United States of America v. Ryan Patrick Garrett
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)United States of America v. Tiffany Haney, Anne Warren, and Tina Roper
Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Tiffany Haney, 43, Anne Warren, 45, and Tina Roper, 40, all of Knoxville, were accused of engaging in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. The jury also convicted Haney and Warren of committing specific acts of wire fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C... More...
(03-16-2026 - 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)United States of America v. Benjamin Alan Carpenter, aka Abu Hamza
Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with providing translation and other services to a terrorist organization, ISIS, to permit its propaganda videos to be understood in English. Benjamin Carpenter admired the work of ISIS, more formally known as the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham. To that end, he founded Ahlud-Tawhid Publications (ATP), an o... More...
(11-05-2025 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Trevon Blair
Knoxville, Tennessee, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder. Trevon Blain is accused for killing his mother Ngina Blair.... More...
(11-05-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Jeffrey Bilyeu and Jessica Bilyeu v. UT-Battelle, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee, civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who objected on religious grounds to a coronavirus vaccine mandate imposed by their employer, UT-Battelle, during the pandemic. * * * A reasonable juror could conclude that that this type of interview process "could well dissuade a reasonable worker from making†a request for accommodations. B... More...
(09-29-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Yosiah Awomolo, Alexander Legeza, Kelly White
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with Road Rage Three Ohio Residents Arrested For Road Rage Shooting In Great Smoky Mountain National Park ... More...
(08-01-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Jeffrey L. Scales
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of heroin, marijuana, and other evidence related to drug trafficking. "It is a basic principle of the Fourth Amendment that for a search warrant to issue there must be probable cause.†United States v. Laughton, 409 F.3d 744, 747 (6th Cir. 2005). "An issuing judge may find pro... More...
(07-25-2025 - TN)Jerry Aldridge, et al. v. Regions Bank
Knoxville, Tennessee employment benefits law lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an ERISA claim. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) imposes many fiduciary duties on those who manage the retirement plans that employers set up for their employees. ERISA generally allows employees who participate in these plans to pursue breach-of-fiduciary-duty claims ag... More...
(07-25-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Monika D. Schorer, Teresa D. Schorer, Eric S. Smith
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Two Jonesborough Women And A Bristol, Virginia Man Sentenced For VA Bribery Scheme Two Jonesborough Women And A Bristol, Virginia Man Sentenced For VA Bribery Scheme ... More...
(07-23-2025 - TN)United States of America v. Edward Kelley
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to murder federa employees and threatening federal agents. 18 U.S.C. § 1117 - Conspiracy to Murder Employees of the United States 18 U.S.C. § 373 - Solicitation to Commit a Crime of Violence 18 U.S.C. § 115(a)(1)(B) - Influencing Federal Official by Threat ... More...
(07-03-2025 - TN)Joy Francine Mitchell Byrd v. Samuel Byrd, Jr.
Knoxville, Tennessee family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a divorce action. * * * 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. APPELLATE PROCEDURE. JURISDICTION.... More...
(07-01-2025 - TN)Billie Lane v. Kroger Limited Partnership I
Knoxville, Tennessee personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a premises liability negligence theory. In Tennessee, premises liability law holds property owners and those who control property responsible for injuries resulting from unsafe conditions. Owners have a duty to maintain their property in a reasonably safe condition and to warn visitors of any known hazards. This mean... More...
(06-13-2025 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Paul Clifford Moore, Jr.
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first degree murder. In July 2012, Petitioner was indicted for three counts of first degree murder for the shooting deaths of his wife, his wife's sister, and his wife's paramour. State v. Moore, No. E2015-00585-CCA-R3-CD, 2016 WL 2865759, at *1 (Tenn. Crim. App. May 12, 2016), perm. app. denied (Tenn. Sep... More...
(04-01-2025 - TN)R.L. v. Knox County, Tennessee, d/b/a Knox County Board of Education
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. 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...
(11-06-2024 - TN)In re Shacrysta B., et al.
Knoxville, Tennessee family law lawyer represented the mother in a parental rights termination case. The Knox County Juvenile Court ("Trial Court") entered a corrected final judgment on June 6, 2024 that terminated the parental rights of the appellant mother, Chrissy M. ... More...
(10-25-2024 - TN)Randy Terry v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance Company
Knoxville, Tennessee E.R.I.S.A.-Employee Benefits law lawyer represented the Plaintiff. he Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that establishes minimum standards for employee benefit plans. ERISA applies to most private-sector retirement and health plans, and protects individuals enrolled in these plans... More...
(10-16-2024 - TN)Pamela Bell v. Diversified Real Estate Fund, III, LLC
Knoxville, Tennessee Americans with Disabilities Act lawyer represented the Plaintiff. ... More...
(10-04-2024 - TN)United States of America v. Cody Andrew Seals
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Drug Trafficking And Attempted Murder Of Law Enforcement Officers ... More...
(09-13-2024 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Jason Lee Kinser
Knoxville, Tennessee rape and burglary criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant. In March 2021, the Knox County Grand Jury issued an indictment, charging Defendant, Jason Lee Kinser, with rape and aggravated burglary. Following a trial, a jury found Defendant guilty as charged, and the trial court imposed an effective sentence of thirty years' incarceratio... More...
(09-06-2024 - TN)United States of America v. Morice Armani Brown
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Conspiracy To Defraud Elderly Woman ... More...
(09-04-2024 - TN)State of Tennessee v. Bobby Ray Ladd, Jr.
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with probation violations. After pleading guilty to evading arrest and being sentenced to probation, Bobby Ray Ladd, Jr., Defendant, was the subject of several probation violation warrants. After a hearing, the trial court determined that Defendant violated probation and ordered the probation... More...
(08-06-2024 - TN)United States of America v. Zachariah Luaie Albaba
Knoxville, Tennessee criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Attempted Production And Production Of Child Pornography ... More...
(08-01-2024 - TN)Creywood Crossing Owners Association, Inc. v. Barbara Holleman
Knoxville, Tennessee condominium real estate law lawyers represented condo association and owner. Greywood Crossing Owners Association, Inc. ("Greywood") commenced this action to enforce the development's Declaration of Covenants and Restrictions ("the Declaration") against one of its homeowners, Barbara Holleman, who had failed to pay assessments for more than three years. ... More...
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