Tennessee Lawyers
Tennessee has about 7.23 million residents and 19,458 resident active attorneys per the ABA's 2024 count, about one attorney for every 371 residents. The right lawyer is usually one admitted in Tennessee and working near your city; we track 353 cities and towns across the state's 95 counties, and the largest cities are listed below.
Cities in Tennessee
Largest cities first, by city population as compiled in the SimpleMaps dataset (v1.93), which can lag the newest Census estimates. City pages are in preparation and will be linked here the day they open.
Nashville
Memphis
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Clarksville
Murfreesboro
Franklin
Johnson City
Practice areas in Tennessee
The eight practice areas the first Tennessee listings will cover. None are linked yet; we never link a page that does not exist.
Personal injury lawyers in Tennessee
Family law lawyers in Tennessee
Criminal defense lawyers in Tennessee
Immigration lawyers in Tennessee
Estate planning lawyers in Tennessee
Bankruptcy lawyers in Tennessee
Employment lawyers in Tennessee
Real estate lawyers in Tennessee
Courts in Tennessee
Most civil and criminal matters in Tennessee start in the state's trial courts and can be reviewed on appeal, though some matters begin in federal, administrative, or specialized forums. Which courthouse handles a case depends on where you live and what kind of case it is. Court-by-court guides for Tennessee are in preparation.
What is coming next for this page: city pages for Nashville and other metros, practice area pages, and the first attorney listings, built from public bar records. We publish in small waves and only link what already exists.
Official resources in Tennessee
Two official sources sit behind every Tennessee listing and are worth knowing directly: the licensing body that verifies every attorney here, and the court system that will hear most cases.
- Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility is where Tennessee attorney licenses are issued and where you can check any attorney's standing yourself.
- Tennessee State Courts publishes court locations, filing rules, and self-help information for Tennessee cases.
Lawyers in states near Tennessee
Legal problems cross state lines; if your case, accident, or property sits in a neighboring state, start there instead.
Sources for the figures on this page: resident population from U.S. Census Bureau Vintage 2024 estimates; resident active attorney count from the American Bar Association National Lawyer Population Survey (2024 edition, counts as of December 31, 2023); city populations and county counts from the SimpleMaps US Cities database (v1.93). We update these figures when new editions publish and correct errors on request via the listing policy.