Tennessee Estate Planning Lawyers | Ratings & Free Consultations

Tennessee residents facing estate planning issues have access to attorneys who specialize in wills, trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and wealth transfer strategies. The legal framework in Tennessee differs from other states in important ways, and the attorneys listed here have experience navigating Circuit Court proceedings and the specific regulations that govern estate planning cases in this jurisdiction.

The statute of limitations for estate planning matters in Tennessee is generally 6 years, though specific deadlines vary by case type. Cases proceed through Circuit Court, and Tennessee's state laws may provide protections or requirements that differ from federal standards. The Tennessee Bar Association sets the professional standards for practitioners, and attorneys who focus on estate planning in Tennessee bring jurisdictional expertise that general practitioners often lack.

When selecting an estate planning 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.

For a detailed overview of how estate planning law works in Tennessee — including key statutes, deadlines, and what to expect from the legal process — Read our complete guide to estate planning law in Tennessee. If you're ready to take the next step, browse the attorney profiles below and reach out for a free consultation.

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
MJ Thomas - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Law Office of M.J. Thomas
 1050 Glenbrook Way, Suite 480, PMB 195 Hendersonville TN 37075
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Consumer Law Entertainment & Sports Law Estate Planning
Seamus Kelly - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Music City Law, PLLC
 1033 Demonbreun Street Suite 300 Nashville TN 37203
(615) 200-0682
Vanderbilt University Law School (2010)
English
Bar #032202
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Antitrust Law Appeals & Appellate Business Law
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
David L. Robbins - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Brandt & Robbins, P.C.
 206 Princeton Rd Suite 25 Johnson City TN 37601
(423) 282-1981
Appalachian School of Law (2006)
English
Bar #028157
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Jim Williams - Attorney
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
Peter Amoruso - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Quist, Fitzpatrick, & Jarrard, PLLC
 800 S. Gay Street Ste. 2121 Knoxville TN 37929
8655241873206
Lincoln Memorial University (2019)
Bar #040982
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Business Law Criminal Law
Rodney Mark Scott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 12 S Public Square Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 896-3158
Case Western Reserve University (1979)
English
Bar #011316
Ohio Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Collections Consumer Law
Michael Kuebler - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Kuebler and Associates, PLLC
 6234 Perimeter Dr STE B103 Chattanooga TN 37421
(423) 285-6434
Nashville School of Law (2012)
English
Bar #034758
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Arbitration & Mediation Business Law Construction Law
Fred R Denson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Fred Denson
 1550 N Mount Juliet RD STE 110 Mount Juliet TN 37122
(615) 754-4895
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1972)
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Unknown Status
Arbitration & Mediation Elder Law Employment Law
William Ira Howell Acuff - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Acuff & Acuff, P.C.
 101 S Jefferson Ave Cookeville TN 38501
(931) 526-6123
Pepperdine University (1991)
Bar #016567
U.S. Supreme Court Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Business Law Estate Planning
Thomas Wormouth Shumate - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
 2900 Vanderbilt Place Suite 100 Nashville TN 37212
(615) 229-7499
University of Notre Dame (1995)
English
Bar #019595
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Appeals & Appellate Arbitration & Mediation Business Law
Joel Randall Hooper - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Legacy Law Group PLLC
 216 Centerview Drive Suite 140 Brentwood TN 37027
(615) 933-7636
University of Florida, Fredric G. Levin College of Law (1977)
Bar #014050
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Estate Planning Probate
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
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
Ashley Edgar Waters - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Waters Law
 116 Locust Avenue Suite A Cookeville TN 38501
(931) 559-2889
Nashville School of Law (2009)
Bar #032782
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Family Law
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
Paul M. Estep - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Estep & Estep Lawyers-At-Law
 1733 Main Street Tazewell TN 37879
(423) 626-3525
6th Circuit Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Criminal Law Estate Planning
Zachary Scott Gainous - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
The Fruitful Firm
 3102 West End Avenue Suite 400 Nashville TN 37203
(615) 671-4301
Middle Tennessee State University
English
Bar #036804
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Communications & Internet Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Nina Whitehurst - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Cumberland Legacy Law
 330 Ridgeline Dr. Crossville TN 38571
(931) 250-8585
Sandra Day O Connor College of Law, Arizona State University
English
Bar #037146
Oregon Bar
Active License
Verified
Elder Law Estate Planning Probate
Martin L. Pierce - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Martin L. Pierce, Lawyer at Law
 4513 Hixson Pike Suite 109 Chattanooga TN 37415
(423) 648-4303
University of Memphis (1978)
English
Bar #009608
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Amanda Leigh Moore - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Tennessee Center for Estate and Elder Law, PLLC
 718 S Church St Murfreesboro TN 37130
(615) 869-7450
Bar #027804
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Elder Law Estate Planning
Mycol E. Scott - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Long, Ragsdale & Waters P.C.
 1111 N. Northshore Dr. S#700 Knoxville TN 37919
(865) 584-4040
University of Tennessee College of Law
English
Bar #037625
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
Donna Simpson - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Donna Simpson
 51 East First Street Cookeville TN 38501
(931) 526-2933
Bar #006859
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Estate Planning Probate Social Security Disability
Anthony M. Avery - Attorney
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
Steven Herbert - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Ramsey, Thornton, Barrett & Herbert, PLC
 10200 RAMSEY WAY Dickson TN 37055
(615) 740-5700
Nashville School of Law (2003)
Bar #026368
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Estate Planning
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
Randall Kirby - Attorney
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
R. Mark Dougall - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Dougall Law Offices PLLC
 101 SE Parkway Court Suite 220 Franklin TN 37064
(615) 369-8180
Indiana University Maurer School of Law (1990)
English, Spanish
Tennessee Bar
Unknown Status
Business Law Entertainment & Sports Law Estate Planning
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
Eric K. Fox - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Law Office of Eric K. Fox
 103 Hazel Path Court Suite 6 Hendersonville TN 37075
(615) 264-5695
Georgetown University Law Center (1999)
United States District Court, Tennessee Middle District Bar
Unknown Status
Bankruptcy Estate Planning
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
Jonathan Lee Young - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Jonathan Young Law
 240 Rickman-Monterey Hwy. Rickman TN 38580
(931) 559-8985
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (1999)
Bar #020345
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Bankruptcy Estate Planning Family Law
Angela Kay Washington - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Washington Law & Government Relations
 610 N Garden Street BSMT Columbia TN 38401
University of Tennessee - Knoxville (1989)
English
Bar #015454
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Employment Law Entertainment & Sports Law
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
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
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
Ryan Hagenbrok - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Hagenbrok & Hagenbrok PLLC
 60 Brazelton St Suite 8 Savannah TN 38372
(731) 438-8071
University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law (2012)
English
Bar #031145
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Construction Law Criminal Law
Chad Hampton - Attorney
0/5 (0 reviews)
Chad W. Hampton, Attorney at Law
 2116 Cross Creek Drive Maryville TN 37803
(865) 268-5923
University of Tennessee - Knoxville
Bar #025427
Tennessee Bar
Active License
Verified
Business Law Estate Planning
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