Tennessee Divorce Lawyers Near You | Compare Options

If you need legal help with divorce matters in Tennessee, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Tennessee attorneys handle cases involving property division, spousal support, asset valuation, debt allocation, and settlement agreements, and the state's specific rules — from filing procedures in Circuit Court to applicable deadlines — can directly shape the strategy and outcome of your case.

Tennessee is an equitable distribution state, which determines how courts divide marital property and debts. Custody decisions in Circuit Court are based on the best interests of the child standard, and judges have significant discretion. The divorce process involves specific procedural requirements, and a Tennessee family law attorney who regularly appears in Circuit Court understands the local expectations and timelines that affect every case.

The divorce attorneys listed here practice throughout Tennessee and can be filtered by location, reviews, and experience. Each profile includes practice area details, office locations, and client feedback. We recommend comparing several attorneys before making a decision — most offer free initial consultations, which gives you a chance to evaluate their approach and determine whether they're the right fit.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to divorce law in Tennessee to learn about filing deadlines, state-specific rules, and what damages or remedies may be available in your case. Then use the directory below to find and compare qualified lawyers across Tennessee.

John Haines - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
109 S Northshore Dr., Ste 401 Knoxville, Tennessee
(865) 269-2524
Duncan School of Law (2018)
English
Bar #037018
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law Divorce
Meredith Mochel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Meredith Mochel
 809 Market St. Ziebold Building Chattanooga TN 37402
(423) 803-4333
University of Tennessee College of Law
English
Bar #022939
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Michal Durakiewicz - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Durak Law
 725 Cool Springs Blvd., Suite 600 Franklin TN 37067
(615) 812-2829
Emory University School of Law
English, Polish, Russian
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Samuel G. Hall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Samuel G. Hall, PLLC
 119 W. Market St. Kingsport TN 37660
(423) 247-6161
Bar #037548
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Construction Law Criminal Law Divorce
Joseph Preston Strom - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Strom Law Office
 6923 N. Trenholm Rd. Columbia SC 29206
(843) 898-8180
University of South Carolina (1984)
English, Spanish
South Carolina Bar
Active License
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Construction Law
Todd G. Cole - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cole Law Group, PC
 1648 Westgate Cir #301 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 490-6020
Shepard Broad Law Center, Nova Southeastern University (2004)
Danish, English
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
David C. Veazey - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of David C. Veazey
 PO Box 3206 Chattanooga TN 37404
(423) 521-1776
University of Tennessee College of Law (2006)
English, French, Russian
Bar #028753
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Marcos M. Garza - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Garza Law Office, PLLC
 Bank of America Building 550 W. Main Street, Suite 340 Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 540-8300
University of Tennessee College of Law
English
Bar #021483
United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
John David Schwalb - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
John D. Schwalb, PLLC
 741 Cool Springs Blvd #104 Franklin TN 37067
(615) 794-7100
English
Bar #011671
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
John Chadwick Long - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Sindle & Long, Lawyers at Law
 130 South Water Avenue Gallatin TN 37066
(615) 451-0307
Nashville School of Law (2002)
Bar #025526
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Criminal Law
John David Drake - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Drake Drake & Frost
 120 East Main St. Suite #310 Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 900-4529
University of Tennessee College of Law (1984)
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Criminal Law Divorce DUI & DWI
Derek R. Howard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Howard Law Office
 8 Public Square North Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 900-3235
Nashville School of Law (2000)
English, Spanish
Bar #023696
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Domestic Violence
Alyssa Castronovo - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cole Law Group, PC
 1648 Westgate Cir #301 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 490-6020
Pennsylvania State University
English
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Business Law Divorce Employment Law
Candice K. Mendez - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Candice K. Mendez, Lawyer at Law
 1237-D Gay Street Dandridge TN 37725
(423) 623-4134
Appalachian School of Law (2005)
English
Bar #027425
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Craig Brent - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Craig H. Brent
 604 S Margin St chbrent@craigbrentattorney.com Franklin TN 37064
(615) 794-0804
Bar #013174
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Collections Construction Law Divorce
Patrick Slaughter - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of LaFevor & Slaughter
 900 South Gay Street Suite 1704 Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 344-1864
Bar #032364
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
Brent Hessel - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hessel Law
 2200 21st Avenue South Suite 305 Nashville TN 37212
(615) 379-8472
American University (2007)
Spanish
Bar #029824
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Family Law
Leonard Robert Grefseng - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
L. Robert Grefseng
 214 West 5th Street Suite B Columbia TN 38401
University of Mississippi (1979)
Bar #010778
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Divorce
Katie Klinghard - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Mathis, Bates & Klinghard, PLLC
 412 Franklin Street Clarksville TN 37040
(931) 919-5060
The Nashville School of Law (2005)
Bar #029661
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Tyler Scott Davis - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Davis Law Office
 804 W Race St Kingston TN 37763
(865) 354-3333
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2012)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
Margaret Held - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Held Law Office
 1522 Highland Ave Knoxville TN 37916
(865) 637-6550
Bar #018033
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Divorce Elder Law
Jennifer R. Egelston - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jennifer R. Egelston, Lawyer at Law
 800 S. Gay St. Suite 700 Knoxville TN 37929
(865) 404-8226
University of Tennessee College of Law (2017)
English
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Animal & Dog Law Arbitration & Mediation Divorce
Lindsey Johnson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kane & Crowell Family Law Center
 133 S College Street Lebanon TN 37087
(615) 784-4802
Nashville School of Law (2018)
Bar #036839
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
McKenna Louise Cox - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Cox Firm
 104 E. Main Street Johnson City TN 37604
(423) 434-4700
University of Tennessee College of Law (2002)
English, Spanish
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Arbitration & Mediation Divorce Domestic Violence
Jason Reeves - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 704 N. Jefferson Street P.O. Box 910 Shelbyville TN 37162
(931) 684-6444
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1996)
Bar #020256
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Joe Richard Judkins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1143 Oak Ridge Turnpike Suite 202 Oak Ridge TN 37830
(865) 482-7877
University of Tennessee College of Law (1977)
English
Bar #005548
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Personal Injury
David Scott Byrd - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Capps, Cantwell, Capps & Byrd
 1004 West First North Street MORRISTOWN TN 37816
(423) 586-3083
University of Tennessee College of Law (1991)
English
Bar #016618
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Collections Divorce Family Law
Weston A. Gantte - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1205 Gay Street Dandridge TN 37725
(865) 940-1529
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (2012)
English
Bar #034244
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Aaron J. Chapman - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Aaron J. Chapman, Lawyer at Law
 P.O. Box 1175 Morristown TN 37816
(423) 254-5333
University of Tennessee College of Law
U.S. District Court, E.D. Tenn. Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
Blake Mullins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Griffin Law Group, PLLC
 621 N. Spring St. Sparta TN 38583
(931) 837-2050
Lincoln Memorial University - John J. Duncan, Jr. School of Law (2020)
English
Bar #038578
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Jason Matthew Miller - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Batson Nolan PLC
 121 S 3rd St Clarksville TN 37040
(931) 647-1501
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1995)
Bar #019505
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Divorce Family Law Insurance Defense
Tracey Vought Williams - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Tracey Vought Williams
 1277 Knoxville Highway Suite A Wartburg TN 37887
(423) 346-2889
Bar #032785
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Divorce Estate Planning
Tracy Provo Knight - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Michael K. Williamson
 114 Franklin St. Clarksville TN 37040
Middle Tennessee State University
Bar #032210
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law Divorce
John Mark Stewart - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 300 S College St Winchester TN 37398
(931) 967-4303
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (1984)
Bar #011148
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Divorce
Bryan C. Penland - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1900 Church Street, Suite 400 Nashville TN 37203
(931) 375-0006
Nashville School of Law (2006)
Bar #025631
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Personal Injury
Kenneth Lawson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 3335 Ringgold Road Suite 105 Chattanooga TN 37412
(423) 305-0384
Bar #013862
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Divorce
Kendra Hazlett Armstrong - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 8620 Trinity Rd 203 Memphis TN 38018
(901) 624-4464
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1993)
Bar #016134
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Divorce Family Law
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