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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- 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. How can I get a copy of my POA to dispute its legitimacy?
- A: Is the POA for you? If so, then revoke it in writing before a notary. Make several originals and give the revocation declaration to any concerned persons/firms that have your property or might dissipate/transfer your property. Do this now before she takes everything. In any event you probably need a ME attorney and record the revocation in the County where your real property lies.
- Q. How is a co-owned motorcycle inherited if a parent dies without a will?
- A: You need to read the exact name on the title. But it sounds like Girlfriend either owns the bike or half of it with possibly you. if the latter you might ask for some money to sign the title as his next of kin, along with an Affidavit the County Clerk should have. If you are the sole heir and next of kin of your Father, then you may want to look into exactly what he owned at death. Especially real property and bank accounts. If jointly held, most likely the survivor takes.
- Q. Do I have a claim to my estranged father's estate since he passed without a will?
- A: Unless the real property is no longer in his name, at least you and your Sister are his heirs at law. You need to search the titles on the properties, and if the Decedent owned them, check on the taxes. An Affidavit of Heirship might become you and the other heirs source of title.
