NASHVILLE CRIMINAL LAWYERS | CASE STUDIES
PRACTICE AREA(S): Order of Protection
CASE BRIEF: Civil defense of an Order of Protection case study of a client who was accused of stalking and threatening the mother of his children and former girlfriend in Nashville.
THE STAKES: If granted, our client would have been completely at the mercy of his ex-girlfriend if he ever wanted to see his children.
THE GOAL: Our client also needed and wanted an Order of Protection against her, so we filed an order of protection for him and had them heard at the same time.
CHARGES: Order of protection
CHARGE CLASSIFICATION(S): Civil Litigation Attorney
RELEVANT LAWS FOR CHARGE: T.C.A. § 36-3-602
OUTCOME / RESULT: The father's sense of safety is restored and he can see his children without any fear of false allegations being made by the mother. We got the Protection Order against him dismissed & won our cross petition (competing Order of Protection) against the ex-girlfriend/mother.
PRACTICE AREA(S): Criminal Defense Attorney
CASE BRIEF: Domestic violence lawyer case study of a client accused of domestic assault by her daughter in Davidson County. If the case was not dismissed, out client would also face a probation violation charge for a previous DUI.
THE STAKES: The stakes were high personally and legally for our client, Mary. A conviction would have cost Mary a lot of money along with her job, and if it wasn't done right, she might lose her daughter forever.
THE GOAL: Our client desperately wanted to keep her family together and stay out of jail. We didn't just have to win to meet Mary's goal, we had to win in a way that helped Mary reconcile with her daughter. Luckily, we don't shy away from the hard ones!
CHARGE CLASSIFICATION(S): Class A Misdemeanor; Violation of Class A Misdemeanor Probation
OUTCOME / RESULT: Mother and daughter’s relationship allowed to heal! The domestic assault charge was dismissed. The violation of probation charge also dismissed.
PRACTICE AREA(S): Order of Protection
CASE BRIEF: Order of protection case study of a client accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend via texts, accessing her email, and other online accounts.
THE STAKES: Our client had zero criminal history and was a high-profile individual.
THE GOAL: To protect our client’s public profile and safeguard him from unnecessary risk, our goal was to have the order of protection dismissed and, if possible, expunged.
CHARGES: Ex Parte Order of Protection and Order of Protection.
CHARGE CLASSIFICATION(S): Order of Protection
RELEVANT LAWS FOR CHARGE: T.C.A. § 36-3-602
OUTCOME / RESULT: Without even having to have a hearing, our client was completely vindicated without any negative public attention. He is free to exercise any rights he maintained in the company and participate in the community he helped create.