Tennessee legal help

• Bankruptcy

  Filing for bankruptcy in Tennessee means navigating both federal law and Tennessee's own exemptions — which you must use because Tennessee opted out of the federal exemption scheme. This hub explains Chapter 7, Chapter 13, and which assets you can protect.

• Business Law

  Starting a Tennessee business begins with a few key choices: which entity to form, the filings that create and maintain it, and the contracts that run it. This hub explains the essentials in plain English, with links to step-by-step guides.

• Criminal Defense

  If you're facing criminal charges in Tennessee, the stakes and the process depend heavily on how the offense is classified and where the case is heard. This hub explains Tennessee's felony and misdemeanor classes, how a case moves from arrest through trial, and the rights every defendant has — then links guides to the most common charges: DUI, drug, assault, and theft.

• Criminal Record Relief

  A Tennessee criminal record can be cleared or its consequences undone through three different tools: expungement (removing the record from public access), restoration of civil and firearm rights (getting back the right to vote, serve on a jury, or possess a firearm), and executive clemency — a pardon or commutation from the Governor. Each has its own rules and eligibility, explained below.

• Employment Law

  Tennessee is a strong at-will employment state, but employees still have important rights — including protection from discrimination under the Tennessee Human Rights Act, wage protections under the Wage Regulations Act, and whistleblower protections under the Public Protection Act.

• Estate Planning & Administration

  Estate planning is how you decide who receives your property, who acts for you if you become incapacitated, and how to spare your family the cost and delay of probate. This hub covers Tennessee wills, revocable living trusts, powers of attorney, advance directives, and ways to keep assets out of probate — in plain English, with the Tennessee law behind each.

• Family Law

  Family law covers divorce, parenting, support, and the agreements that shape a family. Tennessee allows no-fault divorce (by irreconcilable differences, with a full written settlement) or fault grounds, imposes a 60- or 90-day waiting period, divides marital property equitably, and decides parenting through court-approved parenting plans. This hub explains the essentials, then links guides for each topic.

• Immigration

  Immigration is federal law, so the rules are the same nationwide — but the process plays out locally, through USCIS field offices and the federal immigration courts. This hub explains the basics in plain English: how the system works, green cards, family immigration, visas (including visas for victims), citizenship, and what happens in removal proceedings.

• Personal Injury

  Personal injury law lets someone hurt by another's negligence recover compensation. Three Tennessee rules shape almost every case: a strict one-year deadline to file (one of the shortest in the country), a modified comparative-fault system that bars recovery if you're 50% or more at fault, and statutory caps on certain damages. This hub explains those, then links guides for specific accident types.

• Probate

  Probate is the court process of settling a deceased person's estate — proving any will, paying debts, and distributing what's left. In Tennessee, probate is generally handled in the county's chancery court, with a simplified affidavit available for smaller estates. This hub explains the process, deadlines, and how to find local help.

• Real Property

  Tennessee real estate law covers buying and selling homes, how you hold title, renting, condos and HOAs, and recording deeds. This hub explains the statewide essentials in plain English — including the required residential seller disclosure, why survivorship must be expressly stated, and the tenant law that applies only in larger counties.

• Workers' Compensation

  Tennessee workers' compensation provides medical benefits and wage replacement when a work-related injury or illness takes you off the job. The 2013 Reform Act overhauled the system, replacing civil court litigation with an administrative Bureau of Workers' Compensation and a new Court of Workers' Compensation Claims.

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