James L. Weatherly, Jr.
Recognized since 2003
Nashville, Tennessee
Practice Areas
Criminal Defense: General Practice
Criminal Defense: White-Collar
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Criminal Defense: General Practice](/Logos/LotY/37857/423/29/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Criminal Defense: General Practice](/Logos/LotY/37857/423/24/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Criminal Defense: White-Collar](/Logos/LotY/37857/421/23/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Criminal Defense: General Practice](/Logos/LotY/37857/423/22/S/Detail.png)
Contact & Links
Location
- 424 Church Street, Suite 2500
P.O. Box 198615
Nashville, TN 37219
Education
- The University of Tennessee, J.D., graduated 1975
- The University of Tennessee, B.S. Political Science, graduated 1972
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
- Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association, 1974
Headquarters:
Knoxville, Tennessee
56 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
14 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards
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![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - Criminal Defense: General Practice](/Logos/LotY/37857/423/29/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Criminal Defense: General Practice](/Logos/LotY/37857/423/24/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Criminal Defense: White-Collar](/Logos/LotY/37857/421/23/S/Detail.png)
![Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Criminal Defense: General Practice](/Logos/LotY/37857/423/22/S/Detail.png)
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Nashville (2023)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Nashville (2018)
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Nashville (2017)
- Criminal Defense: General Practice, Nashville (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
- Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Criminal Defense: White-Collar
Special Focus:
- Civil and Criminal
- Death Penalty
- DWI Defense
- Federal
- Litigation
- Sex Abuse
- State
- Vehicular Manslaughter
- Violent and Nonviolent Crimes
Publications
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