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Andre Courtney Wharton
Memphis, TN Attorney with 22 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill
I am a trial and consulting attorney representing individuals and businesses on a variety of matters. Our Firm has successfully protected clients on a variety of matters, including wrongful death cases, traumatic injury, medical malpractice. We have represented numerous clients resolving matters through the trial stage and on the appellate level. While we view all clients as high profile, we have been blessed to successfully represent individuals and businesses on matters that have received media coverage. Our focus for all clients follows the same consistent tradition and philosophy of maintaining our quality and integrity, protecting our clients and preserving justice.
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Monica R. Rejaei
Memphis, TN Attorney with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Monica R. Rejaei has lived in the Memphis area for most of her life. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She subsequently attended the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. During law school, Ms. Rejaei served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable James F. Russell of the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, whereby she was able to get a birds-eye view of the litigation process, research law, and provide memorandums for Judge Russell. She also was able to attend numerous hearings and trials,...
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Shelley Breeding
Knoxville, TN Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity of Tennessee College of Law
Shelley S. Breeding is prominent Knoxville family law, business law and civil litigation attorney with years of experience handling multi-million-dollar divorce and business cases in state and federal courts. She has argued numerous cases in front of the Tennessee Court of Appeals and cases in front of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Shelley represents individuals as well as corporations, handling everything from forming the corporation to drafting contracts to litigation for her business clients. Shelley's family law practice focuses on adoption and complex divorce cases, which often require expert witnesses for business valuations, commercial and residential property appraisals and frequently...
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David A. Siegel
Memphis, TN Attorney with 39 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Tennessee College of Law
David A. Siegel concentrates his practice in the areas of personal injury and catastrophic injury. Mr. Siegel obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee and his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. In 2007, the American Bar Association presented Mr. Siegel with the prestigious Edmund Muskie Pro Bono Award in San Francisco, California. He has been listed as a Super Lawyer in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 by Law & Politics magazine and named in the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Tennessee in 2010, 2011, and...
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Darrell L. Douglas
Knoxville, TN Lawyer with 11 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
Mississippi College School of Law
Darrell Douglas was born and raised in LaFollette, Tennessee. He attended the University of Tennessee-Knoxville and earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2010. His Doctor of Jurisprudence was awarded in 2014 from Mississippi College in Jackson, Mississippi. Darrell was licensed to practice law in Tennessee in 2014.
Having grown up in East Tennessee, Darrell knew he wanted to return home to begin practicing law. Darrell’s upbringing gave him a strong desire to assist those who have been injured through no fault of their own; and to help them recover compensation for those injuries.
During his time in practice, Darrell has experience in...
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Alexander Joseph Gambino
Knoxville, TN Lawyer
(865) 224-8555
8903 Linksvue Drive
Gettysvue Center
Knoxville, TN 37922
Free ConsultationBusiness, IP, Patents and Trademarks
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Alex Gambino is a Registered Patent and Intellectual Property Attorney at Thrive IP®. Alex has successfully applied for and secured numerous patents, trademark registrations, and copyright registrations for his clients. He also has experience in various facets of intellectual property litigation, contract drafting and review, entity formation and governance, and regulatory guidance.
Alex earned his Juris Doctorate Cum Laude from the University of Tennessee College of Law and received an undergraduate degree in Marine Engineering Technology from Texas A&M University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Previously, Alex worked as a Technology Commercialization Analyst for the University of Tennessee Research Foundation...
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W. Michael Baisley
Knoxville, TN Lawyer with 19 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
University of Tennessee College of Law
Mike Baisley practices in the areas of business transactions, real estate, commercial law, and business litigation. Typical client engagements include new entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, real estate transactions, shareholder disputes, and bankruptcy and creditor’s rights. He also represents both owners and contractors in construction disputes. Mr. Baisley joined Long, Ragsdale & Waters, P.C. in January 2018. He was previously a partner at Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC. He received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2005, where he was a member of The Tennessee Law Review and served on the...
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Bob Dziewulski
Knoxville, TN Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness
Lincoln Memorial University
Mr. Dziewulski brings decades of experience as a company founder, consultant, investor, and executive in businesses as diverse as architecture, software as a service, machining and manufacturing, residential property investment, and construction.
Through these experiences, he developed an understanding of the issues businesses face and the effect that proper legal guidance can have on the success of a company.
Healthcare
Much of Mr. Dziewulski's practice has focused on medical compliance, employment matters, credentialing, premises liability, policy and procedure development, and real estate matters for medical practices. Today his focus is on addressing challenges faced by emerging practice types such...
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Jonathan William Doolan
Knoxville, TN Attorney
Free ConsultationEmployment and Workers' Comp
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Mr. Doolan is an experienced litigator having worked exclusively in civil litigation for the past 15 years. He has extensive experience in workplace injuries and has tried numerous cases with the Tennessee Bureau of Workers Compensation with favorable results for his clients. He has also litigated numerous employment and personal injury cases throughout East Tennessee.
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Bruce David Fox
Clinton, TN Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Tennessee College of Law
Bruce Fox is a partner and co-founder of Fox, Farley, Willis & Burnette. His personal injury practice focuses on automobile accidents, workers’ compensation, products liability, hospital and nursing home injuries, and trucking litigation. In addition, Bruce has significant multi-state lead counsel Class Action litigation experience against a variety of defendants.
He is a current Master of the Bench of the Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court in Knoxville. He is one of approximately 100 Tennessee lawyers selected for membership by the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). In 2011 he received the Paladin Award for East Tennessee from the Tennessee Trial...
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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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R. Deniger Cobb Jr.
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Memphis
R. Deniger Cobb, Jr. is a Mississippi Delta native who moved to Memphis in 2010 where he started his career and later attended law school. He is a graduate of Delta State University where he obtained a Bachelor of Science degree while majoring in Biology and minoring in Chemistry. While attending Delta State University, he was President of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity, a member of Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities, and elected into the Delta State Hall of Fame. After graduating from Delta State, he entered the nonprofit world and traveled the country as a consultant for...
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Jim Williams
Kingsport, TN Lawyer with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationAppeals, Bankruptcy, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
The attorneys at Jim Williams & Associates are active members of the communities we serve. We value the long-term relationships we have established with our clients who come to us for a full range of ongoing legal services in the following areas of law: Accidents (car, truck, motorcycle, and slip and fall) | Adoption | Appeals (civil and criminal) | Bankruptcy | Child Custody | Child Support | Conservatorship | Contractor or Builder Disputes | Contracts | Criminal Defense | Debt Collection | Divorce | Estate Planning | Estate or Will Contests | Expungements | Family Law | General...
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Glenn K. Vines Jr.
Memphis, TN Attorney with 27 years of experience
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
A gritty and seasoned Mid-South personal injury and tractor-trailer wreck attorney, Glenn K. Vines has a passion for fighting for the underdog victims who have suffered catastrophic injuries or the death of a family member. He is a highly respected legal professional who has been recognized by his fellow attorneys, organizations, and publications for his legal skills both in and out of the courtroom. Mr. Vines was named in the Top 100 Super Lawyers in Tennessee and the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Memphis in 2015. He was also listed as a Super Lawyer in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017...
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Cameron Jehl
Memphis, TN Lawyer
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
University of Memphis
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Jeffrey Hudson Jones
Bartlett, TN Lawyer with 48 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Jeffrey Jones has practiced law since 1977. He is a 1974 graduate of The University of Texas, Austin, with a major in Pharmacy, and he is a 1977 graduate of The University of Memphis Law School. While in law school, he practiced as a part-time pharmacist. After law school and a short stint with the Memphis Area Legal Services, he entered private practice. He is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Criminal Trial Lawyers Association, American Trial Lawyers Association, and American Society for Pharmacy Law. He is licensed to practice in all state and federal courts. He was...
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Luis Alan Trevino
Kingsport, TN Attorney with 6 years of experience
Business and Real Estate
Liberty University School of Law
Luis is a seasoned family law attorney who knows the importance of having a skilled negotiator to ensure a client's interests are met. Luis also practices business entity formation, real estate law, including development and disputes. Before joining his current Firm, Luis practiced family law in Texas and Maryland. He represented family law clients and survivors of domestic violence for the majority of his career. Luis has extensive experience handling many types of family law issues for his clients, and he approaches his practice with zeal & empathy. Luis understands that all cases present unique circumstances and every client is...
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Matthew Schwimmer
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 8 years of experience
6489 Quail Hollow
Suite 100
Memphis, TN 38120
Free ConsultationAdministrative, Business and Real Estate
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
GCEM is a full service law firm practicing in the areas of residential, commercial and development real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiation of real estate contracts and leases, business formation, preparation of wills, probate, and estate planning. I am personally experienced with the Neighborhood Preservation Court in Memphis and can provide advice, counsel, and representation related to this and other state and local issues affecting real estate.
My previous position was as an attorney at West Tennessee Legal Services, the legal aid organization for West Tennessee, where I completed a two year fellowship as an Equal Justice Works/AmeriCorps Elder...
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Joseph Talmadge Kirkland
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Real Estate
University of Memphis
Joe is currently an attorney and Senior Escrow Officer at Tri-State Title & Escrow, Inc. and is available for all of your closing needs. For fifteen (15) years Joe was a partner in the Memphis law firm of Kirkland, Rothman-Branning & Associates, PLLC, where his primary area of practice was real estate, including residential and commercial real estate closings and title work. Mr. Kirkland is a former underwriting counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Company in Memphis. He received his B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University and his J.D. degree from Memphis State University. He...
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Ari J Sauer
Memphis, TN Attorney with 23 years of experience
Immigration
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Ari Sauer is an immigration lawyer in the Memphis office of the Siskind Susser Law Firm. Ari represents corporate clients in all areas of U.S. business immigration law as well as assisting U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents with sponsoring their family members for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas and citizenship. Ari is a past Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Mid South Chapter, which includes the states of Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Louisiana. He has served as a member of AILA's national Board of Governors since 2011.
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Elizabeth Wafula
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Business and Immigration
Salmon P. Chase College of Law, Northern Kentucky University
An immigrant herself, Elizabeth Wafula, Esq., is a multi-lingual attorney offering services to immigrants as well as employers seeking to hire immigrants or retain immigrants. She is an immigration attorney practicing in Memphis, Nashville, and other surrounding areas.
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Jason J. Yasinsky
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Jason J. Yasinsky joined Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz in 2010, focusing on litigation in the areas of personal injury, trucking accidents, automobile accidents, and workers’ compensation. Mr. Yasinsky is a 2010 honors graduate of the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, where he served as Notes Editor of the University of Memphis Law Review. While at the University of Memphis, Mr. Yasinsky had the honor of serving as a judicial intern for the Honorable Jennie D. Latta of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Mr. Yasinsky also was a member and oral...
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Ryan G. Saharovich
Memphis, TN Lawyer
Free ConsultationProducts Liability
Emory University School of Law
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Mr. James R. Becker Jr.
Memphis, TN Attorney with 30 years of experience
Arbitration & Mediation and Employment
University of Memphis
I have lived in Memphis since 1979 and have practiced employment law across West Tennessee since 1994. For a little bit of time in the late '90s I practiced in other substantive areas in addition to employment law, but have always returned to that practice area. Since 2006 I have maintained my own practice with my wife who handles family law matters. We have three children of whom we are very proud and both hold black belts in Taekwondo.
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Eric A. McEnerney
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationWorkers' Comp
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Eric A. McEnerney is a litigation attorney with Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, focusing primarily on auto injury litigation, Social Security Disability, and Supplemental Security Income cases.
Mr. McEnerney attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he graduated magna cum laude with a 3.89/4.00 GPA and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Music Business. He attended the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawMr. McEnerney proudly served on the University of Memphis Law Review and received the Jerome Rosengarten Memorial Scholarship.
After law school, Mr. McEnerney practiced immigration law in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, allowing him...
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Laquita R Stokes
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationUniversity 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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Mark Steven McDaniel Sr.
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 41 years of experience
Free ConsultationWhite Collar Crime
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Mark S. McDaniel began his legal career in 1983 as a graduate of Memphis State University. He became a partner in Mr. Friedman’s practice in only two years and remained in that role for two more years before starting his own practice in 1986. Beginning in 1992, Mr. McDaniel served as an Assistant District Attorney for Collierville for nine years. More recently, he has served as Collierville’s Assistant City Attorney and been responsible for prosecuting ordinance violations and traffic court cases.
In recognition of his dedication to professionalism in criminal defense, Mr. McDaniel has received a rating of “AV” under...
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Christopher Gilreath
Memphis, TN Attorney with 28 years of experience
Free ConsultationAntitrust, Consumer and Products Liability
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
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Howard Manis
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 31 years of experience
Memphis, TN 38119
Free ConsultationProducts Liability and White Collar Crime
University of Memphis
Practicing law since 1993, Howard Manis is the Managing Partner at The Cochran Firm Mid-South bringing with him over twenty five years of litigation experience in courtrooms throughout the south. Mr. Manis serves as a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee for the past two decades. Howard Manis is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Arkansas & Mississippi and has a significant federal court practice handling both civil and criminal matters.
During his over two decades of practice, Mr. Manis has handled his fair share of high profile...
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Quinton E. Thompson
Memphis, TN Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment and Workers' Comp
Vanderbilt University Law School
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Fredrick Culver
Cordova, TN Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationBusiness and Real Estate
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Fred is a proud University of Memphis graduate, earning his BBA in 2014 and his Juris Doctorate and MBA in 2018.
In January 2021, he joined Byrne & Associates in Memphis, TN as an Associate Attorney focusing primarily on real estate closings and estate planning.
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, wills, power of attorney documents, living wills, residential and commercial real estate closings, refi closings, real estate transactions, deeds, quitclaim deeds, business formation, LLC formation, contracts
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Curtis Alan Runger
Bartlett, TN Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
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Philip Frederick Counce
Memphis, TN Lawyer with 49 years of experience
Free ConsultationBankruptcy and Business
University of Memphis
We can file a Chapter 7 (full bankruptcy) or a Chapter 13 (bill consolidation) for you as a Title 11 Debt Relief Agency. We also consider nonbankruptcy options so we can customize a solution that addresses your specific goals and circumstances.
Unlike most bankruptcy law offices, you will talk with an attorney, not a paralegal, who can properly advise you and prepare and handle your case from start to finish.
Your can become debt free!
We pride ourselves in providing caring and considerate representations to address your needs. We are always just a phone call away at 901-458-0555.
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Mr. Craig P. Raysor
Collierville, TN Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Administrative, Arbitration & Mediation, Business and Environmental
University of Arkansas School of Law and Roger Williams University School of Law
I am an Agricultural Lawyer in the Metropolitan Memphis Area that serves national and international clients. I also have experience in corporate; contract drafting; legislation drafting; collections; business litigation; arbitration and mediation; and civil cases.
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Timothy M. McLaughlin
Knoxville, TN Attorney with 33 years of experience
Free ConsultationInsurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
University of Tennessee College of Law
Tim McLaughlin was born in North Dakota and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota. Tim moved to Knoxville, Tennessee in 1989 and graduated from the University of Tennessee Law School in 1992. Tim immediately began working for the Knox County Public Defender's Office where he gained extensive trial experience. Shortly thereafter, Tim chose to work with the Law Offices of Peter G. Angelos, a nationally recognized plaintiff's law firm at the Knoxville, Tennessee branch office. In 2003, Tim and Mike Nassios established the law firm of Nassios & McLaughlin.
Mr. McLaughlin's practice involves representing people...
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William A. Wooten
Covington, TN Lawyer
Free ConsultationBusiness, Employment, Real Estate and Trademarks
University of Tennessee College of Law
Mr. Wooten is the owner of the Wooten Law Office in Covington, Tennessee. Mr. Wooten focuses his practice on seeking justice and fairness for individuals, small businesses, and municipalities. His legal practice includes Corporate Law and Contract Negotiations, Employment Law and Discrimination, Personal Injury, Workers' Compensation, Criminal Defense, Social Security Disability, Federal and State Condemnation and Real Estate Disputes, Trademarks and Intellectual Property, Collections, Franchise Law, Sport and Entertainment Law, and advising entrepreneurs and small businesses. Mr. Wooten is also a Tennessee Rule 31 Mediator for Civil and Family Law and enjoys resolving disputes through the use of alternative dispute...
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Eric Ebbert
Knoxville, TN Lawyer with 33 years of experience
Business, Employment and Tax
University of Tennessee College of Law
Attorney Eric Ebbert has been serving the East Tennessee community in different capacities within the legal field for over 25 years. We know the law in Tennessee, we know how it affects you, and we know how to present your case to both judges and juries. The Ebbert Law Firm handles a wide range of legal matters including business law, employment law, elder law, estate planning, wills and trusts, probate law, HOA law, social security disability law and helping victims of nursing home neglect and abuse. We fight for our clients’ rights, and we know what it takes to win...
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G. Keith Alley
Knoxville, TN Lawyer with 29 years of experience
Business, Real Estate and Workers' Comp
University of Tennessee College of Law
With more than 25 years of experience in the areas of personal injury claims, property and construction disputes, contract negotiation and preparation, business lawsuits, estate and trust litigation, landlord and tenant matters, homeowners’ association matters, workers’ compensation claims, and various other civil matters, I practice what I enjoy. I am both zealous and professional in my representation of my clients. Our attorneys are active members of the Knoxville, Loudon County, and Tennessee Bar Associations and are also active members of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel. I represent a wide range of clients with interests in Tennessee. I created this...
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Timothy Roberto
Knoxville, TN 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...
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Thomas Kulaga
Knoxville, TN Attorney with 25 years of experience
Free ConsultationIP and Patents
University of Tennessee College of Law
Tom Kulaga is a patent attorney who worked for 19 years as an electrical and instrumentation engineer before becoming an attorney. Tom focuses on helping inventors and businesses protect their intellectual property through patent protection.