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Tennessee DUI Defense Legal Professionals

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If you need legal help with DUI defense matters in Tennessee, understanding the local legal landscape is the first step. Tennessee attorneys handle cases involving DUI/DWI charges, implied consent violations, license suspensions, ignition interlock requirements, and repeat offender penalties, 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 classifies impaired driving offenses as DUI. After an arrest, you face two parallel proceedings: a criminal case in Circuit Court and an administrative hearing that could result in license suspension. The administrative hearing request deadline is typically 7 to 30 days after arrest — missing it means automatic suspension. An attorney who regularly handles DUI cases in Tennessee knows how to challenge the evidence and protect your driving privileges.

When selecting a DUI defense attorney in Tennessee, consider their specific experience with cases like yours, their familiarity with Circuit Court procedures, and their track record. The attorneys listed on this page serve clients throughout Tennessee and have profiles that include their credentials, practice areas, office locations, and client reviews. Comparing multiple attorneys helps you find the right fit for your situation and budget.

Before you choose an attorney, it helps to understand the legal landscape. Read our complete guide to DUI defense 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
John Haines
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
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Meredith Mochel - Attorney
Meredith Mochel
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
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Michal Durakiewicz - Attorney
Michal Durakiewicz
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
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Sarah Bean Smith - Attorney
Sarah Bean Smith
0/5 (0 reviews)
Costner & Greene Lawyers At Law.
 315 High Street Maryville TN 37804
(865) 238-4710
Bar #031967
U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Personal Injury
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Joseph Preston Strom - Attorney
Joseph Preston Strom
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
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Frederick Lee Ortwein - Attorney
Frederick Lee Ortwein
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hamilton County District Attorney's Office, 11th Judicial District
 3828 Dayton Blvd PO Box 15307 Chattanooga TN 37415
(423) 265-0296
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1996)
Bar #019530
Georgia Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law Domestic Violence DUI & DWI
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Andre Courtney Wharton - Attorney
Andre Courtney Wharton
0/5 (0 reviews)
 1575 Madison Avenue Memphis TN 38104
(901) 726-6884
University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill (1999)
Bar #022588
North Carolina Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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David W. MacNeill - Attorney
David W. MacNeill
0/5 (0 reviews)
MacNeill Law Office
 1506-A McCallie Avenue Chattanooga TN 37404
(423) 364-4365
Bar #038915
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI White Collar Crime
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Jim Williams - Attorney
Jim Williams
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jim Williams & Associates, Lawyers at Law, LLC
 324 Cherokee Street Kingsport TN 37660-4336
(423) 230-0006
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1994)
English
Bar #018466
Virginia Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Bankruptcy Criminal Law
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Lee Carter Massengill - Attorney
Lee Carter Massengill
0/5 (0 reviews)
Massengill, Caldwell & Coughlin, P.C.
 777 Anderson Street Bristol TN 37620
(423) 764-1174
Mississippi College School of Law (2001)
Bar #023767
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law Domestic Violence
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Henry Ambrose - Attorney
Henry Ambrose
0/5 (0 reviews)
Henry Ambrose Law
 1284 West Main St. Franklin TN 37064
(615) 509-9253
Middle Tennessee State University (1971)
English
Bar #033189
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
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Marcos M. Garza - Attorney
Marcos M. Garza
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
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David Louis Raybin - Attorney
David Louis Raybin
0/5 (0 reviews)
Raybin & Weissman, P.C.
 424 Church St Suite 2200, Fifth Third Center Nashville TN 37219
(615) 256-6666
University of Tennessee College of Law (1973)
Bar #003385
6th Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Civil Rights Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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John David Drake - Attorney
John David Drake
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
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John David Schwalb - Attorney
John David Schwalb
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
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John Chadwick Long - Attorney
John Chadwick Long
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
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Gerald Howard Summers - Attorney
Gerald Howard Summers
0/5 (0 reviews)
Summers, Rufolo & Rodgers, P.C.
 735 Broad St Chattanooga TN 37402
(423) 265-2385
University of Tennessee College of Law (1966)
English
Bar #000534
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
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Derek R. Howard - Attorney
Derek R. Howard
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
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Steven Gregory Moore - Attorney
Steven Gregory Moore
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Steven Gregory Moore
 3001 South Broad Street Suite 101 Chattanooga TN 37408
(423) 777-4061
Jacksonville State University (1983)
English
Bar #014701
Georgia Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Lawrence James Arnkoff - Attorney
Lawrence James Arnkoff
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Offices of Lawrence J. Arnkoff
 5115 Maryland Way Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 933-5182
University of Miami (1971)
Bar #026140
Federal Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Candice K. Mendez - Attorney
Candice K. Mendez
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
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Randall Kirby - Attorney
Randall Kirby
0/5 (0 reviews)
Griffin Law Group
 776 East McMurry Blvd Hartsville TN 37074
(931) 837-2050
Belmont University College of Law (2018)
English
Bar #036850
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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John Michael Bailey - Attorney
John Michael Bailey
0/5 (0 reviews)
John Michael Bailey Injury Lawyers
 5978 Knight Arnold Rd Ste #400 Memphis TN 38115
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
English
Bar #006941
Active License
Verified
DUI & DWI Insurance Claims Personal Injury
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Anthony M. Avery - Attorney
Anthony M. Avery
0/5 (0 reviews)
Anthony M. Avery, Lawyer
 The Walnut Building 706 Walnut Street, #304 Knoxville TN 37902
(865) 637-3035
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
English
Bar #012925
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Katie Klinghard - Attorney
Katie Klinghard
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
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Tyler Scott Davis - Attorney
Tyler Scott Davis
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
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Ruchee Patel - Attorney
Ruchee Patel
0/5 (0 reviews)
Donati Law PLLC
 1545 Union Avenue Memphis TN 38104
(901) 278-1004
University of Mississippi (2004)
Bar #026521
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Animal & Dog Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Jason Reeves - Attorney
Jason Reeves
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
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Jon David Rogers - Attorney
Jon David Rogers
0/5 (0 reviews)
 PO Box 2491 Hendersonville TN 37077
(615) 598-3663
University of Denver (2001)
Bar #030635
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Weston A. Gantte - Attorney
Weston A. Gantte
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
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Evan (Mac) Meade - Attorney
Evan (Mac) Meade
0/5 (0 reviews)
Meade Law Group
 215 N Boone Street Johnson City TN 37604
(423) 926-7112
University of Tennessee College of Law (2005)
English
Unknown Status
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Medical Malpractice
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Aaron J. Chapman - Attorney
Aaron J. Chapman
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
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Terence Scott Jones - Attorney
Terence Scott Jones
0/5 (0 reviews)
Banks & Jones, Attorneys at Law
 2125 Middlebrook Pike Knoxville TN 37921
(865) 546-2141
Bar #014628
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI Nursing Home Abuse
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Daniel James Barnes - Attorney
Daniel James Barnes
0/5 (0 reviews)
Griffin Law Group
 621 North Spring Street Sparta TN 38583
University of Tennessee College of Law (2009)
English
Federal District Court, Middle Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Appeals & Appellate Criminal Law DUI & DWI
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Scott A. Lanzon - Attorney
Scott A. Lanzon
0/5 (0 reviews)
 550 West Main Street Suite 550 Knoxville TN 43015
(865) 223-6450
Vermont Law School (2002)
English, Spanish
Bar #029639
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Criminal Law DUI & DWI White Collar Crime
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Joseph W. Fuson - Attorney
Joseph W. Fuson
0/5 (0 reviews)
Freeman & Fuson
 305 Church Street Franklin TN 37064
(615) 298-7272
Tennessee Criminal Defense College
English
Bar #025393
U.S. Federal Court, Middle District Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Cannabis & Marijuana Law Criminal Law
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Christopher Hunter Jones - Attorney
Christopher Hunter Jones
0/5 (0 reviews)
 707 Georgia Avenue suite 403 Chattanooga TN 37402
42348670204867020
Baylor University
English
Bar #025003
Oklahoma Bar
Active License
Verified
Agricultural Law Civil Rights Criminal Law
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Kenneth Lawson - Attorney
Kenneth Lawson
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
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