Tennessee Lawyers Brian Paden to Bruce Fox

49 Music Sq W Ste 505 , Nashville , Tennessee 37203

Practice Areas: Business

Brian grew up in northeast Mississippi near the birthplace of Elvis. He earned undergraduate degrees in Music Education and Performance from The University of Southern Mississippi and a Master of Music degree in Trombone Performance from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He briefly taught Rock and Roll History at his alma mater and served as an Adjunct Professor of Trombone at William Carey University, both in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Brian took a sabbatical from music to work as the director of the nonprofit organization Volunteer Hattiesburg, then as a REALTOR® on the Mississippi Gulf Coast before attending law school at the University of Nebraska College of Law.. Brian’s focus on business and intellectual property law began during law school when he founded the Nebraska Law and Business Association to emphasize the value of lawyers in the business realm. He also worked as a Contracts Analyst Intern at NUtech Ventures, the technology transfer office for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he gained experience working with patents and trademarks. As a third-year student, he assisted clients with business and intellectual property issues as part of the Weibling Entrepreneurship Clinic. Brian graduated from law school in 2019 with a concentration in intellectual property.. Brian moved to Nashville to participate in the vibrant and rapidly shifting landscape of the entertainment industry. Currently, his work focuses on helping clients make sound business decisions and preserving gains and assets through responsible estate planning.

Firm: Held Law Firm

1522 Highland Ave. , Knoxville , Tennessee 37916

Practice Areas: Family

Attorney Brittany Gilder focuses her practice on areas where immigration and family law intersect. Brittany provides a holistic approach for understanding immigrant families’ legal needs that have never been seen before in Knox County.. “Family lawyers working with the immigrant community can be status sensitive or socially conscious in how we approach someone’s interests,” Brittany says. “Understanding the different ways to handle someone’s case with a perspective and background in immigration is key.”. For example, an immigrant navigating divorce may experience unique difficulties compared to a U.S. citizen in the same scenario. These difficulties may be due to communication barriers, or because they risk deportation of themselves or a family member when they become involved in the legal system. Brittany works to reduce those barriers to ensure everyone has equal access to legal services regardless of their immigration status.. Brittany became an attorney after witnessing first-hand the difficulties of traversing the immigration system in the U.S. “I was working as a general contractor for the United States Citizen and Immigration Services, and while I was there, I encountered a lot of people dealing with hardships within the immigration system, many of whom had been victims of fraud or worse,” Brittany says. “It was just something about wanting to help people in a vulnerable situation that really made me get into this line of work.”. This eventually led to her involvement in immigration cases involving asylum seekers, one of which she remembers vividly.. “We were representing a young girl that had been detained for her entry to the U.S.,” Brittany says. “She was seeking asylum because her family had been threatened by gangs in Guatemala, and she apart from the rest of her family had been detained and held in a federal detention center for approximately two years before I joined the case. We filed a Habeus Corpus Petition and got her released after two years of mistreatment in an ICE detention center. The feeling of reuniting somebody with their family is simply indescribable.”. Brittany is a native of Middlesboro, KY. She earned her J.D. from the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law in 2021.

Firm: Sebelist Buchanan Law PLLC

2300 21st Ave. South , Nashville , Tennessee 37212

Practice Areas: Discrimination, Immigration, Immigration

Bruce E. Buchanan is an attorney at the Nashville and Atlanta offices of Sebelist Buchanan Law PLLC  He represents employers and individuals in immigration matters, with a special emphasis on immigration compliance, and in employment/labor law matters. He received his J.D. from the Vanderbilt University.  Mr. Buchanan served as senior trial specialist for the NLRB for 20 years.  He also served from 1991 to 2003 as Adjunct Law Professor at William H. Bowen UALR School of Law. He has been in private practice since 2003.. Mr. Buchanan is a blogger for and , and a regular contributor to HR Professionals Magazine on employer immigration compliance issues. He is also the editor of Tennessee Bar Association's Immigration Law Section Newsletter and Labor and Employment Law Section Newsletter.. Mr. Buchanan is admitted to practice in Tennessee, Georgia Florida, and Arkansas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th, 6th, 8th, and D.C. Circuits.

Firm: Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC

80 Monroe Ave Ste 800 , Memphis , Tennessee 38103

Practice Areas: DUI & DWI

Firm: Usher Family Law PLC

20 Music Circle East , Nashville , Tennessee 37203

Practice Areas: Divorce & Separation

Realizing you may need an attorney for a family law matter can be a very uneasy and stressful feeling. In my practice, I strive to take care of my clients so that they can rest easier knowing there is someone on their side protecting and fighting for their best interests. If you are considering retaining legal counsel for any family law matter, or need help to determine your legal options with regards to divorce, child custody, child support, alimony, modifications of previous court orders, or any other legal matters please call today to set up your consultation.. Divorce and child custody proceedings can have long-lasting effects emotionally as well as financially, which is why it is extremely important to your future to hire the right attorney now.. I know the importance of family. Let me protect yours. Call to set up your consultation today.. Thank you,

Firm: Kizer & Gammeltoft

110 Cogdill Road , Knoxville , Tennessee 37922

Practice Areas: Estate Planning

Firm: 15 Judicial District Criminal Judge

115 N Castle Heights Ave Ste 104 , Lebanon , Tennessee 37087

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense

Firm: Arnett, Draper & Hagood

Suite 2300, First Tennessee Plaza , Knoxville , Tennessee 37901

Practice Areas: Business , Civil , Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Employment & Labor, Employment & Labor

Firm: Abbott, Weiss, Faith & Darnell PLLC

801 Broad Street, Suite 428 , Chattanooga , Tennessee 37402

Practice Areas: Immigration

Brittany Faith is head of Abbott, Weiss’ Immigration Practice Group. Ms. Faith has extensive experience serving clients throughout the world with their immigration needs, including family-based immigration petitions, employment-based petitions, and humanitarian relief. She is committed to providing personalized, cost-effective immigration services for her clients around the world and across the U.S.. Ms. Faith is a regular contributor and speaker on immigration for organizations such as the American Bar Association (ABA), the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Tennessee Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), Immigrant Legal Resource Center (ILRC), the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA), as well as numerous local bar associations, non-profits, and media outlets.. In addition to her role at Abbott, Weiss, Ms. Faith serves her community as a leader through her involvement in bar associations. She currently serves as one of the twenty-one nationally elected Elected Directors on the AILA Board of Governors and as East Tennessee Governor for the TBA. Ms. Faith also has served in many leadership roles as part of the ABA and TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD). She is especially proud that she was part of the reinvigoration of the Southeast Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women (SETLAW) and served as President in 2015. She was also honored to be selected to serve on the Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts Immigration Task Force. At the local, state, and national level, Ms. Faith improves her community and profession through consistent leadership and service to others.. Ms. Faith’s dedication and skill has earned her numerous accolades including the 2021 Joseph Minsky Young Lawyer Award by AILA for her outstanding contributions made as a young lawyer in the field of immigration and nationality law, the 2019 “ABA on the Rise- Top 40 Young Lawyers” award, and the 2023 University of Tennessee’s Volunteer 40 Under 40 Award. In 2020, Ms. Faith was selected for membership in the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, in which membership is limited to one third of one percent of all lawyers in America. She has been nominated to be a Super Lawyer Rising Star since 2017, and she maintains a 10.0 Superb Rating from Avvo.. When she is not working for the betterment of immigration practices and the legal community, she spends her time cooking, gardening, and enjoying the company of her husband, Justin, and two children, Bennett and Adeline.

Firm: Brittany Gates

1616 Westgate circle, suite 116 , Brentwood , Tennessee 37027

Practice Areas: Family

Awarded One of the Top 10 Family Law Attorney under the Age of 40 in Tennessee. Received the Pro Bono Service award 3 consecutive years by the Tennessee Supreme Court as an Attorney for Justice.. Formerly worked for the Florida Department of Children's Services Legal Staff as well as the Office of the Public Defender, Duval County, Florida.

310 Great Circle Rd 3 West , Nashville , Tennessee 37243

Practice Areas: Litigation

550 W Main St Ste 400 , Knoxville , Tennessee 37902

Practice Areas: Litigation

BRITON S. COLLINS is a litigator who provides strategic counsel to individuals, businesses, and local governmental entities looking to resolve their most challenging problems.. Much of Briton’s practice is devoted to construction and real estate litigation, representing general contractors, subcontractors, owners, suppliers, and design professionals in lawsuits and arbitrations involving defect, delay, and scope of work claims, and claims involving nonpayment and the assertion of liens.  Borrowing from his experience litigating these disputes, Briton helps his construction industry clients manage their risk by drafting and negotiating effective contracts.  Briton is an active member of the Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel and the Tennessee Bar Association’s Construction Law Section, currently serving on the latter’s executive council.  In 2018, Briton was chosen by CityView magazine as a “Top Attorney” in construction law.. In addition to construction and real estate litigation, Briton maintains a general civil litigation practice in which he handles all manner of civil cases.  He has represented clients in cases ranging from simple breach of contract claims to complex multi-million dollar personal injury claims.  In 2017, Briton was selected by Super Lawyers magazine as a Mid-South “Rising Star,” recognizing him as one of Knoxville’s top-rated civil litigators.. Briton also devotes a portion of his practice to representing local governmental entities in a general counsel role.  His work in this area involves advising his clients on a range of matters, such as procurement and compliance with Tennessee’s Sunshine laws, as well as prosecuting and defending cases on their behalf as part of his litigation practice.  Briton serves as general counsel to one of the region’s largest public utilities.. Outside of his law practice, Briton serves as chairman of the Tennessee Board of Court Reporting and serves on the board of directors of The Arc Knox County, which is a nonprofit organization that provides programs and services for people with intellectual disabilities.  Briton is also an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee’s College of Law, teaching pretrial litigation.

Firm: Peterson White, LLP

6330 Baum Drive , Knoxville , Tennessee 37919

Practice Areas: Family

1600 West End Ave Ste 2000 , Nashville , Tennessee 37203

Practice Areas: Civil , Corporate , Health Care & Hospitalization, Products Liability, Taxation - State & Federal, Commercial

Firm: Brighter Day Law

107 Music City Cir , Nashville , Tennessee 37214

Practice Areas: Wills, Trusts, & Probates, Divorce & Family

Firm: Donati Law

1545 UNION AVE , MEMPHIS , Tennessee 38104

Practice Areas: Civil Rights

Brice Timmons divides his practice primarily between the areas of Civil Rights and Education Law.. Mr. Timmons represents plaintiffs in numerous types of civil rights suits against jails, prisons, police, and private prison contractors. Mr. Timmons has obtained substantial settlements for clients due to false arrest, false imprisonment, and poor medical care while incarcerated. He is especially interested in cases involving so-called “mistaken-identity” arrests and refusing to provide medical care to inmates. He has represented clients in other types of cases brought under the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments and 42 U.S.C. Section 1983 of the Civil Rights Act.. Mr. Timmons represents children in suits for civil rights violations arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and other civil rights statutes. In addition, he has represented both adults and minors with mental and emotional disabilities against their caregivers. While children are a vulnerable population, disabled children outside of their parents’ care are especially vulnerable to civil rights violations, malpractice, and neglect and abuse. Mr. Timmons has represented such children in unique and extreme cases including suits involving group homes, intermediate care facilities, schools, and so-called “troubled teen industry” facilities.. He is one of only a handful of attorneys to have obtained injunctive relief barring the expulsion of a college student accused of sexual misconduct under Title IX, successfully arguing that the school denied the student due process. Mr. Timmons represents students and advises families in addressing all manner of student discipline cases including sexual misconduct. He also represents students who are survivors of sexual assault and harassment as well as other forms of discrimination in suits against K-12 schools, colleges, and universities.. Mr. Timmons received a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Memphis. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Mr. Timmons has served as a member of the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Political Science at the University of Memphis. He is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and American Bar Association. He currently serves as the chair of the Shelby County Veterans Court Foundation – an organization devoted to giving veterans a path out of the criminal justice system and a second chance.. Mr. Timmons served in the 173rd Airborne Brigade of the United States Army. He focuses his pro bono practice on helping survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault as well as on jail and prison conditions reform.

Firm: The Winfrey Firm

2002 Richard Jones Rd., Suite B-200 , Nashville , Tennessee 37215

Practice Areas: Employment & Labor

Firm: Penn Stuart

804 Anderson St , Bristol , Tennessee 37620

Practice Areas: Workers Compensation, Litigation

Firm: Fox and Farley Attorneys at Law

310 N Main Street , Clinton , Tennessee 37716

Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Products Liability, Workers Compensation

Bruce Fox is a partner and co-founder of Fox & Farley.  His personal injury practice focuses on automobile accidents, workers’ compensation, products liability, hospital and nursing home injuries, and trucking litigation.  In addition, Bruce has significant multi-state lead counsel Class Action litigation experience against a variety of defendants.  Bruce is co-founder of the Energy Workers’ Legal Resource Center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, a law firm dedicated to helping local energy workers sick with serious lung diseases, cancers and hearing loss as a result of their work for various Department of Energy contractors.. Bruce has practiced law for over forty years, and has tried over 125 state and federal jury trials to completion, and has tried over 400 nonjury cases as well.  Most of his clients are referrals from past clients and other attorneys, and many of Bruce’s clients have sought his counsel and representation on a repeated basis over the years and decades.. Bruce grew up in Clinton, Tennessee.  At home in the hills of rural East Tennessee, Bruce’s physical surroundings were humble, but he was rich in the love of his parents and family. From them, he learned the value of hard work, integrity, and fairness.. Bruce attended college and law school at the University of Tennessee. Upon graduation from the University Of Tennessee College Of Law, Bruce left to study in England, at Cambridge University.  Bruce completed an advanced law degree at Cambridge, and holds a LLB in International Law. He is a current Master of the Bench of the Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court in Knoxville.  He is one of approximately 100 Tennessee lawyers selected for membership by the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). In 2011 he received the Paladin Award for East Tennessee from the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. The award recognizes TTLA members who achieve outstanding results for a client despite great obstacles, and who work to protect the civil justice system.. Bruce serves on the Executive Committee and the Board of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association.  In 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 he was named to the Mid-South Super Lawyers.  In 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016 Knoxville’s Cityview Magazine named Bruce one of the area’s best lawyers in the areas of workers’ compensation, hospital litigation, nursing home neglect, auto accident, class action, personal injury and wrongful death.. Bruce is a frequent speaker and lecturer to attorneys and judges at seminars and legal education forums throughout the Southeast and Midwest.  He has taught on topics ranging from underinsured and uninsured motorist coverage to Tennessee Workers’ Compensation Law to automobile and truck accident law.. In early 2008, Tennessee Governor Phil Bredesen appointed Bruce to serve as a member of Tennessee’s Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, and Governor Bill Haslem re-appointed him in 2011.  Bruce works in this capacity to shape legislative policy and law applicable to the rights of injured workers in Tennessee.. Bruce believes strongly in the rights of children, particularly injured or special needs children.  He works with the East Tennessee Chapter of the Autism Society of America in its efforts to raise funds and promote awareness of autism and autism related issues.  Bruce has contributed many hours towards the goal of increasing autism awareness through public and private fundraising to benefit the East Tennessee Chapter of the Autism Society of America.. Bruce is married to Mary Jane Fox and lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.  He has six grown children, seven grandchildren, and two more on the way.  Away from work, Bruce spends time with his family, enjoys traveling, and has traveled extensively throughout Europe. He is an avid snow skier, hunter, golfer, and dotes on his beloved Labrador retrievers, Ty and Woodrow, which he runs and handles in AKC Hunt Tests and Field Trials.. Areas of Practice

Firm: Cummings Manookian PLC

45 Music Square West , Nashville , Tennessee 37203

Practice Areas: Hospital Law, Litigation - Commercial, Medical Malpractice, Tort & Personal Injury, Personal Injury, Truck Accidents, Automobile Accidents, Accidents, Wrongful Death, Military Medical Malpractice