There were 505 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Knox County as of April, according to the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
Although Tennessee’s active lawyer population has grown by 13.1% since 2014, the state saw a 0.6% decline between 2023 and 2024.
As of January 2025, the average salary for a starting lawyer in Tennessee was around $96,396 a year, which is below the national average.
Lawyers in Knox County With Active Legal Licenses in April
| Lawyer Name | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|
| Jamey Megin Minnihan | 2025 |
| John Andrew Poore | 2025 |
| Sara Anne Berry | 2025 |
| Daniel Patrick Hesketh | 2024 |
| Elizabeth Mitchell Hudson | 2024 |
| Ellen Ramsey Copper | 2024 |
| Ethan Garrison Young | 2024 |
| Jeremy Jay Sallee | 2024 |
| John Campbell Nichols | 2024 |
| Joshua Donald Cook | 2024 |
| Margaret Kate Lemon | 2024 |
| Peyton Elizabeth Faulkner Ritchie | 2024 |
| Rachel Renee Schworer | 2024 |
| Samuel Draper Stout | 2024 |
| Thomas Chase Clayton | 2024 |
| Travis Edward Dorman | 2024 |
| Victoria Brooke Ungos | 2024 |
| Yasmine Ly Parker | 2024 |
| Alexander Joseph Gambino | 2023 |
| Alexandria Foutch Smith | 2023 |
| Benjamin Lee Dooley | 2023 |
| Brandon Caleb Townsend | 2023 |
| Brendan Michael Walsh | 2023 |
| Brian Thomas Hill | 2023 |
| Donald Warren Elliott Jr. | 2023 |
| Gabriel Benjamin Cole | 2023 |
| Georgia Austin Miller | 2023 |
| Jordan Heath Meddings | 2023 |
| Natalie Ruth Miramontes-Tankersley | 2023 |
| Ryan Benjamin Carter | 2023 |
| Stephen Harold Stewart | 2023 |
| Timothy Curtis Harker | 2023 |
| Allison Paige Tomey | 2022 |
| Amelia Robyn Hamilton | 2022 |
| Andrew Proctor Gaither | 2022 |
| Aziz Muhammad Ahmad | 2022 |
| Brenden Shawn Moriarty | 2022 |
| Brock Avery Goetz | 2022 |
| Caleb Alexander Smothers | 2022 |
| Eric Andrew Freeland | 2022 |
| Gilbert Madison Roberts V | 2022 |
| Grace Malone Ewell | 2022 |
| Hailey Victoria Townsend Fox | 2022 |
| Holly Nicole Human | 2022 |
| Kayla Leann Long | 2022 |
| Kyle Michael Wayne England | 2022 |
| Martha Overton Dinwiddie | 2022 |
| Micah Faith Vest | 2022 |
| Michael David Watson | 2022 |
| Michael Rhodes Fitzgerald Jr. | 2022 |
| Rhett Alec Sexton | 2022 |
| Samantha Nicole Buller-Young | 2022 |
| Shelby Burchell Greenamyer | 2022 |
| Stefanie Michelle Bowen | 2022 |
| Tyler Lee Ring | 2022 |
| Cameron Walter Buckner | 2021 |
| Carin Christin Brio | 2021 |
| Clint Jamison Coleman | 2021 |
| Daniel Troy Woodard | 2021 |
| Elaine Abigail Hall Herrera | 2021 |
| Emily Grace Harrell | 2021 |
| Garrett Cameron Belcher | 2021 |
| Isaac Wayne Westling | 2021 |
| Jackson Glen Cain | 2021 |
| James Whitson Smith | 2021 |
| Jennifer Renae Egelston | 2021 |
| Joshua Blake Ferrell | 2021 |
| Joshua Wayne Leach | 2021 |
| Kayla Rask | 2021 |
| Lauren Nicole Gray | 2021 |
| Nikol Dawn Pluess | 2021 |
| Rebecca Lauren Eshbaugh | 2021 |
| Robert Edmund Meyer | 2021 |
| Stephen Mitchell Boyette Jr. | 2021 |
| Sydney Dawn Nenni | 2021 |
| Zoe Antigone McKenzie | 2021 |
| Christine Marie Knott | 2020 |
| Daniel Alberto Herrera | 2020 |
| Miranda Elizabeth Goodwin | 2020 |
| Rebekah Paige Harbin | 2020 |
| Stephen Francis McStravick | 2020 |
| Amanda Rose Butcher | 2019 |
| Avery Christine Lovingfoss | 2019 |
| Celsy Rimmer Johnson | 2019 |
| Elijah Colby Lovingfoss | 2019 |
| Emily Katherine Saylor | 2019 |
| Haleigh E. Chastain | 2019 |
| Jacob Lloyd Gilliam | 2019 |
| Jon Curtis Fromke | 2019 |
| Laura Emaus Wyrick | 2019 |
| Ryen Monique Lamb | 2019 |
| Alaina Michelle Tolbert | 2018 |
| Charles Steven Joseph Sharrett | 2018 |
| Christine Leigh Muirgaen | 2018 |
| Courtney Ann Cotter | 2018 |
| Grant Edward Mitchell | 2018 |
| Gregory Chance Harrison | 2018 |
| John David Freeman McCallister | 2018 |
| John David Haines | 2018 |
| Nicole Schell Klapka | 2018 |
| Sloane R. Davis | 2018 |
| Zachary Ryan Tolbert | 2018 |
| Alexandria Grace Van Dyke | 2017 |
| Chad John Talbot | 2017 |
| Erika Jane Blalock | 2017 |
| Hoai Rhodes Robinette | 2017 |
| James Shae Atkinson | 2017 |
| Jeffrey Trent Slack | 2017 |
| Mark Alexander Pienkowski | 2017 |
| Ragan Elizabeth Holloway | 2017 |
| Robert Joseph Parkey Jr. | 2017 |
| Travis Louis Brasfield | 2017 |
| Tyler Burke Combs | 2017 |
| Tyler Mark Caviness | 2017 |
| Zachary Carter Lawson | 2017 |
| Zachary Thomas Powers | 2017 |
| Hannah McSween Cole | 2016 |
| Jennifer Dobbins Franklyn | 2016 |
| Jordan Danielle Davis | 2016 |
| Joseph David Prestia | 2016 |
| Joseph Zane Winders | 2016 |
| Luke Parker Ihnen | 2016 |
| Molly Jo Hardin | 2016 |
| Paul Timothy Grandchamp | 2016 |
| Robert Brian Debusk | 2016 |
| Adam Douglas Strachn | 2015 |
| Amanda Butterworth White | 2015 |
| Amber Jamie Lampe Peters | 2015 |
| Andrew Nicholas Firkins | 2015 |
| George Edward Sanford II | 2015 |
| Gregory Harold Goodman | 2015 |
| Jacob Trentham Spangler | 2015 |
| Kathryn Elizabeth Fraser | 2015 |
| Warren Dale Pearson II | 2015 |
| William Andrew Ladnier | 2015 |
| Alexander Jacob Winston | 2014 |
| Becky L. Jacobs | 2014 |
| Danielle McBee Jones | 2014 |
| George Calvin Shields II | 2014 |
| Lindsey Martin Collins | 2014 |
| Lydia Mae Simmons | 2014 |
| Marcus Jermaine Cathey | 2014 |
| Nancyjane Bowen Sharp | 2014 |
| Sharon Hae Kim | 2014 |
| Thomas Michael Craig-Grubbs | 2014 |
| Todd Blakeley Skelton | 2014 |
| Alexander Oaks Waters | 2013 |
| Andrea Campbell Anderson | 2013 |
| Ashley Nichole Trotto | 2013 |
| Bryce Mason Hardin | 2013 |
| Christopher Michael Caldwell | 2013 |
| David Franklin Peeples | 2013 |
| Devin Parker Lyon | 2013 |
| Douglas Ryan Finnan | 2013 |
| Heather Grossner Ferguson | 2013 |
| James Franklin Ammons | 2013 |
| Jessee Elizabeth Bundy | 2013 |
| Julie Dilworth Cornell | 2013 |
| Matthew Darren Hall | 2013 |
| Matthew Thomas Anderson | 2013 |
| Michael David Shope | 2013 |
| Michael Ryan Franz | 2013 |
| Nathaniel Ross Ogle | 2013 |
| Nella Robin Vargas | 2013 |
| Robert Seth Oakes | 2013 |
| Russell Jackson Cornell | 2013 |
| Terry Mitchell Panter | 2013 |
| Thomas Miles Brinson | 2013 |
| Wendy Gooch Patrick | 2013 |
| William Aaron Fix | 2013 |
| Alex David Brinson | 2012 |
| Andrew Sterchi Morton Jr. | 2012 |
| Angela Dyan Lowe | 2012 |
| Brian Robert Bibb | 2012 |
| Caitlyn Luedtke Elam | 2012 |
| Chelsea Blake Parrish | 2012 |
| Emily Rachel Joyce Long | 2012 |
| Jeffrey Charles Coller | 2012 |
| Mabern Ellen Wall | 2012 |
| Matthew Joseph Lamberth | 2012 |
| Michael Christopher Woods | 2012 |
| Patrick Lee Rice Sr. | 2012 |
| Rebecca Bryan Kite | 2012 |
| Robert Lewis Straight | 2012 |
| Sarah Rebecca Johnson | 2012 |
| Ben Davis Cunningham | 2011 |
| Briton Shea Collins | 2011 |
| Edward Gibson White III | 2011 |
| Jackson Miles Fenner | 2011 |
| John Morris Kizer | 2011 |
| Keith Hollingshead-Cook | 2011 |
| Kristin Amber Wagers | 2011 |
| Michael Roy Houbre | 2011 |
| Michael Thomas Gilmore | 2011 |
| Paul Edward Wehmeier | 2011 |
| Rachel King Powell | 2011 |
| Robert Andrew Christian Lake | 2011 |
| Robert Franklin Lockett Jr. | 2011 |
| Ryan Mark Connor | 2011 |
| Timothy Aaron Roberto | 2011 |
| William Brian Hickman | 2011 |
| Andrew Owens Beamer | 2010 |
| Andrew William Whaley | 2010 |
| Brian James Wanamaker | 2010 |
| Craig Louis Meredith | 2010 |
| Daniel Lee Bell | 2010 |
| Dustin Sean Dunham | 2010 |
| Emma Drozdowski Webb | 2010 |
| Frances Regina Koho | 2010 |
| Julia Ann Keck | 2010 |
| Julianna Loden Mason | 2010 |
| Kathleen Logan Waldrop | 2010 |
| Laura Elizabeth Davis | 2010 |
| Lindy Degnan Harris | 2010 |
| Rebekah Lynn Bradley | 2010 |
| Sally Ann Goade | 2010 |
| Shawn Michael Tyrell | 2010 |
| Sherif Guindi | 2010 |
| Andrew James Crawford | 2009 |
| Catherine Williams Anglin | 2009 |
| Forrest Leigh Wallace | 2009 |
| Gregory Howard Wallace | 2009 |
| Jacob Spencer Fair | 2009 |
| Jason Ryan Smith | 2009 |
| Maria Foley Danker | 2009 |
| Matthew Richard Lyon | 2009 |
| Rachel Elizabeth Sanders | 2009 |
| Rachel Nicole Driskill | 2009 |
| Stacy Marie Eckard | 2009 |
| Susan Folk Irby | 2009 |
| William Allen Roach | 2009 |
| Adam Garrison Russell | 2008 |
| Andrew Wooten McRee | 2008 |
| Anna East Corcoran | 2008 |
| Bennett Hirschhorn | 2008 |
| Bradley Christopher Sagraves | 2008 |
| Emily C. Taylor | 2008 |
| Heather Kathryn Craig | 2008 |
| Jeff Clay Alton | 2008 |
| Jennifer Knapp Hemmelgarn | 2008 |
| Jennifer Lynn Foster | 2008 |
| Jesse David Overbay | 2008 |
| Kyle Alexander Hixson | 2008 |
| Leah Walker McClanahan | 2008 |
| Mahogany Paulino Jenkins | 2008 |
| Marshall Whitechurch Stair | 2008 |
| Ryan Charles Edens | 2008 |
| Ryan Christopher Dreke | 2008 |
| Shauna B. Collins | 2008 |
| Wade Russell Orr | 2008 |
| Benjamin Timothy Barnett | 2007 |
| Daniel Charles Headrick | 2007 |
| John Keith Coates Jr. | 2007 |
| Joseph Gregory Jarret | 2007 |
| Keith Edgar Lowe | 2007 |
| Kevin Andrew Dean | 2007 |
| Kimberly Sue Cook Hedrick | 2007 |
| Maura Abeln Smith | 2007 |
| Rachel Leanne Wolf | 2007 |
| William James Taylor | 2007 |
| William Scott Hickerson | 2007 |
| Amy R. Smith | 2006 |
| Charles Edward Pierce | 2006 |
| Christopher Wright Sanders | 2006 |
| Claudia Jess Robinson | 2006 |
| Daniel Forrest Wilkins | 2006 |
| Eric Leslie Reagan | 2006 |
| Jesse Daniel Nelson | 2006 |
| Jesse Daniel Nelson | 2006 |
| Jonathan Hugh Peyton | 2006 |
| Joshua Daniel Hedrick | 2006 |
| Kimberly Berney Curl | 2006 |
| Kristin Kellam Seabrook | 2006 |
| Landon Pearson Lackey | 2006 |
| Leanna R. Wilson | 2006 |
| Robin Marie McNabb | 2006 |
| Sarah E. C. Malia | 2006 |
| Stephen Alan Ferrell | 2006 |
| Zachary Burton Tenry | 2006 |
| Amy Ruther Callis | 2005 |
| Carrie Wilson Smith | 2005 |
| Daniel Roberts Pilkington | 2005 |
| Harry Stephen Gillman | 2005 |
| Jeffrey William Warkins | 2005 |
| Joseph King Christian | 2005 |
| Linda Catron Noe | 2005 |
| Nicholas William Utter | 2005 |
| Richard Everett Collins II | 2005 |
| Shelley Suzanne Breeding | 2005 |
| Thomas Hugh Shields III | 2005 |
| Tracy Dry Clevenger | 2005 |
| Van Rencelliere Irion | 2005 |
| Eligius Michael Brezina III | 2004 |
| Heather Hubbard Morgan | 2004 |
| Jessica Meredith Greene | 2004 |
| Jonathan Patrick Harwell | 2004 |
| Leighanne Brubaker K. Covington | 2004 |
| Robert Wymon Rogers | 2004 |
| Colleen Patricia Steele | 2003 |
| Lee Ann Furrow-Tolsma | 2003 |
| Brennan Patrick Lenihan | 2002 |
| Dean Thomas Howell | 2002 |
| John Lynn Miller | 2002 |
| Mandy Maria Hancock | 2002 |
| Michael Barrett Menefee | 2002 |
| Ryan Neil Shamblin | 2002 |
| Sara Elizabeth Compher-Rice | 2002 |
| Brian McKendree Child | 2001 |
| Brian McKendree Child | 2001 |
| Cheryl Gilley Rice | 2001 |
| David Christopher Hollow | 2001 |
| Emily Loreen Herman-Thompson | 2001 |
| Jennifer Niles Coffin | 2001 |
| Marcos Miguel Garza | 2001 |
| Melissa Wortley Lawing | 2001 |
| Paul Edward Helton | 2001 |
| Robert Christopher Trump | 2001 |
| Benjamin Klyne Lauderback | 2000 |
| Darren Fred Mitchell | 2000 |
| David Bruce Hamilton | 2000 |
| David Michael Boyd | 2000 |
| John Thomas Tolsma | 2000 |
| Joshua Marc Ball | 2000 |
| Kevin Neal Perkey | 2000 |
| Matthew Donald Webb | 2000 |
| Pamela Beason Johnson | 2000 |
| Patrick Lavaughn Looper | 2000 |
| Richard Throop Scrugham Jr. | 2000 |
| Ursula Bailey | 2000 |
| Wesley Daniel Stone | 2000 |
| Ailsa Peppel Schuller | 1999 |
| Brad Alan Fraser | 1999 |
| Brian David Blind | 1999 |
| David Lynn Morehous | 1999 |
| Donald Joseph Farinato | 1999 |
| Michael Douglas Fitzgerald | 1999 |
| Nanette Jessica Holbert | 1999 |
| Raymond Lee Smith Jr. | 1999 |
| Roger Anthony Miller | 1999 |
| Thomas A. Kulaga | 1999 |
| Tracy Lee Stone | 1999 |
| Amanda McCutchen Busby | 1998 |
| Carrie Shea O’Rear | 1998 |
| Daniel Paul Hellman | 1998 |
| Douglas Todd Gordon | 1998 |
| Heather Gunn Anderson | 1998 |
| Herbert Warren Sanger | 1998 |
| Jeremy Shawn Jennings | 1998 |
| Kathleen Flynn Zitzman | 1998 |
| Pamela Marie Nadolsky | 1998 |
| Robert Warren Quillin II | 1998 |
| Stacey Carol Sisco | 1998 |
| Ta Kisha Monette Fitzgerald | 1998 |
| Teresa Marie Klenk | 1998 |
| Cynthia Turner Lawson | 1997 |
| Deborah H. Malone | 1997 |
| Eric D. Beals | 1997 |
| Gus Davis Hatfield III | 1997 |
| Jeanne Bowen Miser | 1997 |
| Jennifer Hoffmeister Welch | 1997 |
| Jennifer Keown Bookstaff | 1997 |
| Jenny Coques Rogers | 1997 |
| Joseph Francis Della-Rodolfa | 1997 |
| Leland Lawson Price | 1997 |
| Maurice Steven Briere Jr. | 1997 |
| Robert Deno Cole | 1997 |
| Shannon Michelle Holland | 1997 |
| Steve Erdely IV | 1997 |
| Gordon Keith Alley | 1996 |
| Jason Paul Lambert | 1996 |
| Jennifer Schrader Bjornstad | 1996 |
| O. E. Schow IV | 1996 |
| Penny Ann Arning | 1996 |
| Robert Creswell McConkey III | 1996 |
| Robin Kathleen Gresham | 1996 |
| Samuel King Lee | 1996 |
| Tonya Rebecca Willis | 1996 |
| Victoria Beth Tillman | 1996 |
| Christina June Haley | 1995 |
| Rebecca Bell Jenkins | 1995 |
| Reese Kelly Thomas | 1995 |
| William Eugene Maddox Jr. | 1995 |
| Dallas Thomas Reynolds III | 1994 |
| Danny Paul Dyer | 1994 |
| David Kenneth Vander Sluis | 1994 |
| Irene B. Joseph | 1994 |
| John Thomas Sholly | 1994 |
| Laura Elizabeth Metcalf | 1994 |
| Lisa Belle Hatfield | 1994 |
| Marcia Annette Kilby | 1994 |
| Susan Kae Carpenter | 1994 |
| Anthony Ray Steele | 1993 |
| Elizabeth Kennedy Bacon Meadows | 1993 |
| James Henry Price | 1993 |
| Jonathan David Cooper | 1993 |
| Paul Stephen Hensley | 1993 |
| Wade Vance Davies | 1993 |
| Wayne Decatur Wykoff | 1993 |
| Gregory Scott McMillan | 1992 |
| Joseph Brent Nolan | 1992 |
| Michael J. King | 1992 |
| Robert O. Fox | 1992 |
| Theodore Robert Kern | 1992 |
| Timothy Michael McLaughlin | 1992 |
| James Christopher Cone | 1991 |
| James Morris Cornelius Jr. | 1991 |
| Raymond E. Stephens | 1991 |
| Reuben Nisbet Pelot IV | 1991 |
| Susan E. Shipley | 1991 |
| Wynne Du Mariau Caffey | 1991 |
| Charles M. Torres | 1990 |
| James Lindsey Grillot | 1990 |
| Jerry Earl Hollyfield | 1990 |
| Lars Edward Schuller | 1990 |
| Richard Neil Abbott | 1990 |
| Richard Neil Abbott | 1990 |
| Timothy Edward Irwin | 1990 |
| Carol Ann Reid Beeler | 1989 |
| Clyde Allen Ragle | 1989 |
| Edward Usborne Babb | 1989 |
| Jacqueline O. Kittrell | 1989 |
| Bennett Lee Cox | 1988 |
| Dana Craig Holloway | 1988 |
| Donald A. Bosch | 1988 |
| Earl Jerome Melson | 1988 |
| James Michael Ivens | 1988 |
| Linda Gilley Welch | 1988 |
| Marion Douglas Campbell Jr. | 1988 |
| Mark Evan Silvey | 1988 |
| Ronald Eugene Mills | 1988 |
| Sharon Diane Frankenberg | 1988 |
| Steven K. Bowling | 1988 |
| Wayne Alan Kline | 1988 |
| Carol Alice Humphrey | 1987 |
| Craig Herschel Stewart | 1987 |
| Gregory Hogan Harrison | 1987 |
| Larry Jeffrey Hagood | 1987 |
| Todd J. Moody | 1987 |
| Vonda Mallicoat Laughlin | 1987 |
| Stephen Evans Roth | 1986 |
| Stephen Kent Garrett | 1986 |
| Timothy Patrick Coode | 1986 |
| Brenda Lea Lindsay-Mcdaniel | 1985 |
| Donald David Howell | 1985 |
| Elonzo Brian Sellers | 1985 |
| Frederick Larue Conrad Jr. | 1985 |
| John William Coley | 1985 |
| Rockforde Davenport King | 1985 |
| Roger Lee Gilbert | 1985 |
| Ronald Kim Burnette | 1985 |
| Stewart Michael Crane | 1985 |
| Leslie Auer R. Nassios | 1984 |
| Craig Ronald Thompson | 1983 |
| John Minor Richardson Jr. | 1983 |
| Ronald Joe Coffman | 1983 |
| Andrew Jackson VI | 1982 |
| James Young Reed | 1982 |
| Celeste Huffman Herbert | 1981 |
| Imogene Anderson King | 1981 |
| Jimmy Kyle Davis | 1981 |
| John B. Waters III | 1981 |
| Michael Patrick McGovern | 1981 |
| Robert Armistead Cole | 1981 |
| Susan Patricia Herndon | 1981 |
| David Andrew Lufkin | 1980 |
| Deborah Carey Stevens | 1980 |
| Marlin Blake Ford | 1980 |
| Robert Lawrence Kahn | 1980 |
| Sarah Yarber Sheppeard | 1980 |
| Terry Ann Chervenak | 1980 |
| Andrew S. Neely | 1979 |
| Brenda Jean Waggoner | 1979 |
| Charles Walter Swanson | 1979 |
| David Michael Swiney | 1979 |
| Douglas Lee Dunn | 1979 |
| Howard Edgar Jarvis | 1979 |
| Kenneth Ray Pinkstaff Jr. | 1979 |
| Michael Ralph Brown | 1979 |
| Dan Douglas Rhea | 1978 |
| Gary Steven Dawson | 1978 |
| James Humphrey Hickman III | 1978 |
| James Richard Moore | 1978 |
| John Murray Neal | 1978 |
| Randall Eugene Reagan | 1978 |
| Thomas Lynn Tarpy | 1978 |
| Eugene Ross McCullough | 1977 |
| Ronald H. Ridenour | 1977 |
| William E. Mason IV | 1974 |
| Charles H. Child | 1973 |
| James M. Crain | 1973 |
| Paul Damian Hogan Jr. | 1973 |
| Richard Arthur Sedgley | 1973 |
| Robert William Weismueller Jr. | 1972 |
| Dudley Wayne Taylor | 1971 |
| Dale Workman | 1970 |
| Allen E. Schwartz | 1969 |
| Arnold Garson Cohen | 1969 |
| Thomas Stratton Scott Jr. | 1968 |
| James Kelly Giffen | 1967 |
| Leslie Mallory Jeffress | 1967 |
| William D. Vines III | 1966 |
| James Lee Clayton | 1961 |
| Braden Thomas Meadows | – |
| Brendan Patrick Brady | – |
| Gayle Pamela Levy | – |
