joint) Land Acquisition Committee, Purchasing Committee, Rules Committee, Loss Control Committee, and the Airport Authority Liaison Committee. Mr. Rocconi also served two terms on the Montgomery County Regional Planning Commission where he participated in zoning decisions that contributed to the rapid growth of Clarksville’s Metropolitan Statistical Area. Outside of government service, Mr. Rocconi is a past president of the Montgomery County Bar Association and former member of the Austin Peay State University Foundation Athletics Committee, as well as various church and local organizations. Mr. Rocconi also served as a Hearing Officer for the Board of Professional Responsibility that adjudicates ethics complaints against legal professionals. Mr. Rocconi is licensed by the State of Tennessee, Department of Insurance and Commerce for Title Insurance and is a title agent for First American Title Insurance Company and Old Republic Title. He is admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, as well as all State of Tennessee trial and appellate courts. He is a member of the Tennessee and Montgomery County Bar Associations. Mr. Rocconi’s areas of practice are transactional and business oriented. He handles land use, real estate transactions, corporate formation, contracts, property, probate, and business disputes.

Family and Divorce Law

1710 Oak Ridge Hwy, Clinton, TN 37716, USA

Lauren Biloski is a 2000 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. Lauren then went to the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and graduated in 2003 with a B.A. degree in psychology and a minor in Spanish. Immediately following graduation in 2003, Lauren Biloski pursued her dream and attended the Robert H. McKinney, School of Law, Indiana University. Lauren Biloski graduated in 2006 with her J.D. and wanted to return to East Tennessee and provide assistance to a community that allowed her to flourish. Lauren returned back to Oak Ridge in October of 2006 and has loved having an active local practice. In 2012, Lauren joined and partnered with Michael Ritter to form Ritter & Biloski in Oak Ridge. Since 2012, Lauren has handled a wide variety of cases but still focused her practice on juvenile law, family law, and criminal defense. Lauren is a member of the Anderson County Bar Association, Knox County Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association and American Bar Association.

Criminal Defense Law

3074 East St, Memphis, TN 38128, USA

Lauren Massey Fuchs has been practicing law since 2009, when she graduated from Cecil C. Humphries School of Law in Memphis, TN. She has practiced exclusively criminal law for her entire career. In 2014, she became a partner with the firm of Massey McClusky, which is now named Massey McClusky Fuchs & Ballenger.

Family and Divorce Law

6142 Shallowford Road, Suite 101, Chattanooga, TN 37421

Lisa Conner is a family law attorney in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and a co-founder of Conner & Roberts, PLLC. Her professional background includes management of a multistate defense practice as well as litigation in district and appellate courts. Before opening her own firm, she served as a managing attorney at a large defense firm operating in several states. Her firm biography also reports a favorable result in a Tennessee Supreme Court case involving workers’ compensation injuries. Conner’s education began in the city where she was born and raised. She earned a bachelor’s degree at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, then studied law at Florida Coastal School of Law in Jacksonville, Florida. After receiving her J.D., she returned to Chattanooga to practice law in Tennessee. The professional memberships listed in her biography are the Tennessee Bar Association and the Chattanooga Bar Association. In September 2010, Conner co-founded Conner & Roberts with Amelia Roberts. She has been its managing member since the firm opened. Her individual practice now centers primarily on family law, and her profile separately lists divorce among her practice areas. The Chattanooga-based firm serves individuals and families in eastern and middle Tennessee. Its stated services include representation in divorce proceedings and other family law matters.

Personal Injury Law

550 W Main St ste 340, Knoxville, TN 37902, USA

Mr. Garza is a native of East Tennessee. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University. He obtained his Masters of Science from the University of Tennessee and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Marcos M. Garza of the Garza Law Firm, PLLC is best known for his defense of those accused of DUI, criminal charges and for his representation of individuals who have suffered serious personal injury. In 2010 through 2014, Marcos Garza was one of only four lawyers in the states of Arkansas, Tennessee and Mississippi, under the age of 40 to be selected as a “Mid-South Super Lawyer Rising-Star,” in the area of DUI/DWI Defense, a distinction given to the top 2.5% of all lawyers under the age of 40 or in the first 10 years of practice. Then, from 2017 through 2019, Marcos Garza has been designated a Super Lawyer in “DUI-DWI Defense“. Mr. Garza has consistently been recognized in CityView, Newsweek, Forbes and Time magazines for his accomplishments as an outstanding attorney. Mr. Garza has also been recognized as one of the top 40 trial lawyers under 40 years of age in the state of Tennessee, as selected by the National Trial Lawyers Association, and has also been selected as one of their top 100 Trial Lawyers in America as recently as 2019. He has consistently been rated AV Preeminent, the highest distinction given by the distinguished Martindale attorney rating system. Mr. Garza lectures both in the state of Tennessee and nationally in the areas of Criminal Defense, DUI and trial skills. Mr. Garza has literally attended hundreds of hours of legal and scientific education related to the defense of the citizen accused and prides himself in staying on the cutting edge of trial techniques and the underlying law and science that is necessary to effectively defend those accused of crime or those who have suffered serious personal injury. Mr. Garza is trained in the science and techniques of Gas Chromatography (the method used to test drugs and alcohol in the blood), the EC/IR II breath testing device and is both a student and Instructor of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement (ARIDE) and Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) courses. Mr. Garza is also a graduate of the prestigious National Criminal Defense College (NCDC) in Macon, Georgia and a graduate of the well-respected Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College® in Dubois, Wyoming, an intensive 24-day trial skills college. After a tour as a Judge Advocate and Captain in the United States Marine Corps, Mr. Garza returned to practice law in his home of East Tennessee. He routinely travels across East Tennessee handling criminal and personal injury cases for a relatively small number of clients. Marcos Garza is committed to handling fewer cases in the areas of Criminal, DUI and Personal Injury law in order to achieve the best results possible. This system enables Mr. Garza to get to know his clients personally and thoroughly, and he believes this not only produces better results but is also a more rewarding way of practicing law. He is available during the week and on weekends for free consultations. Mr. Garza is a husband and father of four young children and enjoys running and charcoal grilling on the weekends. Read legal reviews on Marcos Garza.

Civil Litigation

81 Monroe Ave, Suite 200, Memphis, TN 38120

Murray defines his practice simply as a trial lawyer of the people. He has dedicated his remarkable career to the representation of individuals and declines representation of corporations and insurance companies. Murray has been a founding partner of Wells & Associates and its predecessor firms since 2002. Murray has become the preferred attorney in the region for representing high profile musicians and professional athletes in all ranges of litigated matters. Murray’s cases, particularly in the area of civil rights (§1983) and wrongful death, are regularly featured in local and national media. He also regularly appears in the media as an “expert,” commenting on current legal issues. Murray is also an established criminal defense attorney, boasting an incredible successful verdict rate in defending clients charged with 1st degree Murder. Murray is further accomplished in Federal Criminal Defense where he has been a member of the CJA panel for well over a decade. Murray has successfully obtained countless millions of dollars in awards or settlements for his clients and has tried cases to juries in numerous states.

Personal Injury Law

631 Woodland Street, Nashville, TN 37206

Phillip Miller is a nationally recognized attorney who specializes in representing people and families who have experienced serious, catastrophic injuries and death. He is certified as both a civil trial specialist and a pre-trial specialist by the the National Board of Trial Advocacy . Mr. Miller has been recognized as one of the “Best of the Bar” by the Nashville Business Journal, as a "Super Lawyer", is "Av" rated and his firm has been designated as one of the pre-eminent law firms in the United States. Mr. Miller is the Past President of the Tennessee Association for Justice. Mr. Miller is a frequently sought lecturer on legal issues and has spoken at the National Judicial College, Harvard Law School, the University of North Carolina, Sanford Law School, The William Mitchell School of Law, the Nashville School of Law, the University of South Texas, and Duke Law School. As part of his practice Mr. Miller is frequently hired by other firms to help them prepare their biggest, most significant cases. Firms in Michigan, Alabama, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Texas, Oregon, Kansas, California, New York, New Jersey, Colorado, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Missouri have used Mr. Miller to help them recover tens of millions of dollars for their injured clients.

Family and Divorce Law

216 Phoenix Ct, STE D, Seymour, TN 37865

R. Brandon White attended undergraduate and law school at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, graduating in 2002. Throughout his career, Mr. White has practiced almost exclusively domestic relations and criminal defense work. In domestic relations, Mr. White has handled more than 1,000 cases and has assisted individuals from all walks of life, including other attorneys. In criminal defense, Mr. White has successfully handled all types of crimes, including murder cases, two of which garnered media attention. He is a member of the Tennessee State Bar Association.

Insurance Law

350 S Main St, Memphis, TN 38103, USA

Area of Practice: Claims & Litigation Management Rebecca Adelman is an attorney, entrepreneur, influencer and thought leader in healthcare, senior living and risk management. In 2001, after paving the way for young women lawyers in Memphis, Tennessee at traditional law firms, Rebecca founded Adelman Firm and Claims Management. The all women firm is a Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) and Tennessee Certified Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE). For nearly 35 years, Rebecca has concentrated her practice in healthcare, insurance defense, employment and business litigation. She is also an arbitrator for the American Health Lawyers Association and serves as an Ambassador for Bridge the Gap, supporting the mission of informing, educating and influencing the future of housing and services for seniors. Her practice includes representation of insurance companies and long? term care providers and their insurers, both regionally and nationally. The firm provides claims management services to senior living insurance companies and created the PRISM proactive claims model focused on offensive strategies to claims and risk mitigation. She also provides consulting services and educational programming to healthcare professionals and business associates. She has active practices in the areas of general liability, sports, leisure and entertainment insurance, professional liability, premises, and employment law. Her experience also extends to enterprise risk management and organizational leadership and formal programs including comprehensive “expectations management”, arbitration training, facility admissions protocols, and crisis communication planning. In 2022, the firm was awarded the coveted first place by the Aspect Marketing & Advertising Awards for its client newsletter, Exhibit (A)delman, in the category of multimedia campaign. The firm was built on the client-centric experience. An innovator and change-maker in the area of quality end-of-life care, Ms. Adelman founded the Adelman-Mettle Care Alliance in 2021 with Dr. BJ Miller, a palliative care specialist, author and international speaker, and Sonya Dolan, co-founders of Mettle Health. The Alliance developed a Nursing Center-Based Palliative Care Team curriculum and authored the Introduction to Palliative Care for the National Institute of CNA Excellence. Also in 2021, Rebecca founded Guide Path, LLC, an Expectations and Risk Management Certification Program created for resident, family and provider engagement to mitigate risk, improve quality of care and regulatory compliance.

Labor Law

1994 Gallatin Pike N #202, Madison, TN 37115, USA

Area of Practice: Independent Fiduciary-ERISA

Personal Injury Law

110 East Mountcastle Drive., Suite 4 - Second Floor, Johnson City, TN 37602-4056

Area of Practice: Personal Injury & Health Law

Family and Divorce Law

9225 Westland drive, Suite 102, Knoxville, TN 37922

Health Care Law

319 Lynnwood Blvd, Nashville, TN 37205

Real Estate Law

265 Brookview Centre Way suite 604, Knoxville, TN 37919, USA

Steffanie M. Speck graduated with Honors from Maryville College, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business and Organizational Management (2000). She received her Juris Doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Law with a concentration in Business Transactions (2003). Ms. Speck established the Title Law Program at the University of Tennessee College of Law and taught as an adjunct professor for six years while also practicing law. Ms. Speck focuses her practice in the areas of commercial finance, real estate, escrow closings, and title insurance. Whether it is a single property or a complex, multi-site project, Ms. Speck has experience in applying creative and workable solutions to smoothly close transactions. Ms. Speck is adept in the representation of both regional and national lenders, borrowers, and developers. Ms. Speck handles local and national projects and often serves as lead counsel on portfolio purchase and sale transactions. Her clients include numerous banks, commercial real estate development firms, builders, private investors, and other lending institutions. Ms. Speck’s practice also includes commercial contract negotiations, preparation of legal opinions, and general corporate matters. Ms. Speck is a Licensed Title Insurance Producer and has served on the Legislative Committee of the Tennessee Land Title Association. She is a Title Insurance Agent for Old Republic National Title Insurance Company and Fidelity National Title Insurance Company. Other appointments include her maintaining active membership in the Knoxville Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the Tennessee Land Title Association, and the American Land Title Association.

Personal Injury Law

706 Walnut Street, Suite 700, Knoxville, TN 37902

Timothy G. Elrod is the founder and managing attorney of OEB Law, PLLC, in Knoxville, Tennessee. His individual firm biography lists personal injury, slip-and-fall matters and premises liability among his practice areas. It also identifies bankruptcy, DUI defense and family law as parts of his practice. Elrod’s educational background includes Tusculum College and Oklahoma City University School of Law. His profile lists Tennessee state courts and the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee under its courts section. Outside his legal work, the firm describes his involvement with high school football throughout East Tennessee and identifies him as an Alabama football fan. It also notes that he lives in Anderson County with his wife, two daughters and son. OEB Law describes its broader work as focused on personal injury and criminal defense. The firm’s injury practice includes car, motorcycle and truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, dog bites, workplace injuries, product-related injuries and wrongful death. Its criminal defense services include DUI cases and charges involving property, drug and violent crimes. These are firm-wide services, distinct from the practice areas listed in Elrod’s individual biography. For personal injury matters, OEB Law offers an initial consultation without charge and says its attorneys handle lawsuits, settlement negotiations and insurance claims. The firm lists its Knoxville office at 625 Market Street, on the third floor.

Personal Injury Law

1305 Carter Street, chattanooga, TN 37402

Attorney C. Mark Warren graduated with highest honors from University of Tennessee at Knoxville and obtained his Doctorate of Jurisprudence with honors in 1989 from the University of Tennessee. He has been licensed to practice law in state and federal courts in Tennessee and Georgia since 1989. For over 30 years, C. Mark has represented the interests of individuals hurt by the negligence of others. Over the years, C. Mark has obtained millions of dollars for his clients through trials, mediations and settlements against insurance companies for damages caused to individuals by car accidents, truck wrecks, work injuries, and/or dangerous premises. C. Mark is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in the nation. He is a partner with the law firm of Warren & Griffin, P.C. and focuses his practice on personal injury cases.

Civil Litigation

362 S Charles G. Severs Blvd, P.O. Box 299, Clinton, TN 37717

The best way to judge an attorney is by his trial record. In two decades of practicing law in Tennessee, Dail Cantrell has obtained tens of millions of dollars on behalf of his clients and other notable results in the courtroom and in negotiations, including a not-guilty verdict on attempted murder charges. Mr. Cantrell has taken more than 220 cases to trial, with a success rate of nearly 100 percent. He has been recognized at the national level for excellence in his field, and is a recipient of the McClung Medal and the Ray H. Jenkins Award for Trial Advocacy. He has recently been selected for membership in the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum, limited to attorneys who have obtained multiple trial verdicts or settlements in excess of $1 million, and was even the subject of a documentary on Court TV. Dail practices primarily in personal injury and wrongful death litigation, from auto and truck accidents to medical negligence and work-related injuries. He also handles lawsuits for child sexual abuse, insurance bad faith and other civil litigation. Dail has advocated for the injured since entering practice in 1991, and established his own law firm in 1994. Mr. Cantrell has authored a textbook on trial strategy and formerly taught trial advocacy as an adjunct professor at his alma mater, the University of Tennessee College of Law. He has also served as an administrative law judge for the state of Tennessee. He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts of Tennessee, as well as federal appellate courts all the way up to the U.S. Supreme Court. Dail is an active member of the Second Baptist Church in Clinton, Tennessee. His most recent book, Equal to the Task, is dedicated to his son, Benjamin, and the struggles he faced in the neonatal intensive care unit.

Collections Law

818 Woodland St., Nashville, TN 37206

Evalina Cheadle earned her Bachelor's degree from Vanderbilt University in 1978. She taught special needs children in the Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County school system from 1978 until she received her Juris Doctorate from Nashville School of Law in 1987. She began practicing law in May of 1988 with her father, John Roaten Cheadle, Sr., and her brother, John Roaten Cheadle, Jr. She is Distinguished, high ethical standards, rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been awarded as one of “2016 Top Lawyers in Tennessee” by the Legal Network. She is frequently invited to lecture on creditor rights, the Fair Debts Collection Practices Act, and Compliance issues.

Personal Injury Law

6400 Lee Hwy, ste 101, Chattanooga, TN 37421

ary Massey, Jr. has spent more than two decades helping injured people stand up to the negligent insurance companies, corporations, and individuals who harmed them. As the founding partner of Gary Massey Injury Lawyers, Gary leads a team focused on one simple idea: when someone gets hurt because of someone else’s actions, they deserve a fair shot at making things right. Gary has built the firm to make sure all our attorneys are always trying to be the best lawyers in the region, pursuing excellence in every aspect, and making sure the representation our clients get is worth more than the defendants are paying for theirs. A native Tennessean, Gary grew up in Lincoln County, on family farmland that had been worked for more than a century. That background shaped the way he approaches his profession: straightforward, hardworking, and always focused on doing the right thing. Today, he brings that same no-nonsense, tenacious mindset to people who are facing some of the most difficult moments of their lives.