Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
Tennessee saw the sixth-greatest growth of lawyers in the U.S. in 10 years, growing nearly 30 percent to more than 18,000 lawyers.
Tennessee lawyers reported an average of 53 hours of pro bono work - the second-highest among the states surveyed.
Tennessee has the 10th highest average salary for a lawyer in the U.S.
Not all lawyers with active licenses to practice are represented in the table below.
Lawyers in ZIP Code 37743 with active legal licenses in August
| Lawyer Name | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|
| Catherine Elizabeth Fezell | 2021 |
| Elizabeth Appunn Peterson | 2021 |
| Samantha Paige Clark | 2020 |
| Timothy Hunter Shelton | 2020 |
| Emma Michelle Steel | 2018 |
| Brent Thomas Woolsey | 2017 |
| John Edward Pevy | 2015 |
| Corey Bryant Shipley | 2014 |
| Mitchell Blake Watson | 2014 |
| Jason Todd Estep | 2013 |
| Louis Joseph Puleo | 2013 |
| Alex Anderson Chesnut | 2012 |
| Emily Michelle Swecker | 2011 |
| Kristen Conner Blair | 2011 |
| Michael Curtis Collins | 2011 |
| Heather Nicole Smith | 2010 |
| Jessica Chambers McAfee | 2010 |
| Joseph Oren McAfee | 2010 |
| Jonathan Sevier Cave | 2008 |
| Duncan Cates Cave | 2007 |
| Rachel Ralston Mancl | 2007 |
| Jeannine D. Dalton | 2006 |
| Jennifer Anne Luther | 2006 |
| Kim Cheree Miller | 2004 |
| Michael Brent Hensley | 2003 |
| Todd B. Martin | 1997 |
| James Russell Pryor | 1996 |
| John Gregory Bowman | 1996 |
| Nikki Carter Pierce | 1996 |
| Kenneth Newton Bailey Jr. | 1995 |
| David Leon Leonard | 1994 |
| Edward Lee Kershaw | 1994 |
| Douglas Linton Payne | 1988 |
| Edward Grant Crum | 1988 |
| William Thomas Magill | 1988 |
| Michael Alan Walcher | 1987 |
| Thomas J. Garland Jr. | 1986 |
| Francis Xavier Santore Jr. | 1985 |
| Robert Michael Reeves | 1984 |
| Kenneth Clark Hood | 1982 |
| Linda Thomas Woolsey | 1979 |
| Thomas Wood Smith | 1978 |
| William Hall Bell | 1978 |
| Albert Keith Livingston | 1977 |
| Kidwell K. King Jr. | 1976 |
| Thomas L. Kilday | 1976 |
| Jerry Wayne Laughlin | 1975 |
| William Scott Nunnally | 1975 |
| Charles Berkeley Bell Jr. | 1974 |
| Robert Payne Cave | 1974 |
| Ronald E. Chesnut | 1974 |
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