Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Criminal Law
• Personal Injury
• Divorce and Domestic Relations Law
• Insurance

Representative Cases

• Daughtrey v. Campbell, 33 F.3d 554 (6th Cir. 1994)
• Daughtrey v. Campbell, 935 F.2d 780 (6th Cir. 1991)
• Teague v. State, 897 S.W.2d 248 (Tenn. 1995)
• State v. Downs, 805 S.W.2d 762 (Tenn. 1991)
• State v. Wright, 756 S.W.2d 669 (Tenn. 1988)
• State v. Johnson, 743 S.W.2d 154 (Tenn. 1987)
• State v. Hardison, 705 S.W.2d 684 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1985)
• Hellard v. State, 629 S.W.2d 4 (Tenn. 1982)
• State v. Henderson, 620 S.W.2d 484 (Tenn. 1981)
• State v. Gant, 622 S.W.2d 75 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1981)
• State v. Venable, 606 S.W.2d 298 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1980)
• State v. Denami, 594 S.W.2d 747 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1979)
• Ray v. State, 563 S.W.2d 218 (Tenn.Cr.App. 1977)

West Practice Categories

Criminal Law, Family Law, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Insurance Law, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Nashville Bar Association, 1988 (President)
• Nashville Bar Association, 1985 - 1988 (Board of Directors)
• Nashville Bar Association, 1990 (Chair, Criminal Courts and Long Range Planning Committee)
• Nashville Bar Association, 1981 (Vice President, Barristers Club)
• Nashville Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Trustee)
• Tennessee Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1985 - 1986 (President)
• Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1982 - 1987 (Board of Directors)
• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• National Legal Aid and Defenders Association Defenders Board, 1984 - 1986
• Tennessee Commission on Mandatory Continuing Legal Education and Specialization, 1986 - 1993 (Member)
• Tennessee Supreme Court's Commission on Indigent Defense, 2000 - 2001 (Chairman)
• Tennessee Supreme Court's Commission on Indigent Defense, 1996 - 2001 (Member)
• Sentencing Project, Washington, D.C., 1986 - 1989 (Board of Directors)
• Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, 1996 - 1998 (President of Board)
• Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, 1994 - 1996 (Vice-President)
• Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee, 1991 - Present (Board of Directors)
• Metropolitan Beer Permit Board, 1992 - 1994 (Chairman)
• Metropolitan Beer Permit Board, 1992 - 1997 (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers in America
• Martindale-Hubbell (Highest Rating: AV)

Past Employment Positions

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Instructor of Clinical Education, 1975 - 1977
• Metropolitan Public Defender's Office for Nashville, Senior Assistant Public Defender, 1978 - 1982
• Metropolitan Public Defender's Office for Nashville, Metropolitan Public Defender, 1982 - 1986

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1975
  J.D.
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1972
  B.S.

Address

424 Church Street
Fifth Third Center
Suite 2200
Nashville, TN 37219

Phones

(615) 256-6666

Faxes

(615) 254-4254

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hwylaw.com