Longtime member of the Tennessee Bar, having practiced law in 67 of the 95 Counties in Tennessee. I am known for my expertise in Deeds, Titles and Boundary Disputes. In most Criminal matters prior to Trial, I conduct demanding Preliminary Hearings and present numerous Defenses including Motions To Suppress Evidence, and Discovery of the State's Witnesses and Evidence. Statutes of Limitations are always examined. And in Probate matters, Court Administration OR NOT is carefully examined prior to filing such. If Probate can be avoided, then other Title authorities and Property Transfer methods are pursued.
I am admitted to, and have actually practiced before, the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Tennessee Court of Appeals, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States Tax Court.
Unlike most attorneys and title companies, I am capable of drafting precise Deeds and Easements with new Legal Descriptions from one or more Survey plats, with comprehensive Derivation of Title clauses and Habendum clauses. And my Practice often involves Title Searches, Boundary Line Disputes, Deeds of any type, and Quiet Title Actions. My Estate Planning Practice includes Wills, Future Interest Conveyances, Trusts, and Probate Administration. Additionally I prosecute Will Contests, Foreclosures, and Land Partition Suits. In Criminal Cases, my Clients do not hire me just to plead them Guilty to the original charges.
I am a Retired Field Artillery Officer with the TNARNG and USA. I executed Fire Missions with Cannons, MLRS Rockets & ATACMS Missiles. As a Targeting Officer, I directed the employment of Q-37 and Q-36 Weapon Locating Radars. And I was a Nuclear Weapon Officer for 155 mm and 8 inch Artillery in the 2nd Armored Division. As a QRF .50 BMG gunner in the Iraq War, I was awarded the Combat Action Badge.
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Easements, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- White Collar Crime
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Planning
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Landlord Rights
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Boundary/Title Disputes
- Firearms
- Title Insurance Claims
- Curing Title Defects
- Actions for Forced Partition Sale of Real Property
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- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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- Targeting Officer, Radar Officer, Nuclear Weapons Technical Operations Evaluator, Artillery Survey Chief, Defense Contract Attorney, DivArty S-4, Quick Reaction Force .50 Caliber Machine Gunner & Field Artillery Battalion Ammunition Officer
- Field Artillery, United States Army & Tennessee Army National Guard
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- 2nd Armored Division; XVIII Airborne Corp; 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
- University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
- J.D. (1987)
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- The Citadel
- B.A. (1981)
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- National Rifle Association
- Member & Approved Firearm Counsel Referral
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- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8779
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- State Bar of Tennessee # 012925
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- Handling Real Estate Transactions: Surveys, Legal Descriptions and Deed Requirements, Knoxville, Tennessee
- National Business Institute
- Real Estate Law: Liens Against Real Property, Perfection and Enforcement, Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Real Estate Law: Tennessee Title Law (Deeds; Estates; Derivation of Title; Defects; Easements; Litigation), Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Questions Answered
- Q. Rights to life estate after grantor's passing and divorce.
- A: You have not stated the exact estate that was conveyed to you. Have a NC attorney read your deed and maybe search the title. If you are one of two remaindermen, then you probably own a vested one half undivided interest as a tenant in common. But the granting and habendum clauses will have to be examined, as well as what estate the grantor had.
- Q. Can my neighbor demand the fence be moved based on her survey in Ohio?
- A: You have a boundary dispute and your title is clouded. Adjacent property owners have probably acquiesced to the boundaries established by the ascertainable fences and creek. But a judge has not declared the boundaries yet, which is expensive. Their titles are also clouded, so you might get all parties to agree to a Boundary Line Agreement to be recorded. Hire a competent OH attorney to handle this.
- Q. Is wife heir if not on deed in Mississippi with no will?
- A: If you own real property at your death, and your wife is a surviving spouse, then she will be one of the heirs at law. If you make a will without her taking a substantial part, she will elect against the will and take a statutory amount of your Estate. If she is not your wife at your death, then she is not a heir.
