Criminal Practice

A routine drive, a night out downtown, or an encounter with police in Tennessee can change your life in seconds. If police find marijuana, pills, or other drugs in your car or pockets, you could face criminal charges. It is scary to look at a complicated list of drug charges and sentences in Tennessee and … Read more

A loud crash at 2 AM feels different when your kids are asleep down the hall or when your spouse stands behind you in the dark. Across Tennessee, people want to know what they can legally do if someone breaks into their home, business, or vehicle. Tennessee’s castle doctrine protects people in certain home-defense situations, … Read more

Picture yourself heading to your car after a concert in Nashville or getting dinner in Murfreesboro when a sudden threat appears. In that moment, your heart pounds and you have to decide quickly how to protect yourself. Is Tennessee a stand-your-ground state, or are you legally required to run away before defending yourself? In these … Read more

Getting arrested or learning that you are under investigation in Tennessee can put your freedom, career, reputation, and future at risk. That’s why knowing how to find a good criminal defense attorney is one of the most important steps you can take. Not every lawyer has the experience or courtroom background needed to handle Tennessee … Read more

The paperwork arrived, and now you are trying to figure out what it means and what happens after an indictment. Here is what the system does not always make clear: an indictment is not a conviction. It is not proof of anything.  An indictment is the prosecution’s first move in a process that now requires … Read more