Raybin, David L.

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424 Church Street
Fifth Third Center
Suite 2200

Nashville, TN 37219

Phone: (615) 256-6666

Fax: (615) 254-4254

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Hollins, Wagster, Weatherly & Raybin, P.C.

Summary

Lawyer Overview

Areas of practice

    • Criminal
    • Criminal Appeals
    • Criminal Trial
    • Parole Hearings
    • Post-Conviction Petitions
    • Civil Litigation
    • Civil Rights
    • Embezzled Asset Recovery
    • Personal Injury
    • Victim's Rights & Compensation
    • Civil

Representative Cases

    • State v. Filauro, 2004 WL 840084 (Tenn.Crim.App 2004)
    • State v. Ogundiya, 2004 WL 315138 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2004)
    • State v. Sheppard, 2003 WL 21997737 (Tenn.Crim. App. 2003)
    • State v. Kimbrell, 2003 WL 1877094 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2003)
    • State v. Nevens, 2001 WL 430602 (Tenn.Crim.App. 2001)
    • State v. Kelly, 1998 WL 712268 (Tenn.Crim.App. 1998)
    • State v. Ward, 1996 WL 38867 (Tenn.Crim.App. 1996)
    • State v. Flake, 88 S.W 3d 540 (Tenn. 2000)
    • State v. Page, 81 S.W.3d 781 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2002)
    • State v. Bowers, 77 S.W. 3d 776 (Tenn. Crim. App. 2001)
    • State v. Ducker, 27 S.W.3d 889 (Tenn. 2000)
    • State v Burns, 6 S.W.3rd 453 (Tenn. 1999)
    • Wilson v. Wilson, 984 S.W.2d 898 (Tenn. 1999)
    • State v. Lewis, 978 S.W.2d 558 (Tenn Crim. App. 1998)
    • State v. Woodcock, 922 S.W.2d 904 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1995)
    • State v. Forbes, 918 S.W. 2d 431 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1995)
    • State v. Blouvett, 904 S.W. 2d 111 (Tenn. 1995)
    • State v. Tizard, 897 S.W.2d 732 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1994)
    • McIntyre v. Traughber, 884 S.W.2d 134 (Tenn. App. 1994)
    • Ezell v. Cockrell, 902 S.W.2d 394 (Tenn. 1995)
    • Ghem, Inc. v. Mapco Petroleum, Inc., 850 S.W.2d 447 (Tenn. 1993)
    • State v. Barone, 852 S.W.2d 216 (Tenn. 1993)
    • Slagle v. Reynolds, 845 S.W.2d 167 (Tenn. 1992)
    • State v. Zimmerman, 823 S.W.2d 220 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1991)
    • State v. Bilbrey, 816 S.W.2d 71 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1991)
    • State v. Bryant, 805 S.W.2d 762 (Tenn. 1991)
    • State v. McMullin, 801 S.W.2d 826 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1990)
    • State v. Perry, 740 S.W.2d 723 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1987)
    • State v. Landers, 723 S.W.2d 950 (Tenn. 1987)
    • State v. Moss, 727 S.W.2d 229 (Tenn. 1986)
    • Martin v. State, 584 S.W.2d 830 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1979)
    • Dearborne v. State, 575 S.W.2d 259, 4 A.L.R.4th 138 (Tenn. 1978)
    • Pace v. State, 566 S.W.2d 861 (Tenn. 1978)
    • State v. Gaddis, 530 S.W.2d 64 (Tenn. 1975)
    • State ex rel. Gillard v. Cook, 528 S.W.2d 545 (Tenn. 1975)
    • Lillard v. State, 8 S.W.2d 207, 81 A.L.R.3d 1217 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1975)
    • State v. Banks, 564 S.W.2d 947 (Tenn. 1978)
    • Forbes v. State, 559 S.W.2d 318 (Tenn. 1977)
    • State v. Stacey, 556 S.W.2d 552 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1977)
    • Smith v. State, 547 S.W.2d 925 (Tenn. 1977)
    • Graham v. State, 547 S.W.2d 531 (Tenn. 1977)
    • Collins v. State, 550 S.W.2d 643 (Tenn. 1977)
    • State v. Wert, 550 S.W.2d 1 (Tenn. Cr. App. 1977)

West Practice Categories

      Bankruptcy Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Victims' Rights, Pensions, Benefits & Compensations -- Employee, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
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Qualifications

Bar Admissions

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

Professional Associations and Memberships

      Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Tennessee Rules of Criminal Procedure, 1982 - 1988 (Chair)
      Tennessee Sentencing Commission, 1986 - 1995 (Member, Chaired Criminal Code Revision Subcommittee)
      Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Tennessee Rules of Post Conviction Procedures, 1991 - 1995 (Member)
      Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure, 1996 - 2000 (Adjunct Member)
      Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Tennessee Rules of Practice and Procedure, 2001 - Present (Member)
      Governor's Task Force on the Use of Enhancement Factors in Criminal Sentencing, 2004 - Present (Member)
      American Bar Association (Member)
      Nashville Bar Association (Member)
      National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member)
      Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors)
      Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
      Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

    • Best Lawyers in Tennessee, 2005
    • Best Lawyers in America
    • Best 100 Lawyers in Tennessee, Business Tennessee Magazine, 2004
    • Tennessee Bar Association Justice Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 1983
    • Tennessee Bar Association Justice Henry Award for Outstanding Legal Writing, 2005
    • Martindale-Hubbell (Highest Rating: AV)
    • FindLaw

Classes and Seminars

    • Ethics Workshop, Board of Professional Responsibility, August 12, 2005
    • Blakely v. Washington legislation, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 17, 2005
    • Corporate Criminal Law, Tennessee Bar Association, April 29, 2005
    • Criminal Law Sentencing Since Blakely v. Washington, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, December 4, 2004
    • Criminal Law Sentencing Since Blakely v. Washington, Tennessee Bar Association Federal/State Judicial Conference, September 30, 2004
    • Ethics Workshop, Board of Professional Responsibility, August 20, 2004
    • Criminal Law Sentencing Since Blakely v. Washington, Tennessee Bar Association, July 27, 2004
    • Clarence Darrow, Nashville Bar Association, December 11, 2003
    • Immigration Seminar, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, November 7, 2003
    • Legal Ethics for New Lawyers, Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, November 5, 2003
    • Ethics and Professionalism, Nashville Bar Association, September 25, 2003
    • Ethics Workshop, Board of Professional Responsibility, August 4, 2003
    • DUI Cases, Lorman Education Services, July 11, 2003
    • Ethics Workshop, Board of Professional Responsibility, November 27, 2002
    • Legal Ethics for New Lawyers, Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, November 6, 2002
    • American Criminal Law Presentation to Caen, France Attorneys, Nashville Bar Association, October 28, 2002
    • Training Seminar, Tennessee Public Defenders Conference, October 24, 2002
    • DUI Appeals, Lorman Education Services, July 12, 2002
    • Legal Ethics for New Lawyers, Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, November 7, 2001
    • Legal Ethics, Nashville School of Law, October 10, 2001
    • Legal Ethics, Clarksville Bar Association, September 5, 2001
    • Criminal Law & Legislative Update, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 29, 2001
    • Bench and Bar Relations, Tennessee Judicial Conference, June 6, 2001
    • Criminal Law Ethics, Nashville School of Law, January 1, 2001
    • Lesser Included Crimes, Tennessee Judicial Conference, April 5, 2000
    • Battered Woman Defense, Tennessee Bar Association, February 25, 2000
    • Diminished Capacity, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, January 28, 2000
    • Legal Ethics, Tennessee Bar Association. Young Lawyer's Division, December 15, 1998 - December 12, 1998
    • Ethics and Professionalism, Nashville Bar Association, September 15, 1998
    • Ethics of Effective Counsel, Tennessee Public Defenders Association, October 23, 1997
    • Parallel Criminal & Civil Cases, Tennessee Bar Association, Health Law Forum, October 10, 1997
    • Domestic Violence, National Association of Legal Secretaries, July 27, 1996
    • The Insanity Defense, Changes in the Law, Tennessee Association Dept. of Mental Health, July 17, 1996
    • Training Seminar for the Russian Criminal Defense Bar, Moscow, Russia, Southeastern Institute of Law and Commerce, June 21, 1995 - June 30, 1995
    • Recent Developments in the Defense of Rape Cases, Tennessee Bar Association, June 14, 1995
    • Criminal Law Ethics, Nashville Bar Association, November 15, 1994
    • D.U.I. Tests, Nashville Bar Association, April 20, 1994
    • Criminal Law Ethics, Nashville Bar Association, November 16, 1993
    • Guide to Appeals, A.B.A., Young Lawyers Division, April 2, 1993
    • Recent Court Decisions, Tennessee Legislature Judiciary Committee, January 11, 1993
    • Legal Ethics, Nashville Bar Association, July 16, 1992
    • Criminal Appeals, Montgomery County Bar, June 19, 1992
    • Self-defense for Battered Women, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, July 20, 1991
    • Legal Review of Recent Cases, Continual Learning Institute, March 1, 1991
    • Evidence in Trial Practice, National Business Institute, January 15, 1991
    • Criminal Law for Civil Lawyers, Continual Learning Institute, December 27, 1990
    • Criminal Appeals, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, August 25, 1990
    • Tennessee Sentencing Reform Act, Tennessee Judicial Conference, February 19, 1990
    • The 1989 Penal Code Reform Act, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, June 24, 1989
    • The Rules of Evidence, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, April 28, 1989
    • Appellate Practice, Tennessee Bar Association, February 24, 1989
    • Trial Advocacy, Tennessee Bar Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, December 9, 1988
    • Criminal Appeals, Rutherford County Bar Association, December 2, 1988
    • Sentencing Reform, Tennessee Sentencing Commission, October 26, 1988
    • Opening and Closing Arguments, Nashville Bar Association, April 27, 1988
    • Proposed Criminal Code, Tennessee Judicial Conference, April 13, 1988
    • Cross-Examination, Nashville Bar Association, September 16, 1987
    • Criminal Sentencing, Nashville Bar Association, July 15, 1987
    • Criminal Sentencing, Tennessee CLE, Inc., April 27, 1987
    • Criminal Sentencing, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, April 10, 1987

Past Employment Positions

      Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, Assistant Attorney General, 1974 - 1976
      Office of the Attorney General, Nashville, Tennessee, Senior Assistant Attorney General, 1976 - 1977
      Office of the District Attorney, Nashville, Tennessee, 1977 - 1984

Education

      University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, December, 1973
      J.D.
      Honors: Order of the Coif
      Honors: Dean's List
      Law Review: University of Tennessee Law Review, Member

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Articles

Published Works

    • The Blakely Fix, 41 Tennessee Bar Association Journal 14, July, 2005
    • What is the Impact of Blakely v. Washington on Sentencing in Tennessee?, Tenn. Bar Journal, August, 2004
    • Thirteen Tips For Improving Client Relations, Tenn. Bar Journal, Nov., 2002
    • Stick to Your Guns: Restoration of Firearm Rights, Tenn. Bar Journal, March, 2003
    • Mrs. Burns' Lesser Included Offense Pyramid, Tenn. Bar Association, Nov., 1999
    • Instructing the Jury in Murder Cases, Tenn. Bar Journal, July, 2002
    • Obtaining Medical Records For Mental Health Evaluations, Tenn. Bar Journal, July, 2001
    • Advocacy In DUI Cases
    • Battered Woman Defense
    • Ethics in Criminal Cases
    • Tennessee Sentencing Practices 1790-1999
    • Tennessee Criminal Practice and Procedure, West Publishing Company, 1984
    • The Tennessee Sentencing Reform Act of 1982, 18 Tenn. Bar J. 36, Aug., 1982
    • The Class X Felony Law of 1979, 14 Tenn. Bar J. 25, Aug., 1979
    • Commentary on Tennessee Death Penalty Law, Vol. 4, No. 2 Judicial Newsletter 3, May, 1977
    • The Proposed Criminal Code, 41 Tenn. L. Rev. 131, 1973
    • Note, The Abolition of Anonymity, 40 Tenn. L. Rev. 301, 1973
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Office Information

Address

    424 Church Street
    Fifth Third Center
    Suite 2200
    Nashville, TN37219

Phones

    (615) 256-6666

Faxes

    (615) 254-4254

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