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Mr. James Charles Wright
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 43 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Environmental and Insurance Defense
University of Tennessee - Knoxville and University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Mr. Wright was born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. He attended Middle Tennessee State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 1977); the University of Tennessee (J.D., 1980). He was honored with the Order of the Coif and served on the Tennessee Law Review. Mr. Wright's father was a lawyer so he grew up working in his Dad's office. He is admitted to the United Supreme Court Bar as well as all Tennessee State and Federal Courts. He is also admitted before the Sixth Circuit and Fourth Circuit Bar as well as the U.S. Court of Claims. ...
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Thomas Wormouth Shumate
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Employment and Insurance Defense
University of Notre Dame
Tom Shumate is the founder of Meridian Law, PLLC, which represents individuals and businesses across Tennessee in a variety of civil matters including business, contract, and employment litigation; disputes involving non-competition agreements and theft of trade secrets; insurance defense; personal injury and wrongful death actions; and probate cases. Mr. Shumate graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University in 1995 and from Notre Dame Law School in 1998. He has practiced in Nashville, Tennessee since that time. In 2011 and 2013, Mr. Shumate was selected as a “Rising Star” by the Mid-South edition of Super Lawyers Magazine. He...
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Jonathan Turner
Williamson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 31 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
University of Virginia
Jonathan Turner is a former Virginia prosecutor and an experienced trial, criminal defense, DUI, and family law attorney. He has successfully handled a wide range of cases from DUI, drug offenses, probation violations, serious felonies like murder, kidnapping, aggravated assault, thefts, misdemeanors, child support, child neglect, and child custody cases. As a criminal prosecutor, he tried thousands of criminal cases and was known as an aggressive trial attorney. In Tennessee, he has successfully defended clients from being convicted ranging from serious felonies like especially aggravated kidnapping to drug dealing, to all types of misdemeanors, to...
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Seamus Kelly
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 11 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Consumer and Entertainment & Sports
Vanderbilt University Law School
Seamus received a bachelor's degree in Business and Political Science from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland and his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School here in Nashville. While at Vanderbilt, Seamus received several awards for leadership in the Nashville community, clinical work, and academic achievement. Seamus also served as Editor-in-Chief of Vanderbilt's environmental journal ELPAR and coauthored an article about environmental legal scholarship.
In between Trinity and Vanderbilt, Seamus spent several years managing, launching, and closing down restaurants throughout the Greater Philadelphia area, all while writing and performing music.
Prior to forming Music City Law in 2019 with David Goldman, Seamus spent...
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James Lee Widrig
Williamson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Arbitration & Mediation
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
Attorney James L. Widrig, or more commonly known as “Jim Widrig”, was born in Upstate NY. in a small town called Yorkshire, NY. He went to college in east Tennessee at Carson-Newman College. After college Jim attended law school at Thomas M. Cooley in Lansing, Michigan.
Attorney Jim Widrig practices in all of Middle Tennessee and his main office is located in downtown Nashville. James Widrig founded the law office of Widrig Law PLLC in February of 2007 with the goal to fight for individuals during the most difficult times of their lives. In 2011 James L Widrig was voted one...
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Morgan E Smith
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Employment
Vanderbilt University Law School
I am a Vanderbilt educated lawyer living in Nashville, Tennessee, and primarily practicing in the areas of Family and Employment Law (Plaintiff's side). I have been involved in litigation since 2007, with experience in complex litigation in federal courts. When I am not working, you can find me at a Preds game or watching the University of Louisville and Vanderbilt on tv.
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J. Ross Pepper
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Insurance Claims
University of Tennessee College of Law
J. Ross Pepper is an AV rated trial attorney with over 27 years of experience with litigation, arbitration and mediation. Mr. Pepper's trial, courtroom and deposition experience is extensive and benefits his clients incalculably. Mr. Pepper is the founding member of Pepper Law, PLC, a boutique litigation law firm which handles litigation matters in Nashville and throughout Tennessee.
Mr. Pepper has acted as lead counsel in a wide range of commercial, employment, probate, insurance, and real estate cases. Notably, Mr. Pepper acted as lead counsel in a nationwide class action involving the sale and marketing...
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Tarsila Crawford
Williamson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law
Tarsila Crawford is an experienced Attorney at Widrig Law PLLC. She is dedicated to helping families with an array of legal issues. Her practice areas include Family Law, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Contested Divorce, Divorce Basics, Father’s Visitation Rights, Juvenile Law, Legal Separation, Uncontested Divorce, and Annulment. Additionally, Mrs. Crawford handles Appeals, and is expanding her practice to include Immigration Law and Business Law cases. Mrs. Crawford recognizes the emotional aspect of legal matters and is committed to being accessible to clients. She is dedicated to diligent preparation and aggressive representation, while pursuing the best possible outcomes...
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David Randolph Smith
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 47 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Insurance Claims and Products Liability
Mr. Smith has been a trial attorney for 40 years and was a professor of law at Vanderbilt Law School. For the past twenty years, he has represented individuals in plaintiff's personal injury litigation. He is the founder of DRS Law, a top-rated personal injury law firm in Nashville, Tennessee. DRS Law has grown into a five-lawyer team that includes his three sons.
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Mr. Smith has been recognized by his peers as one of the Best Lawyers in America in Personal Injury Litigation and as one of the Best Lawyers in Tennessee. The Business Tennessee Best Lawyers List described Mr....
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Matt Gulotta
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 15 years of experience
202 Adams Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Appeals
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
My name is Matt Gulotta, and I am an attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Mississippi, and Arkansas. I concentrate my practice primarily on federal criminal defense and appellate law. I also handle Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) and Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”) cases, with a colleague.
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Laquita R Stokes
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Appeals, Business, Entertainment & Sports and IP
University of Kentucky College of Law
Attorney Stokes is a Managing Partner & Rule 31 Listed Mediator with Stokes & Glass, PLLC in Memphis, TN. Stokes & Glass, PLLC is a "Full Service Law Firm" located in the heart of Memphis in the I-Bank Tower on Poplar Avenue in front of the Malco Paradiso.
Attorney Stokes is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and primarily specializes in the areas of family law: to include divorce, child support, visitation, custody and adoption cases, as well as, entertainment law, business law, and personal injury. In 2013, Ms. Stokes was the lead attorney on a child...
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Cody Galaher
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney
(615) 651-7393
Fifth Third Center | Suite 2000
424 Church Street
Nashville, TN 37219
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Entertainment & Sports
Mississippi College School of Law
Cody Galaher represents companies and individuals in litigation of state and federal matters primarily involving family, business, and appellate issues. Cody has wide-ranging and specialized litigation experience, both at the trial court and appellate levels, which he utilizes to obtain the very best possible outcome for his clients. Cody is experienced and has a reputation for obtaining great results for clients in divorce and custody matters.
Cody frequently helps clients form, govern, and operate their businesses and his distinct litigation expertise allows him to advise clients in avoiding and resolving potential disputes. In addition, Cody is also uniquely experienced in the...
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Joshua Lee Rogers
Maury County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Nashville School of Law
Joshua L. Rogers is a founding partner at Fort, Holloway, & Rogers, LLC. Joshua focuses his practice on family law matters. For over 15 years, Mr. Rogers has represented clients through their divorce, child custody, child support and juvenile matters. Prior to beginning his practice, Joshua graduated third in his law school class. He also clerked for the 21st Judicial District Judges in Williamson County, Tennessee for four years.
Shortly after his practice began, Joshua was appointed serve as a Juvenile Court Magistrate by the General Sessions Judges in Williamson County. He presided over thousands of child custody, child support, and...
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David S. Mays
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Insurance Claims
University of Mississippi
After law school, David began practicing general litigation in the Golden Triangle region of Mississippi, which provided a wide base of practice areas, including criminal defense, personal injury, probate, family law, wills and estate, NFA gun trusts, landlord-tenant law, and any other general litigation issues that came through the door. After relocating his main office to Memphis, Tennessee David now focuses his practice on personal injury case and criminal defense. Being licensed in both Tennessee and Mississippi, David currently handles cases in Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee and Desoto county, Mississippi including Southaven Municipal Court, Desoto County Circuit Court,...
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Aaron Guin
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 23 years of experience
(615) 254-3060
211 Seventh Avenue North, Suite 500
Nashville, TN 37219
Appeals and Business
University of Tennessee College of Law
Established in 1992, Farrar & Bates is a comprehensive litigation firm concentrating on trial and appellate practice in state and federal court, as well as administrative, arbitration, and mediation proceedings.
The firm regularly defends Tennessee municipalities, municipal officers, and municipal employees in the practice areas of employment discrimination and retaliation, premises liability, general tort liability, workers’ compensation, wage and hour disputes, police liability, civil rights, land use, zoning and planning, contract disputes, and inverse condemnation.
In addition, Farrar & Bates regularly consults with municipalities regarding the drafting of municipal ordinances and employment issues such as employee rights and the hiring, training, discipline,...
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John Brister Burns
Williamson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 39 years of experience
Appeals, Business and Tax
University of Mississippi School of Law
John and his team work hard to provide the residents of Nashville, Franklin, and Brentwood with skilled representation in the areas of estate planning, business law, and taxation.
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Kristen Johnson
Williamson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals and Business
Belmont University College of Law
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R. Alan Pritchard
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 34 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Consumer
University of Tennessee College of Law
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Tatine C. Darker
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and Immigration
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Jennifer Sheppard
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Appeals
Nashville School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee
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Jimmy Meeks
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Appeals and Business
Gonzaga University School of Law
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David Milton Sandy
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Free ConsultationAppeals and Bankruptcy
University of Mississippi
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Genna M. Lutz
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 15 years of experience
Appeals and Immigration
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
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Marian Quintero
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 2 years of experience
Appeals, Business, IP and Patents
Marian Quintero has represented award-winning photographers and business owners in intellectual property matters, including copyright and trademark issues. She earned her Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas University School of Law in 2022, where she also received a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law. During law school, she served as Vice President of Financial Affairs for the Moot Court Honor Society and externed for Judge Barbara Areces in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit. She is admitted to practice law in Florida and the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida, as well as the Northern District of Texas.
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Robert Brooks
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 43 years of experience
5100 Poplar Ave Ste 2700
Memphis, TN 38137
Appeals
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and University of Alabama School of Law
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Dominick R. Smith
Davidson County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Appeals and Insurance Claims
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Hal (Hank) S Spragins Jr
Shelby County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney
Appeals, Insurance Claims and Insurance Defense
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Mr. Kent Thomas Jones
Bradley County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Employment, Insurance Defense and Workers' Comp
The George Washington University Law School
A graduate from the George Washington University Law School (GW), Kent T. Jones is the Owner and Managing Partner of Jones & Associates PC. Kent's undergraduate work at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville was in English and Honors Political Science. At GW, Kent placed first as an oralist in the Mid-Atlantic Regionals of the Phillip Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and was appointed to be a Member of the GW Moot Court Board. Additionally, he served as President of the GW International Law Society, sponsoring speaker panels on international trade law, international criminal law, international...
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Sarah C. Easter
Knox County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 17 years of experience
Appeals and Arbitration & Mediation
Tulane University School of Law
Divorce and Family Law Attorney as well as a Rule 31 Supreme Court Listed Family and Civil Mediator. Over 10 years of family law experience. Mediation trainer and co-founder of Tennessee Mediation school, LLC.
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Keith Edmiston
Knox County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Appeals and Bankruptcy
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
I currently practice bankruptcy law at the Nashville, TN office of a regional bankruptcy law firm. I have represented numerous debtors in consumer cases under Chapters 7 and 13, multiple farm cases under Chapter 12, and many business cases under Chapter 11. I have also represented trustees in cases under Chapters 7 and 11. Additionally, I have litigated a substantial number of adversary proceedings, including over a hundred adversary proceedings in a single Chapter 11 case. My bankruptcy cases have resulted in sixteen reported opinions and many additional opinions available on legal research databases.
I am admitted...
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John David Haines
Knox County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
Lincoln Memorial University - John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law
Before I went to law school, I served on active duty for five years in the United States Navy. During that time, I was forunate enough to travel the world, and meet many different people from every imaginable walk of life. What I learned was that everyone has a story, everyone knows something you don't, and occasionally, everyone needs a little help. After I left the military, I found that I had a natural affinity for the law, and could use that skill to help people through what may be one of the most stressful times in...
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Andrew J. Roberto
Knox County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Employment and Workers' Comp
University of Tennessee College of Law
Experienced. Caring. Responsive. Andrew Roberto understands that you’re out of work, in pain, and just can’t afford to miss out on everything you are entitled to under the law.
A Knoxville native, Andrew graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law and before entering private practice, was a Workers' Compensation Specialist with the Tennessee Department of Labor. One of the founding partners of The Lawyers of Brown and Roberto, Andrew and his team have recovered more than $45 million for their clients.
See the difference having our team on your side can make for you. Your free consultation is...
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Robert R. Kurtz
Knox County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals and White Collar Crime
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Robert R. Kurtz is the founding lawyer of the Knoxville criminal defense law firm, Robert R. Kurtz, Attorney at Law. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 1995, and his Juris Doctorate degree with honors from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2000. Mr. Kurtz is a member of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the Knoxville Bar Association, and a Life Member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is a member of the Board of Directors for Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee,...
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Michelle Blaylock-Howser
Rutherford County, TN Appeals & Appellate Attorney with 18 years of experience
(615) 801-8602
1500 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 3A-1
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
Appeals and Employment
Nashville School of Law
Michelle Blaylock-Howser has been involved in the judicial system for over 12 years. She began her legal career with the law firm of Agee, Allen, Godwin, Morris and Laurenzi where she was paralegal to partner Lynn Agee and Susan Bradley. In 1998, she became employed as paralegal with the law office of Wilson and Bradley in the area of employment and personal injury law. In 1999, She accepted employment as a Judicial Assistant for the State of Tennessee under the Honorable Judge Don R. Ash and Honorable Judge J. Mark Rogers for 8 years. She worked full-time...
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Marya Lyn Schalk
Hamilton County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Appeals
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Graduated Vanderbilt University in 2002
Graduated from University of TN College of Law in 2005
Former Law Clerk to the Honorable Joseph Tipton on TN Court of Criminal Appeals
Worked with Summer, Rufolo & Rodgers (formerly known as Summers & Wyatt) in Chattanooga since 2006
Specializes in appellate work and criminal defense, including state and federal cases.
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Jessica Sue Sisk
Appeals
Appalachian School of Law
You're charged with a crime and feel like you're seen as guilty until you prove you're innocent. Maybe you've celebrated a bit too much or tried to escape your problems and picked up a charge and don't want to lose your job or have a criminal history. You need out of a bad marriage. You want to rebuild your family or divide your assets between your loved ones for use after you're gone. Don't feel overwhelmed by the process...we can help! When you walk through the doors of our office, you're going through some of if not...
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Zach Jones
Lincoln County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer
Appeals, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Real Estate
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Zach is a seasoned attorney dedicated to serving the needs of clients in the real estate development, design, and construction industry as well as companies doing business with government entities. He is admitted to practice law in Tennessee, Kentucky, and before the U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
Zach helps clients avoid disputes by advising them on contracts and risk management. He has experience in traditional design-bid-build projects, as well as more specialized contract structures like design-build, P3, and IPD. Zach has worked on projects ranging from roads and pipelines to retail, office, industrial, and residential developments. He...
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Daniel James Barnes
Warren County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 12 years of experience
100 West Sparta St., Suite B
McMinnville, TN 37110
Appeals and Immigration
University of Tennessee College of Law
Daniel Barnes graduated cum laude with a degree in English from Sewanee: The University of the South in 2009. He attended law school at the University of Tennessee, where he was a member of Moot court board and the black law students association. He also received the "Raptor Award" in first semester torts, and received an award for the highest grade in Criminal Seminar. He graduated and was admitted to the Tennessee bar in 2012 and takes cases in the fields of criminal law, immigration, family law, and wills and estates.
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Timothy Roberto
Knox County, TN Appeals & Appellate Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Business, Employment and Workers' Comp
University of Tennessee - Knoxville and The Nashville School of Law
Prior to joining The Lawyers of Brown and Roberto, I practiced law in Nashville where I gained experience in employment discrimination claims, personal injury claims, will contests and breach of contract claims. I served as a judicial law clerk in the Tennessee Supreme Court. While practicing law in the Court, I assisted the Justices of the Court with complex legal research in the drafting of Court opinions. Before I became a lawyer, I served for four years as a policy advisor to Governor Phil Bredesen.
I am a Knoxville native. I graduated from Farragut High School where I...