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Thomas R Greer
Madison County, TN Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
I am a trial lawyer practicing in Memphis, TN and surrounding areas. I focus my practice on serious injury and professional malpractice cases, including auto and truck accidents, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, and legal malpractice.
I have obtained numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements throughout my career. I have tried several jury trials in both state and federal court, and I have appeared before the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Court of Appeals, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals.
More importantly, I know each of my clients personally,...
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R. Sadler Bailey
Madison County, TN Lawyer with 41 years of experience
(731) 423-2789
Bailey & Greer, PLLC
112 S Liberty St
Jackson, TN 38301
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
As founder of Bailey & Greer, R. Sadler Bailey has battled his fair share of insurance giants and wrongdoers and has achieved numerous multimillion-dollar results for the victims of catastrophic injuries and their families. What’s more, he has been involved in more than 40 appellate court decisions affecting Tennessee personal injury law, including many landmark appearances before the Tennessee Supreme Court. In addition, he’s one of only a handful of lawyers in Memphis to have earned an advanced law degree in litigation. As a symbol of his respect within the Tennessee legal community, he is consistently called upon to teach...
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Nathan C. Williams
Madison County, TN Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Nashville School of Law
Raised on a small farm alongside his brothers, sisters, and cousins in Gibson County, Tennessee, Mr. Williams learned the value of hard work, sacrifice, honesty, and compassion. These are traits that he carries into his practice each and every day.
Since 2008, Mr. Williams has been employed as an Associate Attorney with the law office of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, with his practice primarily focused in the areas of automobile and trucking accidents, workers’ compensation, wrongful death, and personal injury. It is important when you are involved in an automobile accident, workplace injury, or personal injury that you immediately contact...
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Amber F. Stephens
Madison County, TN Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Attorney Amber Stephens was born and raised in rural West Tennessee, hailing from Halls, Tennessee, a small town in Lauderdale County. Ms. Stephens graduated from Halls High School in 2000, continued her studies at Lambuth University in Jackson, Tennessee, from 2000 through 2003, and then transferred to the University of Tennessee at Martin where she graduated cum laude in 2005 with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. Ms. Stephens then attended the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, graduating in 2008 and earning her Juris Doctor degree.
Ms. Stephens believes that injured clients deserve not only an...
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M. Witt McLeod
Madison County, TN Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Mississippi School of Law
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David C. Garrett Jr.
Madison County, TN Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
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Thomas Verner Smith
Madison County, TN Lawyer with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Workers' Comp
Samford University
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Clint Scott
Madison County, TN Lawyer with 21 years of experience
Insurance Claims
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Whether in a courtroom or a duck blind, Clint Scott pursues excellence in all of his endeavors. With a demeanor that’s part Grizzly Bear and part Teddy Bear, he is not the typical lawyer, but then again the Firm isn’t a typical law firm. As an advocate, he is dedicated to the success of his clients. As the Firm’s managing partner, he devotes a substantial part of his time to securing the Firm’s continued viability via geographic growth and fostering an environment that fuels a passion for service to the Firm’s clients.
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W. Sidney Vinson III
Houston County, TN Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationReal Estate
University of Tennessee College of Law
Resume: Member of Coordinated School Health Advisory Council Director and Vice President of Erin Rotary Foundation, Inc. Member Erin Rotary Club Past President of Erin Rotary Club Past President of Houston County Lions Club Mason Member of Erin United Methodist Church Vice Chairman of Church Council Finance Committee Chairman Member Tennessee Bar Association Member American Bar Association Graduate of Houston County High School B.S. 1971 Austin Peay State University Doctor of Jurisprudence University of Tennessee College of Law, 1974 Licensed to practice law in Tennessee 1975 Private...
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Noble Grant
Madison County, TN Attorney with 15 years of experience
Appeals
Nashville School of Law
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Kevin Christopher
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of California, Berkeley School of Law, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, University of California - Berkeley, University of San Francisco School of Law and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco
Kevin Christopher is the founder and principal of Rockridge®, and is widely recognized for his work at the nexus of innovation + impact in venture ecosystems. Kevin's daily work includes helping promising startups raise funds and secure intellectual property protection, providing due diligence to investors, acting as outside corporate counsel to impactful firms, and litigating complex patent and trademark suits. Kevin uniquely offers experiences as an entrepreneur, operator, director, investor, and litigator to best counsel firms at all stages of their existence.
-Founder, Calliope Bio
-Founder, Quantiscope AI
-Member, World Economic Forum Working Group on Carbon Credits
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Cayley Turrin
Williamson County, TN Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
I always fight for the underdog! If you are looking for a Criminal Defense Attorney in the Middle Tennessee area who won't back down from a fight, give me a call immediately! I practice regularly in General Sessions, Circuit Court and Juvenile Court with charges ranging from Public Intoxications to Aggravated Burglary, Robbery and other more serious charges.
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Charles R. Frazier
Davidson County, TN Lawyer with 16 years of experience
Business and Tax
University of Alabama School of Law and University of Tennessee College of Law
Mr. Frazier is a highly skilled attorney licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Michigan, and Texas. At Frazier Law, a tax resolution and estate planning firm, we are dedicated to providing effective representation and counsel. We aim to simplify the complex rules surrounding death and taxes, eliminating fear, anxiety, and confusion. We help clients understand their estate planning or tax concerns and guide them to solutions and peace of mind.
We empower clients with knowledge and clarity, relieving tax debt without exploiting their fears. Our commitment to honesty and professionalism ensures we deliver on our promises with clear communication, providing peace...
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John A. Day
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationArbitration & Mediation and Products Liability
University of North Carolina School of Law
John A. Day is the founding partner of The Law Offices of John Day, P.C., located in the Nashville, Tennessee, area. John graduated with honors from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1981. He is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist and has more than 30 years’ experience trying cases. John has served as President of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association and Chair of the Council of State Presidents of the American Association for Justice (formerly the Association of Trial Lawyers of America). John has also served on the boards of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, Lawyers...
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Matthew Clinton Minner
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Vanderbilt University Law School
Matthew C. Minner is a co-founder and current managing partner of Minner Vines Injury Lawyers, PLLC, Kentucky office and a skilled personal injury attorney with more than 20 years of legal experience. Matt has been instrumental in a number of groundbreaking cases, earning record settlements and jury verdicts on behalf of his clients. Matt is committed to giving back to his community and uses this spirit of giving when relating to his clients. He regularly provides sound legal counsel and guidance, coupled with uncompromising legal representation that his clients can rely on. Call the firm for a free case evaluation...
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Timothy L. Miles
Williamson County, TN Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Products Liability, Securities and Workers' Comp
Nashville School of Law
Timothy L. Miles is a nationally recognized securities class action and shareholder and employee rights attorney who has been leading the fight to protect shareholder and employee rights for over 20 years. Mr. Miles received a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1993 and his J.D. from the Nashville School of Law in May 2001, graduating third in his class, and was made a member of the Honorable Society of Cooper’s Inn which is reserved for students graduating in the top ten percent of their class. He is admitted to practice before the Tennessee...
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Cynthia A. Sherwood
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 24 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Vanderbilt University Law School
Cynthia Sherwood is one if the most experienced Criminal Defense attorneys in Nashville, TN. She has been practicing in Nashville since graduating from Vanderbilt Law School over 20 years ago.
When asked why she practices criminal defense, Ms Sherwood replied: "I feel a deep satisfaction from freeing my clients, both in the literal sense and figuratively from the mental burden of a criminal charge. I feel empathy for every client, and I cannot stand to lose."
That combination of empathy and competitiveness has proven to be quite powerful.
Her defense strategies have evolved to embody much more than the "normal"...
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John W. Crow
Montgomery County, TN Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
John W. Crow is the founder of Crow Estate Planning and Probate, PLC which focuses on Estate Planning, Probate, and Business Planning.
For years, John's focus has been on creating estate plans that protect clients' legacies as well as to help families navigate the probate process. John is passionate about educating clients on how their estate plan works and making sure that clients understand their plan before they sign. Relationships are the key to any relationship and John strives to understand clients' goals and what they wish to achieve.
John practices law in Middle Tennessee and Western Kentucky. He has been...
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Brandon E. Bass
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Products Liability
University of Tennessee College of Law
Brandon Bass is a shareholder at The Law Offices of John Day, P.C., located in Nashville, Tennessee, where he’s been practicing law since he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2002. Brandon is active in several legal organizations, including: the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association Executive Committee, Board of Governors, Amicus Curiae Committee Chair, and Mentor; the American Association for Justice on their New Lawyers Division Board of Governors; the Tennessee Bar Association’s Leadership Law; and the Nashville Bar Foundation as a Fellow and Mentor.
Brandon has received many accolades throughout his career. He has been named in...
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Michael Woolf
Davidson County, TN Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness, Entertainment & Sports and IP
Belmont University College of Law
Michael is a decision strategist who inspires, engages, and advises fellow servant-leaders, visionary entrepreneurs, and wicked-smart problem solvers to reimagine boundaries, achieve the impossible, and cultivate people-first cultures. He looks forward to helping his clients bring strategic approaches to their projects in order to find creative solutions by utilizing his vast experience as a leader in the entertainment and software development industries. He is eager to roll up his sleeves, unafraid to ask tough questions, and able to approach problems from multiple perspectives.
Before founding Boon Legal, Michael was an attorney with Baker Donelson where he was a member of the...
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Mitch Grissim
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 44 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
Mitch Grissim’s father, a prominent Nashville lawyer, taught him at an early age that it is the little things that make all the difference in the quality of the legal services offered and the level of client satisfaction. Simple but important actions, such as returning all phone calls before the end of the day and doing exactly what you say you’re going to, is the standard at Mitch Grissim and Associates.
Mitch lives on the lake east of Nashville in Sumner County and attends Bluegrass Baptist Church of Hendersonville. When not in the office, Mitch enjoys working out and training for...
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Jeffery Shane Roberts
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 25 years of experience
(615) 425-4400
213 Rep. John Lewis Way N Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37219
Free ConsultationNashville School of Law and Middle Tennessee State University
Born and raised in Middle Tennessee, Jeff Roberts respects honesty, hard work and the dedication it takes to do a job well.
Jeff grew up in Gallatin, Tennessee where he was part of a working-class family. His father spent his career either working in a factory or driving an 18 wheeler; his mother worked as a teacher’s aide in the Sumner County Schools. The hometown values and working class roots pushed Jeff to work just as hard for his future. As a result, he became the first college graduate on either side of his family after earning political science degrees from...
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Todd G. Cole
Williamson County, TN Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation, Business, Employment and Immigration
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University
Todd Cole, founder of Cole Law Group, has a diverse educational, business, and legal background that affords him a unique insight into the issues confronting our clients. He is recognized in the Nashville/Brentwood area for his outstanding academic background, keen mind, skillful representation, and dogged determination to serve his clients well. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Florida, Minnesota, and the United States Middle District for the State of Tennessee. Todd received his Juris Doctor degree from Nova Southeastern University, where he was recipient of the Dean's Recognition Scholarship, granted the Book Award for Torts, acted as...
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John Griffith
Williamson County, TN Attorney with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Gerry Spence Trial Lawyers College and Nashville School of Law
For attorney John Griffith, it’s all about creating relationships. And for the past 13 years, John has relied on his ability to form these important relationships with clients, juries, peers, and the community to help him successfully represent personal injury victims across Middle Tennessee. Starting his career as an insurance claims adjuster, he saw how his decisions could impact people’s lives—positively or negatively—after they’d been seriously injured by someone else’s carelessness. That’s when he began to realize the frustration of working for insurance companies, whose main products are promises in exchange for money—and those promises of coverage were broken...
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Frank J. Steiner
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 16 years of experience
Business, Employment and Entertainment & Sports
South Texas College of Law
BA University of Kentucky
MS University of Memphis
PhD. Indiana University
JD South Texas College of Law
We are a small boutique law office that builds and emphasizes client-relationships. We work smart for our clients!
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Bruce E Buchanan
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 42 years of experience
2300 21st Ave. South, Suite 201
Nashville, TN 37212
Employment and Immigration
Vanderbilt University Law School
Bruce E. Buchanan is a founding partner at Sebelist Buchanan Law PLLC with offices in Nashville and Atlanta, where he represents employers and individuals in immigration law, with a special emphasis on employer immigration compliance, and employers in employment/labor law matters. Additionally, he is Of Counsel to Siskind Susser concerning employer immigration compliance matters.
Mr. Buchanan received his law degree from the Vanderbilt University School of Law in 1982. He served as senior trial specialist for the NLRB for 20 years. Mr. Buchanan also served for 12 years as Adjunct Professor at William H. Bowen UALR School of Law. He...
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Jane Ellen Cassell
Davidson County, TN Attorney
Immigration
Belmont University College of Law
Jane Ellen Cassell is licensed in the state of Tennessee. She has also been admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court of Middle Tennessee, and the Executive Office of Immigration Review (EOIR). She is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Belmont University American Inns of Court, the American Bar Association, and Lawyer's Association for Women: Marion Griffin Chapter.
Jane Ellen graduated from Belmont University College of Law where she served as President of the Women's Law Organization. Before attending law school, Jane Ellen graduated magna cum laude from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga where she earned...
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Thomas Wormouth Shumate
Davidson County, TN 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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Joseph W. Fuson
Williamson County, TN Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationNashville School of Law
I am Joseph Warren Fuson. I am a Husband, Father, Outdoorsman and Lawyer. I am an experienced trial lawyer who spends a large majority of my time in a courtroom defending people who have been charged with a crime, fighting to recover money for people who have been injured, or litigating in civil court on behalf of my individual client or for my small business clients.
My law partner Mark Freeman and I have owned and operated Freeman & Fuson for over 15 years. Mark is a civil trial specialist and heads up the civil litigation and appellate division of...
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Harold E. Rushton
Davidson County, TN Attorney
Free ConsultationBusiness
Nashville School of Law
Nashville based Attorney in general practice with focus on divorce, family law, consumer protection, construction and contract disputes.
Unfortunately, sometimes bad things happen to good people. Divorce, contract disputes and a multitude of other things can create a bump in the road that may require the expertise of an attorney to navigate. This is where I can personally assist you by representing your interests zealously and advocating for your rights. My life experiences and knowledge of the law will be put to work for you to assist in a successful resolution. I believe in personally serving you by keeping in...
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Seamus Kelly
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationConsumer, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
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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Jim Higgins
Davidson County, TN Lawyer
Free ConsultationEmployment, Insurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Memphis
Mr. Higgins is a Nashville native. He attended the University of Tennessee where he graduated with honors and returned to home to work with a large insurance defense law firm. About 17 years ago Mr. Higgins left the defense practice and created a firm that only represents injured victims and their families. To better serve his clients the firm is broken down into specific litigation groups, such as the nursing home neglect division and serious injury division.
Mr. Higgins is a member of the million dollar advocates forum, recognized by Best Lawyers and is a board...
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David G. Ridings
Davidson County, TN Lawyer with 26 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
Nashville School of Law
David G. Ridings, Nashville DUI Attorney
Former Metro Nashville Police Officer David Ridings is simply Nashville's BEST choice for your DUI Defense.
While his practice is 100% Criminal Defense, most of that is DUI defense. And rightfully so. Nashville DUI Attorney David Ridings has experience like no other Criminal Defense Lawyer around. He has experience on every side of the criminal justice system. (i.e. Police, Prosecution, Drug Enforcement, Probation and Parole, and now... Defense). He has a long history of service in law enforcement. He has served as a police officer for over 10 years at,...
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Paul E. Tennison
Davidson County, TN Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Appeals, Business, IP and Insurance Defense
Vanderbilt University Law School
Paul E. Tennison is passionate about helping clients solve complex legal challenges. Paul enjoys helping people understand the law and pick the most effective course of action to achieve their desired results.
Paul was selected as a rising star by Super-Lawyers in 2023 and selected as one of the Top 100 Lawyers in Nashville by MyNashville Magazine readers in July, 2020. Paul has a diverse military, leadership, and legal background that affords him unique inside into many issues confronting Hall Booth Smith's clients. Paul has over 18 years of management, human resources, and leadership experience. Paul is a military veteran and...
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Keith Williams
Davidson County, TN Attorney with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Nashville School of Law
Keith Williams, founder of Keith Williams Law Group, has dedicated his practice of 21 years to helping people and their families in accident, injury and wrongful death cases. Keith is certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization (fewer than 150 attorneys in Tennessee and less than 1% of all licensed attorneys in the U.S. have earned this certification). Being a veteran, battle-tested trial attorney with significant courtroom experience, Keith has tried hundreds of cases in front of a judge...
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Jonathan Turner
Williamson County, TN 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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Anahi Fancher
Williamson County, TN Lawyer
Immigration
Nashville School of Law
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Anahi Fancher works primarily in the areas of immigration law and personal injury. Mrs. Fancher graduated from the Nashville School of Law with her Juris Doctor degree and is licensed to practice law in the State of Tennessee. Mrs. Fancher received her Master's degree in Business Administration with all elective course work in Marketing and Marketing Research from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville and she also earned her bachelor's degree in Business Administration with emphasis in Marketing from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Mrs. Fancher decided to become a lawyer to help others and fight against injustice.
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Andy Goldstein
Williamson County, TN Attorney with 6 years of experience
Administrative, Business, Immigration and Real Estate
Belmont University College of Law
Andy Goldstein is an attorney practicing in Tennessee and in the Immigration Courts of the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR). Andy focuses his practice on immigration law, family law, administrative law, business law, and civil litigation.
Before moving to Tennessee, Andy grew up near St. Louis, MO. After moving to Tennessee, Andy attended Middle Tennessee State University, where he gained a Computer Science degree and a Political Science degree. Intent on becoming a lawyer, Andy attended the Belmont University College of Law, where he obtained his Juris Doctor degree.
Andy advises his clients on numerous aspects of state and federal law....