University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2001 | J.D. | University of Tennessee College, 1998 | Master of Science | Major: Social Work | Vanderbilt University, 1996 | Bachelor of Science | Major: Psychology | Major: Human & Organizational Development | National Criminal Defense College (NCDC) in Macon

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2021 14 Best Criminal Defense Lawyers, Newsweek Magazine, 2014 | Leading Criminal Defense Attorneys, Newsweek Magazine, 2013 Elite Lawyer of the South, 2017 Best DUI Lawyer in Knoxville, Expertise.com, 2018 Top-Rated DUI/DWI Attorney, Super Lawyers, 2017, 2018, 2019 Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019 Top 10 DUI Defense Law Firms, Best of the Best, 2020 Best Car Accident Attorney in Knoxville, Expertise.com, 2018, 2019, 2021 Client Satisfaction Award, American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys, 2020, 2021 Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney, Best of the Best, 2020, 2021 Best Motorcycle Accident Attorney in Knoxville, Expertise.com, 2022 Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Lifetime Member, 2022 Featured Tennessee Legal Profiles, Forbes Magazine, 2011 National Defense Service Medal, United States Marine Corps, 2003 Knoxville’s Top Lawyers, City view Magazine, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Rising Star Mid-South, Super Lawyers, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Top 40 Under 40, National Trial Lawyers Association, 2012 Navy & Marine Corps Achievement Medal, United States Marine Corps, 2004 Legal Leaders—Tennessee’s Top Rated Lawyers, Martindale-Hubbell, 2013 Outstanding Lawyers, Newsweek Magazine, 2011 Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, United States Marine Corps, 2004 AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, 2012 - 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Self-Defense, Defense of Others, Escalation of Force, & Right to Counsel Issues, 2018 | U.S. Law Shield (Tennessee & Kentucky), 2017, 2018 | Trial Techniques and Issues Regarding Phase Two and Other Defenses, 2017 | Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual DUI Seminar, 2017 | Issues of Science McMinn County Bar Association, 2017 | How to Win Your Trial at Preliminary Hearing Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual DUI Seminar, 2016 | Implied Consent and other DUI Defense Issues TACDL Annual DUI Defense Conference, 2014 | The CSI Effect: All the bloody details about Blood Testing, Breath Testing & Field Sobriety Testing Smoky Mountain Paralegal Association Annual Seminar, 2014 | Preparing the DUI Case Knox County Public Defenders Office Training, 2014 | Drug Recognition Expert Cross Examination Attacks DUI Seminar – Cobb County Bar Association, 2014 | 20 Ways to Win a DUI Case TACDL’s 6th Annual DUI Seminar & Training, 2013 | Preliminary Hearings TACDL General Sessions Court Training, 2013 | Debunking the Drug Recognition Expert Ohio Assoc. of Criminal Defense Lawyers Advanced DUI Conference, 2013 | 20 Trial Tips for DWI Winning Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Annual Seminar, 2013 | Drug Recognition Defense 2013 DUI Conference Breckenridge, CO, 2013 | Demystifying the Drug Recognition Evaluator TACDL’S DUI 2012 Seminar & Training, 2012 | Drugged Driving TACDL’s 2011 DUI Training, 2011 | NHTSA’s Standardized Field Sobriety Tests Standardized Field Sobriety Test Course, 2010 | DUI/DWI Strategies in Defending DWI and DUI Cases, 2009 | Planning your legal profession Planning your future as a legal professional, 2009