Tennessee International Child Abduction Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Ryan Patrick Garrett </h2> </center>
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempted enticement. on March 13, 2025, detectives with the Knoxville Police Department (KPD) and agents of the United States Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) arrested 41-year-old Ryan Patrick Garrett on a federal complaint of Enticement of a minor for the purposes of an illegal sexual act. ... More...
$ (03-25-2026 - TN)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Cody Ray Brewer </h2> </center>
Jackson, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of children. Cody Ray Brewer, age 30, of Saulsbury, Tennessee, engaged in various illegal sexual acts with a minor at a residence in Hardeman County, Tennessee in early January 2025, and that he set up a camera in the minor’s bedroom to record those acts. Following the execution of a search ... More...
$ (03-25-2026 - TN)<h2> <center> State of Tennessee v. Alexander Donahoe </h2> </center>
Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with possession of child pornography.... More...
$ (03-05-2026 - TN)United States of America v. Oleksandr Didenko
Washington, D.C. criminal defense lawyer represented the defendant wire fraud and identity theft. Oleksandr Didenko, 29, of Kyiv, Ukraine, fraudulently inflicted systemic and deliberate financial harm on U.S. companies and American citizens to benefit not only himself, but a hostile nation state,” said Assistant Director Roman Rozhavsky of the FBI’s Counterintelligence and Espionage Divisio... More...
$ (02-26-2026 - TN)United States of America v. Andrew Worrall
Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a child and enticement. Andrew Worrall, 56, a British national currently residing in Knox County, Tennessee, Worrall contacted a 17-year-old minor female on the Snapchat application using the internet in July 2025. Knowing the age of the child, Worrall requested nude pictures of the ... More...
$ (02-13-2026 - TN)United States of America v. Nathan Lee Westbrook
Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distribution of child pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(2). On February 21, 2025, investigators with the U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Investigations – Internet Crimes Against Children (HSI-ICAC) Task Force received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited ... More...
$ (02-06-2026 - TN)<H2> United States of America v. Maurice Harris
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a series of armed robberies of businesses in October 2024. Maurice Harris, age 32, of Memphis, conducted a series of armed robberies of the following businesses within the Western District of Tennessee: October 4, 2024: Metro by T-Mobile - 4673 Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, TN October ... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - TN)<H2> United States of America v. Philip Taylor Sobash
Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sexual exploitation of a minor, while also admitting to sexually exploiting six other minors. Between October 2018 and May 2019, Philip Taylor Sobash, age 35, of Austin, Texas, then a practicing physician, engaged in an online sexually explicit relationship with Minor Victim 1, who resided in the Middle Distric... More...
$ (12-16-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Kate Carson </h1></h1>
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international parental kidnapping.<br> <br> Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for international parental kidnapping.<br> <br> "Protecting vulnerable children from harm is the highest priority of our office,†said Acting United States Attorney Robert E. McGui... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Kate Carson </h1></h1>
Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with International Parental Kidnapping <br> <br> Kate Carson, 38, of Lewisburg, Tennessee was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison today for international parental kidnapping, announced Robert E. McGuire, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee.<br> <br> "Protecting vulnerable children fr... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - TN)Michael Hoover v. Justin Due
Cookeville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on 42 U.S.C. 1983 civil rights violation theory claiming unlawful entry and excessive force.<br> <br> Defendant Deputy Justin Due received a 911 dispatch call, reporting a domestic dispute at Plaintiff Michael Hoover's house. The 911 caller stated that Hoover had threatened her with a gun. When Due arrived at the scene... More...
$0 (09-25-2025 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Leopold Mpawinayo
Nashville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape of a child.<br> <br> Leopold Mpawinayo was accused of picked up the victim, who was a stranger to him and who was 12-years-old, and raped her. Although the victim reported the crime immediately, the DNA didn't hit CODIS (the national DNA crime database) until five years later. Mpawinayo was then connected ... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Daireus Ice
Memphis, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with kidnnapping and rape of a 4-year-old girl.<br> <br> The victim, now 12-year-old, testified, recounting the assault and its enduring impact. Her mother and brother also provided testimony, while family members remained present throughout the proceedings, steadfast in their pursuit of justice.<br> <br> "Although t... More...
$0 (09-19-2025 - TN)Tammy Livingston v. Jay Livingston Music, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee civil litigation lawyers represented the parties in a music royalty dispute.<br> <br> In all its many forms, music is a powerful influence. One of music's great gifts is its knack for soothing the mind. Think of the way listening to your favorite song takes you to a place where, at least temporarily, life's frustrations<br> are quickly set aside. Music's perhaps most endearing... More...
$0 (07-15-2025 - TN)Joy Francine Mitchell Byrd v. Samuel Byrd, Jr.
Knoxville, Tennessee family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a divorce action.<br> <br> * * * <br> <br> APPELLATE PROCEDURE. FINAL JUDGMENT REQUIREMENT. The case addresses whether the appellant could pursue an appeal in the absence of a final judgment from the trial court, which is a prerequisite for an appeal as of right according to court rules.<br> <br> APPELLATE PROCEDURE. JURISDICTION.... More...
$0 (07-01-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Jeffery “Bud B†Sevier </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Memphis, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Leadership Role in Memphis Mob Drug Conspiracy </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><br> <b><center></i><b> </b> Gang Member Sentenced to 16.5 Years After Conviction at Trial for Leadership Role in Memphis Mob Drug Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> ... More...
$0 (05-22-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Juan Palomino, Joaquin Elizalde, Javier Varela, Luis Lizarraga, David Asua </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Trafficking Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Five People Indicted for Trafficking Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Marijuana in Western Tennessee</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Five ... More...
$0 (04-24-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Estes </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Two Counts Of Production Of Child Pornography </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Knox County Man Sentenced To 60 Years Imprisonment For Two Counts Of Production Of Child Pornography</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Matt... More...
$0 (04-16-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Sean Christopher Williams </h1></h1></
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Greeneville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Production Of Child Pornography and Escape From Custody </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Sean Williams Sentenced To 95 Years For Production Of Child Pornography and Escape From Custody</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <b... More...
$0 (02-24-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Sean Christopher Williams
Greeneville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with three counts of production of child pornography, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2251(a) and (e).<br> <br> Sean Christopher Williams, age 53, was charged with committing child porn crimes.<br> <br> In July of 2024, Williams was convicted at trial of escape in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 751(a) and in November of ... More...
$0 (02-24-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Dennis Allen Gaal </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Chattanooga, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Dennis Allen Gaal Sentenced To 25 Years For Engaging In Interstate Travel For The Purpose Of Engaging In Illicit Sexual Conduct</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Dennis Allen Gaal, ... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Kevin Harris
Ashland City, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with aggravated sexual battery and rape of a child for conduct committed against E.T.<br> <br> J.T. contacted law enforcement and Cheatham County Sheriff's Office ("CCSO") Detective Jason Harvison spoke to J.T. about E.T.'s allegations. On June 8, J.T. took E.T. to the Child Advocacy Center for the 23rd Judicial D... More...
$0 (02-14-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Peter Allen Snyder </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Exploitation </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Smyrna Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison on Child Exploitation Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Peter Allen Snyder, 43, of Smyrna, Tennessee, ple... More...
$0 (02-10-2025 - TN)<h2 William A. v. Clarksville-Montgomery System
Nashville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Disabilities Education Act violation theory.<br> <br> William A. is dyslexic and graduated from high school with a 3.4 grade-point average. Yet even then he could not read. <br> <br> The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) offers federal money to states to<br> help them educate children with disabilitie... More...
$0 (02-03-2025 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Donald Lee Collins </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sexual Abuse </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ft. Campbell Soldier Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison on Child Sexual Abuse Charges </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Donald Lee Collins, 41, of Clarksville... More...
$0 (02-03-2025 - TN)In re DILMER S.M., et al.
Memphis, Tennessee family law lawyer represented mother in parental rights termination proceedings.<br> <br> DCS removed the children from Mother's and Father's home. The Juvenile Court of Shelby County ("trial court") granted temporary legal custody of the children to DCS. DCS placed the children in David G.'s foster home where they have lived ever since. Due to apparent trauma, Ervin Leonard's d... More...
$0 (01-17-2025 - TN)state of Tennessee v. Jared A. Smith
<h2><br> Ashland City, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with rape.<br> </h2><br> <br> ollowing a jury trial, a Cheatham County jury convicted Defendant, Jared A. Smith, of three counts of Rape of a Child, four counts of Aggravated Sexual Battery, and three counts of Incest, for which he received a total effective sentence of seventy-eight years' incarceration. On... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - TN)In re Estate of Donald Patrick Burns
<h2><br> Shelbyville, Tennessee probate lawyers represented the parties in an adverse possession case.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> Donald Burns had one biological child, Harold Burns, and two stepchildren, Michael Scott and Debbie Morsman. After Donald Burns died, his two stepchildren filed a complaint against Harold Burns, as administrator of Donald Burns' estate, contesting ownership of a portion of... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - TN)In Re Guardianship of Beatrice Rose Malone
Nashville, Tennessee guardianship law lawyers represented the parties.<br> </h2><br> <br> Katherine Malone died in an accident in Idaho. Her ex-husband, Patrick Malone, was named guardian of their child, Beatrice Rose Malone ("Rosie"). A trust ("the Tennessee Trust") was established in Davidson County, Tennessee, for all funds due to Rosie. Katherine Malone's parents, James William Rose and Jennie... More...
$0 (11-27-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Wigbert Bandie </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Two-Million Dollar International Wire Fraud Conspiracy </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ghanian Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Two-Million Dollar International Wire Fraud Conspiracy</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Wigb... More...
$0 (11-26-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Scott Michael Nelson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Pornography Charges </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ashland City Sex Offender Convicted on Possession of Child Pornography Charges</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A federal jury yesterday convicted Scott Michael... More...
$0 (11-21-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Andre Blue </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Memphis, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Felon Found Guilty of Methamphetamine Possession and Multiple Firearm Crimes</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A Memphis man was convicted by a federal jury of possessing methamp... More...
$0 (11-25-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Patrick Edah; Efe Egbowawa; Igocha Mac-Okor; Kay Ozegbe </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Memphis, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit fraud and money laundering </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Four Nigerian Citizens Sentenced in Connection with International Romance Scams</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Four Nigerian citizens residing... More...
$0 (11-12-2024 - TN)R.L. v. Knox County, Tennessee, d/b/a Knox County Board of Education
<h2><br> Knoxville, Tennessee civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who claimed that defendant violated Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972 and the Fourteenth Amendment. <br> </h2><br> <br> Defendant KCBE operates the public schools in Knox County, Tennessee. During the period at issue, KCBE had a Title IX Coordinator on staff and had established policies and procedures addres... More...
$0 (11-06-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Jarrod Sanford </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Memphis, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with production of child pornography, possession of child pornography, and committing a felony sex offense against a minor </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to a Total of 82 Years for Third Conviction for Sex Crimes Aga... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Jayson Lance </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly enticing a minor to engage in any sexual activity </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Over 19 Years' Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> A registered sex offender from M... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Jayson Lance Luther </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Jackson, TN criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with knowingly enticing a minor to engage in any sexual activity </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Registered Sex Offender Sentenced to Over 19 Years' Imprisonment</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Jayson Lance Luther, 32, met a min... More...
$0 (11-01-2024 - TN)In re Conservator of Charles E. Rowe
<H2><br> Crossville, Tennessee conservatorship lawyers represented the parties.<br> </h2><br> <br> <br> In January 2023, Petitioner filed in the Trial Court a petition for a conservatorship over her husband, Respondent, who then was 76-years old. Petitioner alleged that Respondent and she married in 1996, and that the couple had moved to Tennessee from New York in August 2022. She further alleged ... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - TN)<h1> United States of America v. Barron M. Poole </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Nashville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Child Sexual Exploitation Charge </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Ohio Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison on Child Sexual Exploitation Charge</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On February 2, 2023, a user with the ... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - TN)Jorge Antonio Mata Campos v. Amanda Rosa Ruiz Zeledon
<h2><br> Ashland City, Tennessee divorce lawyers represented husband and wife in a marriage dissolution.<br> </h2><br> <br> The parties, Amanda Rosa Ruiz Zeledon ("Wife") and Jorge Antonio Mata Campos ("Husband"), were married on January 9, 2010; they separated in November 2019. On August 17, 2020, Husband filed a petition for divorce from Wife. At the time of the proceedings, the parties had one ... More...
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