We were hired by our client, a young father fighting for custody of his child, in the following case after a local counsel recommended settlement. After a year long battle and a contentious trial, Melanie Bean and her team established our client as the primary residential parent of the parties' young child. Our involvement in the case began over a year ago [...]
Attorney Frank Lannom What does it mean to get a “Criminal Misdemeanor Citation” in Middle Tennessee? The short answer is that it is basically the same thing as getting arrested, yet you were spared the humiliation of being physically arrested, put in jail, and forced to call someone to bail you out. The [...]
Attorney Frank Lannom In my 25 years of experience defending citizens accused of sex crimes, I have found that allegations are often exaggerated and sometimes just down right lies. Our present day society has shifted away from the Constitutional belief of "innocent until proven guilty" to believing it is wrong to even question the legitimacy of [...]
“We make it better.” Often this is the most honest and accurate statement I make to my clients. I have done everything in my power over the past 25 years to provide the very best defense for every client and I believe I have raised the standard of defense received by citizens accused of [...]
The definition of the word "Allegation" is "a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof." The news is filled to overflowing with allegations of sexual misconduct. The list of well known people whose lives are immediately and often irreparably derailed has increased dramatically in just a few weeks. Actors [...]
Children in Wilson County Schools are being arrested at almost double the rate of only two years ago.One of the most successful programs of the Wilson County Sheriff's Department is the very popular SRO or School Resource Officer Program. Every school now has armed deputies in the school providing security and law enforcement duties [...]
For most people charged with a crime the thought of having a whole team of legal professionals to stand up for them is nothing but wishful thinking. These days, most criminal defense attorneys are solo practitioners with a small staff and few resources to pull from if they are needed. The truth is [...]
Holidays are great times to relax and three day weekends give us time to catch up on sleep, spend time with our loved ones, and maybe get a few projects completed. But a little too much relaxation mixed with some alcohol and added to driving a vehicle can be a bad cocktail. The result is holiday celebrations can [...]
The Tennessee State Supreme Court rejected the prosecutors' attempt to prevent former University of Tennessee standout AJ Johnson from obtaining social media posts and texts of a female who accused him of rape. Johnson and former teammate AJ Williams contend their accuser is lying and what she and her friends said via social [...]
The Attorney General Jeff Sessions just announced a new policy directing law enforcement agencies to increase the use of asset forfeiture in the name of fighting the drug war. Sessions is appointed under a Republican administration that presumably represents the interest of citizens who desire to limit the power of the federal government. [...]
