Longtime member of the Tennessee Bar, having practiced law in 66 of the 95 Counties in Tennessee. I am known for my expertise in Deeds, Titles and Boundary Disputes. In most Criminal matters prior to Trial, I conduct demanding Preliminary Hearings and present numerous Defenses including Motions To Suppress Evidence, and Discovery of the State's Witnesses and Evidence. Statutes of Limitations are always examined. And in Probate matters, Court Administration OR NOT is carefully examined prior to filing such. If Probate can be avoided, then other Title authorities and Property Transfer methods are pursued.
I am admitted to, and have actually practiced before, the Tennessee Supreme Court, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals, Tennessee Court of Appeals, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee and the United States Tax Court.
Unlike most attorneys and title companies, I am capable of drafting precise Deeds and Easements with new Legal Descriptions from one or more Survey plats, with comprehensive Derivation of Title clauses and Habendum clauses. And my Practice often involves Title Searches, Boundary Line Disputes, Deeds of any type, and Quiet Title Actions. My Estate Planning Practice includes Wills, Future Interest Conveyances, Trusts, and Probate Administration. Additionally I prosecute Will Contests, Foreclosures, and Land Partition Suits. In Criminal Cases, my Clients do not hire me just to plead them Guilty to the original charges.
I am a Retired Field Artillery Officer with the TNARNG and USA. I executed Fire Missions with Cannons, MLRS Rockets & ATACMS Missiles. As a Targeting Officer, I directed the employment of Q-37 and Q-36 Weapon Locating Radars. And I was a Nuclear Weapon Officer for 155 mm and 8 inch Artillery in the 2nd Armored Division. As a QRF .50 BMG gunner in the Iraq War, I was awarded the Combat Action Badge.
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Easements, Eminent Domain, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
- Probate
- Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- DUI & DWI
- White Collar Crime
- Estate Planning
- Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Tax Law
- Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Planning
- Traffic Tickets
- Suspended License
- Landlord Tenant
- Evictions, Landlord Rights
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Boundary/Title Disputes
- Firearms
- Title Insurance Claims
- Curing Title Defects
- Actions for Forced Partition Sale of Real Property
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- United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
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- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
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- Anthony M. Avery, Attorney
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- Targeting Officer, Radar Officer, Nuclear Weapons Technical Operations Evaluator, Artillery Survey Chief, Defense Contract Attorney, DivArty S-4, Quick Reaction Force .50 Caliber Machine Gunner & Field Artillery Battalion Ammunition Officer
- Field Artillery, United States Army & Tennessee Army National Guard
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- 2nd Armored Division; XVIII Airborne Corp; 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment
- University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
- J.D. (1987)
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- The Citadel
- B.A. (1981)
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- National Rifle Association
- Member & Approved Firearm Counsel Referral
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- Veterans of Foreign Wars Post #8779
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- State Bar of Tennessee # 012925
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- Handling Real Estate Transactions: Surveys, Legal Descriptions and Deed Requirements, Knoxville, Tennessee
- National Business Institute
- Real Estate Law: Liens Against Real Property, Perfection and Enforcement, Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Real Estate Law: Tennessee Title Law (Deeds; Estates; Derivation of Title; Defects; Easements; Litigation), Knoxville, Tennessee
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- Questions Answered
- Q. Need proof of relationship to deceased mother for financial matters.
- A: You need an HI attorney to help you make proper written demands. Recording an Affidavit of Heirship and supplying a death and birth certificates would definitely help. However those kind of assets probably went to her designated beneficiary, and suing the administrators (actually legally trustees) will be a jurisdictional nightmare. Also HI SOLs may have run.
- Q. Can I request probate case status update as a future home buyer in Colorado?
- A: Whatever agreement you have is unenforceable as it violates the statute of frauds. The real estate agents have no authority unless they have a listing agreement with the probate fiduciary and there is a Court Order to sell the property before the Probate is closed. Hire a CO attorney to secure your contractual right to purchase the real property. A title search might also be needed to determine who the necessary grantors would be.
- Q. Clarification needed on installing fences with existing easement for garage encroachment.
- A: The adjoining landowner will probably claim fence is an unreasonable burden on the easement across his land, or an encroachment structure on his property. You do not own the property where the easement lies, just an interest in his property. Consult with a CT attorney about your express easement before you build fence, and expect a suit if you do.
