"Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere"
– Dr.Martin Luther King Jr
What we do
Our agency’s mission is to provide high quality, client-centered legal representation to indigent persons of all ages, accused of crimes or facing a deprivation of liberty throughout the State of Tennessee.
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Instances, Violations, and Revocations, Oh My – Two Recent Decisions Clarifying VOPs
We’ve all been in court at some point or another advocating for a client to be reinstated to probation when the State is trying to
Emerging from the “Quagmire”: Updates to the Certified Question Procedure
On August 12, 2026, the Tennessee Supreme Court issued two opinions, State of Tennessee v. Torrian Seantel Bishop and State of Tennessee v. William Tony
Yelling and Cursing at a Cop, Even a Sergeant, Isn’t Disorderly Conduct
On October 9, 2022, Joshua Gibbons, who apparently maintains a media presence (or something) under the name “Big G Audits,” was unhappy when he saw