Melanie Bean, Partner
Lebanon & Mt. Juliet TN Divorce and Custody Attorney Near Me
The client-centered practice of Melanie concentrates on providing aggressive litigation to complex cases. Her experience, knowledge, and exceptional work ethic anchor the development of trial strategies unique to each case to produce positive outcomes for clients. Melanie has a passion to serve others both through her legal practice and through community involvement. Her purpose is rooted in contributing to basic humanity, helping people, and serving others.
Melanie Bean Team
Her community and organizational involvement includes serving as a member of the Domestic Violence State Coordinating Council, appointed by the Secretary of State for Tennessee. Melanie has been an active member of TACDL for more than twenty years, serving as the 2024/2025 President. She has served as a two-time member of the TACDL Board of Directors and formerly served as the Legislative Committee Chair. Melanie has served on the Executive Committee for TACDL for four years and will continue to serve in that capacity in 2025/2026. Throughout her service to TACDL, she has regularly represented the organization in its legislative initiatives, including working with legislators on the development of policies and providing testimony to various committees at the legislature.
She was appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court to serve as a member of the Hearing Committee for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, a position she held from 2011 to 2017.
In 2013, Melanie was recognized by Cumberland University with the Distinguished Alumni Award, where she previously served as a professor teaching Constitutional and Criminal Law. She was the recipient of the Robert W. Ritchie Award from the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 2016 and the Workhorse Award from the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers in 2010.
Melanie is originally from Clay County, Tennessee, and still contributes to the family farms on which she was raised. While Melanie maintains her heritage in Clay County, she is a current resident of Lebanon, Tennessee, where she is a partner at the law firm of Lannom & Williams, PLLC, and a church member at The Bridge Fellowship.
For more information about the Family Law Division of Lannom and Williams, PLLC. visit www.beanrobinson.com.



