Success for Our Middle Tennessee Clients
The following facts represent a sample of our many successful case results. Please feel free to call our office at (615) 444-2900, or fill out our online contact form at the bottom of this page.
Violation: Driving Under the Influence Facing: Up to 11 months and 29 days imprisonment, up to $2,500.00 in fines, and restricted license Result: All charges dismissed Additional Details: A neighbor called the police informing them that a domestic dispute was occurring and that one of the parties was leaving the scene. Two officers stopped our client, a female, and [...]
Violation: Driving Under the Influence, 2nd Offense; Underage Driving While Impaired, and Underage Consumption of Alcohol Result: Pre-Trial Diversion with no conviction, no jail time and no loss of license if client does not commit another offense for 12 months Additional Details: Defendant submitted to a blood test for the purpose of determining his blood alcohol content, which [...]
Case: DCS accuses Macon County Father of sexual molestation of a former step child and sought to remove his visitation rights with his own daughter. Result: Dismissal of the Department's petition and immediate return of Equal Time with Daughter. Details: After several hearings exposing the inconsistencies in the belated statements of the former step child and the mother, [...]
Case: DCS accuses Wilson County Mother of neglecting her children and exposing them to drug use. Result: Dismissal of the Department's petition at the first hearing challenging the authority of DCS to remove client’s children for her home. Mother and children were immediately reunited based upon Melanie’s representation. Details: Melanie Bean was able to obtain a dismissal of [...]
Case: DCS accuses Wilson County Mother of physical abuse and failing to protect her daughter from physical abuse of her boyfriend. Result: Child returned to mother's custody and DCS petition dismissed. Details: In a Wilson co case, our client and her boyfriend were accused of physically abusing her daughter and causing severe bruising to her body. Melanie negotiated [...]
Case: DCS indicated father for physical abuse after protecting his wife from an abusive foster child, who had already broken the leg of his wife in an earlier encounter. Result: Indication reversed Details: Due to Melanie’s vast experience with the Department of Children’s Service, and her successful history in fighting them, an attorney from East Tennessee asked for [...]
Violation: Felony Burglary, Criminal Trespassing, Misdemeanor Theft Facing: Class C Felony Burglary Sentence of 3 to 15 years and fines in the state penitentiary and up to $10,000 in fines plus additional penalties for trespassing and theft. Result: Felony burglary and theft charges dismissed, criminal trespass continued for 30 days until dismissed. Client left with no criminal record. [...]
Violation: Possession of Schedule II for Resale In School Zone - Class A Felony Facing: Mandatory Minimum Sentence of 15 Years, plus fines and probation Result: 10 days to be served on weekends and misdemeanor conviction only. Additional Details: Client is a hard working man with a family. He works full time but after a few weeks [...]
Case Type: Workers Compensation in Watertown, Tennessee Case Details: Maintenance worker injured both shoulders. Result: Keith Williams was able to obtain a $100,000 settlement and client was able to return to job.
Case Type: Workers Compensation in Carthage, Tennessee Case Details: Client was injured in vehicle accident while delivering furniture and suffered spinal injuries. Result: Keith was able to negotiate a settlement for $75,000 lump sum and payment over the next 20 years to equal $125,000.
