Mr. David Miller Eldridge

Mr. Eldridge was educated at the University of Tennessee, receiving his undergraduate degree in 1982. He graduated from the Wake Forest University School of Law, cum laude, in 1986. While there, he served as the Editor-in-Chief of its law review publication. Following graduation, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable W. Eugene Davis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Mr. Eldridge began the private practice of law in 1987, joining Ritchie, Fels & Dillard in 1988, where in 1992 he became a partner. In 2003, Mr. Eldridge established the law firm of Eldridge & Blakney, P.C. where he serves as the managing partner. He has devoted his practice to the representation of individuals and organizations facing criminal investigation and prosecution for 28 years.

Mr. Eldridge has received the highest rating awarded by Martindale – Hubbell (AV) for the last eighteen (18) years and is a graduate of the National Criminal Defense College in Macon, Georgia. He is Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, and has been selected by his peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America since 2006 and was named as Lawyer of the Year for Knoxville in Criminal Defense: General Practice for 2011, 2015 and 2017 and received the same honor for Criminal Defense: White Collar for 2014 and 2018. For 2016, he was named in Best Lawyers in America in both categories of criminal defense and for Bet-the-Company Litigation. Mr. Eldridge has been selected for inclusion among the top 100 lawyers in Tennessee in the Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine since 2006. He has been consistently voted among the best lawyers in Knoxville by his peers for City View Magazine in Criminal Defense and several other categories.
He has taught at continuing legal education seminars hosted by the American Bar Association (ABA), the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), the Bureau of National Affairs.

Wake Forest University

J.D.

1986

Honors: Cum Laude

University of Tennessee - Knoxville

B.S.

1982