Memphis Lawyers

Adam H. Johnson is an Associate Attorney at Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, where he practices civil litigation in the area of personal injury. Examples of cases Mr. Johnson has handled include car accidents, trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers’ compensation, premises liability, and Jones Act matters (a federal law that protects workers injured at sea). More specifically, he litigates cases on behalf of clients in disputes with insurance companies. In each case, he helps clients understand and navigate through the litigation process, which includes answering written discovery, taking depositions of the parties, witnesses, and experts, and preparing the case for trial...

Ms. Greene enjoys practicing in the area of personal injury law. She knows when someone has experienced a personal injury caused by the negligence of another, it can cause an individual to suffer not only physically, but emotionally and financially as well. This is when legal representation can be highly beneficial. Practicing law at NST allows Ms. Greene to provide assistance and comfort to her clients during a very difficult time. As a mother, nothing gives her more satisfaction than when she can take the burden of dealing with the legal issues off of the parents and let them concentrate...

Kevin Graham has dedicated nearly his entire legal career to representing injured persons in a variety of areas, including wrongful death, catastrophic injury, tractor-trailer wrecks, car wrecks, Social Security Disability, premises liability, and workers’ compensation. He has nearly 17 years of experience and is known for hard work and preparation so that his clients can achieve the best recovery possible, whether through settlement or trial. Mr. Graham also follows a policy that all client communications and requests for updates be addressed promptly. Because of his legal skills and high level of client satisfaction, Mr. Graham has been selected as a...

Mark N. Geller is a dedicated Memphis medical malpractice, nursing home, and personal injury attorney who has worked for over a decade in fighting for victims without a voice. Mr. Geller earned his Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry in 1995 from the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, Tennessee. After graduating college, Mr. Geller worked for four years at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences as part of a scientific team performing cancer research. Mr. Geller then went to law school at the University of Cincinnati College of Law and graduated magna cum laude in 2003. He also participated on...

Derek O. Fairchilds is a trial lawyer who is licensed to practice throughout West Tennessee and North Mississippi. His areas of expertise are automobile accidents, trucking accidents, workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, and catastrophic injury cases. Mr. Fairchilds is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, and American Bar Association. He has been named by Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in the area of personal injury litigation in 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

The insurance companies often have significant advantages over injured persons who are not represented by counsel, including disparities of knowledge,...

Tyler DeWitt has extensive experience advocating on behalf of clients, including individuals, small businesses, corporations, and estates. Tyler focuses his practice on matters involving both federal and state tax controversy and litigation. Tyler regularly represents clients facing tax-related criminal charges and investigations, IRS collections (garnishments, levies, liens, IRS Revenue Officer enforcement), disputes in U.S. Tax Court, audits, tax debt settlements, international tax issues, back tax return filings, and certain state Sales & Use tax issues (both civil and criminal). In addition to his practice, Tyler is a prolific speaker and regularly contributes his expertise as both an attorney and certified public...

Marcus Nahon was a Founding Member and Senior Partner of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz and is now serving as Of Counsel to the firm. In 1970, Mr. Nahon received his undergraduate degree from the University of Memphis. Mr. Nahon then decided to follow a legal career by enrolling in the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, and he received his Juris Doctor degree in 1974.

Mr. Nahon started his legal career by handling various litigation matters including bankruptcy cases, business and contract disputes, criminal defense, collections, and personal injury cases. Throughout his legal career, Mr. Nahon has spent...

Herbert Hurst is dedicated to helping the people of Memphis and the surrounding mid-south areas with Bankruptcy and Wage Earner relief in order to stop your creditors' harassing phone calls, stop repossessions, stop foreclosures, stop garnishments, stop lawsuits, stop evictions, consolidate your debts, and, above all, help you get a fresh start in life. Our practice is focused primarily on Chapter 7 straight bankruptcy and Chapter 13 Wage Earner bankruptcy.

We can file a Chapter 7 (full bankruptcy) or a Chapter 13 (bill consolidation) for you as a Title 11 Debt Relief Agency. We also consider nonbankruptcy options so we can customize a solution that addresses your specific goals and circumstances. Unlike most bankruptcy law offices, you will talk with an attorney, not a paralegal, who can properly advise you and prepare and handle your case from start to finish. Your can become debt free! We pride ourselves in providing caring and considerate representations to address your needs. We are always just a phone call away at 901-458-0555. Our law office has a...

Chelsea Knox Associate Attorney Chelsea Knox was hired as an associate attorney by Rice Caperton Rice PLLC after graduating with honors from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in May 2017. Per her high academic and professional achievement, Chelsea was the recipient of the Herbert Herff Presidential Scholarship. Prior to her legal education, Mrs. Knox graduated from Centre College in 2012. While attending law school, Chelsea served as the Research Assistant to Professor Lynda Black and assisted Professor Black in researching, drafting, and editing her co-authored Tennessee Family Law Casebook. She excelled in Civil Procedure II and Elder Law,...

When the stakes are highest, Mike Working is at his best. Picking an attorney is one of the hardest decisions a person can make, but really it is about getting the right fit. Just like picking a spouse, or buying a house, no single criteria can determine which attorney is the best hire. The decision is about what feels right in your gut. You will always be treated with respect at the Working Law Firm, because we care about you more than your money. We became attorneys to help people, and that chance to help...

Jared is a Partner with Spicer Rudstrom in the Memphis office who focuses on litigation throughout Tennessee. He graduated cum laude from Lambuth University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and then graduated cum laude with a J.D. degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. He served as an editor for the Tennessee Law Review and was recognized with the Jerry J. Phillips Best Comment award for his scholarly article that was published in the Tennessee Law Review. Jared was also involved with numerous pro bono activities and the legal clinic while in law school.

Jared’s practice is concentrated...

Mark S. McDaniel began his legal career in 1983 as a graduate of Memphis State University. He became a partner in Mr. Friedman’s practice in only two years and remained in that role for two more years before starting his own practice in 1986. Beginning in 1992, Mr. McDaniel served as an Assistant District Attorney for Collierville for nine years. More recently, he has served as Collierville’s Assistant City Attorney and been responsible for prosecuting ordinance violations and traffic court cases.

In recognition of his dedication to professionalism in criminal defense, Mr. McDaniel has received a rating of “AV” under...

Attorney Michael G. Floyd, born on October 17, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the youngest of eleven children. During his time at Roxborough High School, he was actively involved as the President of the Black Student Union and a member of the chess club. His athletic excellence in football and track earned him a scholarship to Le Moyne-Owen College in Memphis. He later transferred to Tennessee State University, where he became deeply engaged in civil rights activism, notably participating in demonstrations and the landmark case Garner v. Tennessee, which was heard by the U.S. Supreme Court. He was also a member...

Practicing law since 1993, Howard Manis is the Managing Partner at The Cochran Firm Mid-South bringing with him over twenty five years of litigation experience in courtrooms throughout the south. Mr. Manis serves as a member of the Criminal Justice Act Panel in the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee for the past two decades. Howard Manis is licensed to practice law in Tennessee, Arkansas & Mississippi and has a significant federal court practice handling both civil and criminal matters.

During his over two decades of practice, Mr. Manis has handled his fair share of high profile...

Linsey C. Boatner is an associate attorney at Rice Caperton Rice PLLC practicing in MS and TN. She graduated from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in May 2019. Ms. Boatner attended Mississippi University for Women. She graduated in 2014 with honors, earning a B.S. in Legal Studies with a Minor in Psychology. She was on the Dean’s list from 2010-2014; a member of the Lantern Honor Society and Aristos Honor Society; the proud recipient of the Reneau Scholarship, Hearin Recovery Scholarship, and an Academic Competitiveness Grant; and was awarded the College and Business and Professional...

Jason J. Yasinsky joined Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz in 2010, focusing on litigation in the areas of personal injury, trucking accidents, automobile accidents, and workers’ compensation. Mr. Yasinsky is a 2010 honors graduate of the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, where he served as Notes Editor of the University of Memphis Law Review. While at the University of Memphis, Mr. Yasinsky had the honor of serving as a judicial intern for the Honorable Jennie D. Latta of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Mr. Yasinsky also was a member and oral...

Tom Coupé works for the Juvenile Court of Memphis & Shelby County as an Administrator over the Child Welfare Division of the Court and also serves as a Juvenile Magistrate. Tom was involved in the creation and negotiation of the Department of Justice's Memorandum of Agreement with Juvenile Court, and he formerly served as the Community Outreach point of contact created by the Agreement. He has served in several other capacities within the court, including overseeing the Judge's Action Center and Office of Noncustodial Parent, which assist the public with making navigating the court system easier for pro se clients. Tom graduated...

Laura Owings moved to Memphis at the early age of seven. She graduated from Evangelical Christian School (ECS) in 1998. Ms. Owings attended Baylor University in Waco, Texas as a Provost Scholarship Recipient from 1998 through 2002. She received her baccalaureate degree in history. Ms. Owings then decided to fulfill her dream of becoming an attorney, and after a little encouragement from her mother, she attended the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.

While in law school, Ms. Owings achieved much academic success, whereby she received the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award in 2006 and was the William B....

As an attorney, Ms. Cohen has specialized in helping individuals obtain Social Security Disability and Supplemental Security Income benefits. She has represented hundreds of individuals at disability hearings before Social Security Administrative Law Judges both locally and across the country.

If someone suffers from serious medical conditions that prevent them from working, they may be entitled to benefits from the Social Security Administration. Unfortunately, to obtain these benefits, one must navigate the complex, long, and overwhelming disability process. To start, this involves filing an application with the Social Security Administration, completing Social Security forms, and potentially having to file appeals and...

I have lived in Memphis since 1979 and have practiced employment law across West Tennessee since 1994. For a little bit of time in the late '90s I practiced in other substantive areas in addition to employment law, but have always returned to that practice area. Since 2006 I have maintained my own practice with my wife who handles family law matters. We have three children of whom we are very proud and both hold black belts in Taekwondo.

Mr. Hill joined Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz as a litigator in 2001. He represents injured individuals and families in personal injury matters, handling automobile accident cases, workers’ compensation cases, wrongful death cases, and other negligence cases. He also handles products liability and medical malpractice cases. Additionally, Mr. Hill represents clients and the families of those injured or killed by defective and dangerous pharmaceutical products.

As Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz has a reputation for excellence not just throughout the Memphis community but also into Arkansas and Mississippi, and was able to represent clients in those states as well, Mr. Hill took bar...

Attorney Stokes is a Managing Partner & Rule 31 Listed Mediator with Stokes & Glass, PLLC in Memphis, TN. Stokes & Glass, PLLC is a "Full Service Law Firm" located in the heart of Memphis in the I-Bank Tower on Poplar Avenue in front of the Malco Paradiso. Attorney Stokes is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and primarily specializes in the areas of family law: to include divorce, child support, visitation, custody and adoption cases, as well as, entertainment law, business law, and personal injury. In 2013, Ms. Stokes was the lead attorney on a child...

Eric A. McEnerney is a litigation attorney with Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, focusing primarily on auto injury litigation, Social Security Disability, and Supplemental Security Income cases.

Mr. McEnerney attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, where he graduated magna cum laude with a 3.89/4.00 GPA and earned his Bachelor of Business Administration with a focus on Music Business. He attended the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of LawMr. McEnerney proudly served on the University of Memphis Law Review and received the Jerome Rosengarten Memorial Scholarship.

After law school, Mr. McEnerney practiced immigration law in Nashville and Memphis, Tennessee, allowing him...

In June 2006, Johnnie Bond started Bond Law as a boutique, general practice law firm in Washington, DC. Through Bond Law, Bond weaves together his transactional and litigation skills to provide his clients with comprehensive legal services designed to achieve success and add value. Bond's practice includes Accident/Personal Injury Litigation, Bankruptcy, Divorce, DUI/DWI, Business Law and Commercial Litigation for Government Contracting Companies, Contract Disputes, Real Estate and General Legal Services for Small Businesses and Start-up Companies. Bond Law also collaborates with Lita Rosario, Esq. and Wyz Girl Entertainment for Copyright and Trademark Infringement Law.

Ari Sauer is an immigration lawyer in the Memphis office of the Siskind Susser Law Firm. Ari represents corporate clients in all areas of U.S. business immigration law as well as assisting U.S. citizens and Permanent Residents with sponsoring their family members for immigrant and nonimmigrant visas and citizenship. Ari is a past Chapter Chair of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) Mid South Chapter, which includes the states of Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Kentucky, and Louisiana. He has served as a member of AILA's national Board of Governors since 2011.

Joe is currently an attorney and Senior Escrow Officer at Tri-State Title & Escrow, Inc. and is available for all of your closing needs. For fifteen (15) years Joe was a partner in the Memphis law firm of Kirkland, Rothman-Branning & Associates, PLLC, where his primary area of practice was real estate, including residential and commercial real estate closings and title work. Mr. Kirkland is a former underwriting counsel for Chicago Title Insurance Company in Memphis. He received his B.S. degree from East Tennessee State University and his J.D. degree from Memphis State University. He...

GCEM is a full service law firm practicing in the areas of residential, commercial and development real estate transactions, including drafting and negotiation of real estate contracts and leases, business formation, preparation of wills, probate, and estate planning. I am personally experienced with the Neighborhood Preservation Court in Memphis and can provide advice, counsel, and representation related to this and other state and local issues affecting real estate.

My previous position was as an attorney at West Tennessee Legal Services, the legal aid organization for West Tennessee, where I completed a two year fellowship as an Equal Justice Works/AmeriCorps Elder...

An immigrant herself, Elizabeth Wafula, Esq., is a multi-lingual attorney offering services to immigrants as well as employers seeking to hire immigrants or retain immigrants. She is an immigration attorney practicing in Memphis, Nashville, and other surrounding areas.

Kyle Cannon is a leading workers compensation lawyer in the state of Tennessee and regularly handles Worker’s Compensation claims at all levels of the claims process. Kyle also regularly helps on other matters involving business litigation, personal injury, professional legal malpractice defense, premises liability, collection law and other litigation areas.

Born and raised in Memphis, David Arnold received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Religious Studies from Middlebury College in 2001. He returned to Memphis and earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2005, where he was the recipient of the Herbert Herff Presidential Law Scholarship. His diverse experience includes handling legal matters in Bankruptcy, Probate, Personal Injury, Social Security Disabiliy, Business Formation and Litigation, Wills and Estate Planning, and Insurance Bad Faith cases. Mr. Arnold is licensed to practice law in the State of Tennessee and is a member...

Timothy Holton is a Memphis Trial Attorney with 30 years of experience under his belt. After trying over 100 jury trials to a final verdict Tim has cemented his reputation as a birth injury attorney and is recognized across the entire country for this. Tim has also had tremendous success in the personal injury, car accidents, dangerous and defective products, nursing home abuse and neglect and other instances of medical malpractice.

John Holton is very proud of his accomplishments as a trial lawyer and the positive impact he has had on his client's lives. Early in his career John made a conscious choice to represent people who's cases were likely to go to trial in order to gain this experience. Since then John has archived multi-million dollar settlements for clients and represented thousands of people in class action cases.

Attorney Claiborne Ferguson is ready to support you! He is a Memphis criminal defense lawyer who has dealt with a variety of different criminal cases and is well equipped to take on your case and support you at this time. Come to The Claiborne Ferguson Law Firm, where you can have confidence in the representation and support that Attorney Ferguson can provide for you. He has been serving clients for over 15 years, and he is ready to take on your case and support you at this time. He has been certified as a criminal trial specialist. Moreover, he has...

With over 25 years of experience as a criminal defense attorney, Jim Hale has protected the rights and futures of hundreds of individuals throughout Memphis, Tennessee. He has a stellar reputation as an exceptional trial attorney, and for being responsive, dedicated, and thorough for each and every client.

I am a Criminal Defense Attorney and practice in both General Sessions and Criminal Courts in Memphis, TN. I have successfully handled thousands of cases and have never received a complaint to the Board of Professional Responsibility. I contribute my top-notch legal experience and excellent customer service skills to creating an impressive client base. These skills have afforded me an excellent reputation in the Legal Community.