Tennessee Criminal Defense Lawyers

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.

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.

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.

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.