Top Family Lawyers Near Me in Cookeville Area

Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to work with many people in the Upper Cumberland area. I have both enjoyed my work with them and enjoyed getting to know more about life from each one of them.I grew up in Sparta, TN. My father brought livestock markets to farmers in this area, and my mother reared a family of six while keeping books for the family business. My parents taught me the values of hard work, respect for everyone, living in and trying to improve your community and the importance of having people say your word is as good as a written contract. My experience working with my family in the livestock business has helped me have a better understanding of the lives and work of the rural people of this area.In my early years of practice, I worked with low-income clients at Rural Legal Services of Tennessee (now Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands). There I learned the importance of working with groups of people to achieve common goals. I later worked in partnership with skilled attorneys, Ernie Onks, Kathy Austin, and Mike O’Mara, who helped me hone my legal skills. My clients have each taught me valuable life lessons.Family is important to me. My family relies on each other for help and support – sharing with each other what is most important to each one of us. My daughters, Carrie Massa and Erica Scott, along with Jodi Preis, now work as legal assistants in my law practice. I often call on my son, Ethan Massa, and my children’s father, John Massa, for questions I have about appraisals. My husband, Steve Chapman, guides me in areas of office management. My brothers and sisters are always available for valuable counsel. My close family experience has helped me work with and empathize with the needs of families I meet in my practice.The Upper Cumberland is an area not only where I grew up but also chose to return to and stay in after my years of education. I believe it is important to give back to the community that has given so much to me. Through the years, I have volunteered in my church community, the arts community, youth sports organizations, political organizations, and environmental groups.I am fortunate to live in a place with the beauty of the farmland, lakes, and mountains of the Upper Cumberlands and to have the full and abundant life my family, friends, work and community has provided.

I was born and raised in Cookeville. One of the perks to being a hometown girl is that I have the opportunity to help those in my community. I have a background in mediation, where I assisted families in finding successful ways to co-parent, despite the fact that their relationships with one another had deteriorated. I continue to conduct mediations, and I practice family law, as well as criminal and other areas of civil law. My office serves the entire Upper Cumberland region. I offer free initial consultations, and I welcome any questions that you may have.

I am a native of Sparta, Tennessee, and have always planned to remain in the Upper Cumberland area. My office and home are located in Cookeville, centrally located so that I may easily represent my clients in the surrounding counties. I'm passionate about what I do, and I am always looking for ways to improve my clients' experiences during what can be a stressful and painful process.. I am the only attorney in the Upper Cumberland area to become a Certified Divorce Financial Analyst. This required specific coursework and testing to gain an in-depth understanding of the financial consequences of divorce. I did this so I can better understand my clients' options, and I could then provide clients with options. Educated clients are empowered clients.. I also have attended Collaborative Divorce training. This process is not new, but is under-utilized in the Upper Cumberland. As a trained Rule 31 Listed Family Law Mediator, I also have more in-depth experience when I accompany clients to their own mediations.. My office serves all the cities in the Upper Cumberland region, including Cookeville, Sparta, Livingston, Gainesboro, Crossville, Celina, and the surrounding counties.

Dana R. Looper Attorney at Law located in Cookeville, Tennessee is an award-winning trial lawyer. Her practice focuses on civil litigation. Dana personally handles each client’s case from the initial interview to the Tennessee Supreme Court, if necessary.. She received her J.D. from the Nashville School of Law in 2018 and graduated magna cum laude from TTU. Prior to becoming an attorney, she was a police officer for over nine years holding ranks of sergeant and public information officer. She has worked as an attorney at Fry, Knight, & Looper for over 5 years.. Dana is the Special Judge for the city of Cookeville. She currently serves on the Fraternal Order of Police Legal Aid Committee and is a Police Benevolent Association attorney.. She is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court Middle District and also regularly practices in every court in Upper Cumberland. Her practices areas include but are not limited to divorce, custody, orders of protection, car wrecks, dog bites, probate, elder abuse, first amendment, employment discrimination, and much more.

A former city judge and former state representative, Mr. Fincher is a graduate of Harvard Law School with over 20 years’ experience trying cases in Tennessee’s state and federal courts.. He has more legal specialist certifications than any other Tennessee attorney: he is a certified Civil Trial Specialist, Civil Pre-Trial Specialist, Family Law Advocate, and Certified Elder Law Attorney.  He  is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an exclusive organization of attorneys who have obtained judgments or settlements for their clients exceeding $ 1 million.. His hobbies include long-distance running, mountaineering and other active outdoor pursuits.  He is a certified personal trainer, an NRA-certified firearms self-defense instructor and has also performed in local Shakespeare theater productions with his daughter.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Cookeville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Cookeville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Cookeville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Cookeville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Cookeville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Cookeville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Cookeville and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Cookeville and surrounding areas.