Lawyer Overview

Attorney Bryan Stephenson represents clients for a wide range of legal issues and problems. He has conducted hundreds of court proceedings, including hearings, trials (both jury and bench), and various motions. He is very familiar with "the system", and is knowledgeable of Tennessee law. When he is not representing clients or spending time with his family, Bryan is also an adjunct professor for Lipscomb University's Law, Justice, and Society program.

Prior to opening his own law practice, Bryan was an Assistant District Attorney for Davidson County for over three years. While working as a prosecutor, he dealt with nearly every type of crime that exists under Tennessee law----everything from Felony Murder, Aggravated Robbery, all levels of felony Drug Offenses, Theft, DUI, Forgery, Burglary, Assault, Sexual Assault, down to Simple Possession of Drugs, Driving on a Suspended License, Public Intoxication, Disorderly Conduct, and many other types of cases. He was a supervisor for the Wiretap Room during investigations by the Drug Task Force. He worked in close connection with the United States Attorney's Office to transfer State gun and drug cases to the Federal government. Bryan also represented the State in Restoration of Citizenship Rights petitions filed by convicted felons.

Prior to becoming a prosecutor, Bryan worked as a law clerk in the Antitrust, Financial, and Special Litigation divisions of the Nashville office of the Tennessee Attorney General. Bryan also spent a summer working as a law clerk for The Lovelace Law Firm, an Elder Law practice in Dripping Springs, Texas.

Bryan graduated with his law degree, Order of the Barristers, from Pepperdine University School of Law in Malibu, California. While in law school he was selected to serve on the Pepperdine Law Review and was the school's delegate to numerous national moot court competitions across the country. He was also selected for publication in the Law Review ("I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, But Could I Sue: Whether 'Interacting With Others' Is a Major Life Activity under the ADA", 31 Pepp. L. Rev. 773 (2004)). He was the recipient of several awards and scholarships, including the Gunnar Nicholson Endowed Scholarship, Odell McConnell Scholarship, Howard A. White Scholarship, Associated Women for Pepperdine Scholarship, and was the only Pepperdine student selected one semester to receive an award from the Southern California Defense Counsel. Even as a student, Bryan had the heart of a teacher, and worked as a Teaching Assistant, instructing new law students on Legal Research and Writing. He deeply values his time spent at Pepperdine and frequently misses the weather of southern California, but knew that he would return to his native and lovely Tennessee to practice law.

Bryan graduated in 2000 with a degree in Mathematics from Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Bryan grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee and now resides in Nashville with his wife.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative Law
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Wills
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Trusts
• Family Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Landlord/Tenant
• Law Enforcement Officer Representation
• Collections
• Administrative Law

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, RICO Act, Contracts, Debtor/Creditor, Grand Jury Proceedings, Search & Seizure Protections, Construction Liens, Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, White Collar Crimes, Sexual Harassment -- Employer, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Living Wills, Powers of Attorney and Appointment, Trusts, Wills, Family Law, Domestic Violence & Neglect, Juvenile Law, Litigation & Appeals, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Landlord/Tenant

Honors and Awards

• Recipient, Gunnar Nicholson Endowed Scholarship
• Recipient, Odell McConnell Scholarship
• Recipient, Howard A. White Scholarship
• Recipient, Associated Women for Pepperdine Scholarship

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Professor, Justice and Society Program, Lipscomb University's Law

Past Employment Positions

• Davidson County, Assistant District Attorney
• Nashville Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, Law Clerk
• The Lovelace Law Firm, Law Clerk

Education

• Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, California
  Honors: National Moot Court Competition
  
  Law Review: Pepperdine Law Review
• Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2000
  Major: Mathematics

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Published Works

• "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry, But Could I Sue: Whether 'Interacting With Others' Is a Major Life Activity under the ADA", 31 Pepp. L. Rev. 773, 2004

Address

Bank of America Plaza
414 Union Street
Suite 905
Nashville, TN 37219-1717

Phones

(615) 515-5110

Faxes

(615) 620-6438

Emails

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Websites

http://www.middletnlaw.com