Norris Estate Planning Lawyers

Wayne grew up around Law Enforcement and Education. Wayne spent his formative years being active in the outdoors and sports. Wayne spent 12+ years in private sector investigations and holds advanced interview and interrogation techniques certifications.

Michael started working on construction sites with his dad at a very young age. In 1986 he worked as a laborer then moved up to carpenter building Hamilton Place mall in Chattanooga. In 1989 he obtained an Associate Degree in Construction Engineering then went to work as a commercial Superintendent for a large national General Contractor. In 1993, he became a business owner of a commercial general contracting firm that grew to building in 13 states. He was the license holder for the firm and built over 350 projects including industrial, retail, churches, and hospitality. In 2010 he started a residential and...

Attorney Robin J. Gordon is the founder and managing partner at Gordon Law Group. Since 1990 Robin has called Music Row home for his firm. He was first introduced to private practice as an associate with a well-known litigation and entertainment firm in Nashville, TN. During his early years he represented artists such as George Jones, Ronnie Milsap, Tammy Wynette, and Garth Brooks. In 1996, Attorney Gordon created the Gordon Law Group with a focus on entertainment law, small business dealings, and litigation. With his new practice, Robin continued to represent record labels, publishing companies, and influential musicians, songwriters, and...

Attorney Chase Walker is a young attorney full of energy and a desire to help others. Over the years, Chase has seen numerous legal issues arise with various clients, friends and family members and often heard the same two complaints: I can't afford an attorney, and I don't feel like my interests are being fairly represented. Too often, attorneys claim to be client-centered, but in reality, just see their clients as another retainer fee walking through the door. Attorney Chase Walker put a lot of thought into what kind of attorney he wanted to be. The answer? An attorney who...

John was born and raised in Chattanooga. He was active in the Boy Scouts growing up and earned his Eagle Scout Award. In law school, John earned the Book Award in his estate planning class for the highest grade. Prior to joining his father's law practice in 2002, he worked for two years with UBS Trust Company (formerly Bradford Trust Company). John speaks on the areas of Chattanooga estate planning and probate to other attorneys and professionals, as well as the public. In the past, John served on local boards such as the Orange Grove Center, the Siskin...

We are focused on consumer and small business bankruptcy relief, debt negotiation, and foreclosure defense. Our office has been in the same location in Hendersonville, Tennessee for 17 years.

Our team of four individuals (Eric, Rachel, Tina, and Noah) will focus on providing you the highest level of customer attention and service in getting you the relief you are seeking. Even before you retain us, we are here to help you gather the documentation for the free initial consultation. There is no reason to stay where you are if you are stuck between a rock and a hard...

Devin is a Sumner County native and practices law in various areas of civil litigation in the surrounding counties. Devin maintains a personable relationship with her clients and has helped countless individuals in times of hardships as well as tackling issues on the front-end to avoid future conflicts. Devin’s legal practice areas primarily include estate planning and probate, estate litigation, conservatorships, personal injury, car wrecks, and real estate transactions. Beyond that, she handles contested and uncontested divorces, child custody and visitation, and child support cases as well as other family law matters. She also accepts appointments by the court to...

Russell is a lifelong resident of Goodlettsville, Tennessee where he currently serves as the City Attorney. He has over thirty years of experience as a trial attorney litigating and trying numerous jury and bench trials involving a wide range of civil issues in Davidson, Sumner and Robertson County. Russell treats every client as though they are his biggest and maintains a reputation for helping individuals in times of hardship and holding others accountable for their wrongdoing. He has many years of experience representing clients in personal injury accidents, car wrecks, estate planning and probate, and estate litigation. Beyond that, he...

Lisa Millican Ewing is Of Counsel for McCarthy Law PLC in the Nashville, Tennessee office. She grew up in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated from the Fogelman College of Business at the University of Memphis, magna cum laude, earning a Bachelor of Business Administration with an accounting major. She received her Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Nashville School of Law graduating in the top 10% of her law school class
Prior to pursuing a career in law, Lisa founded the medical practice management and medical billing firm, MedAccounts, Inc. Upon graduation from law school, she established Ewing Law Office LLC and where...

Randy Hooper has been a trusted legal adviser for professionals, entrepreneurs, executives and their families in Brentwood, Tennessee for more than 25 years. Randy’s experience, wisdom, imagination and character benefit his clients with proactive planning and a steady hand when difficult situations arise. Randy focuses on building long term, multi-generational relationships with clients and their other trusted advisers. This collaborative, team approach produces additional value for the client.

Randy provides estate planning, probate administration and small business succession planning advice and services to his clients. Randy believes in beginning with the end in mind. This...

A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Mr. Grefseng attended the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) on an athletic scholarship (football) graduating, cum laude in 1979. He was named to the "Academic All South Eastern Conference" honor roll in 1978. Upon graduation, he attended law school at the University of Mississippi graduating in the top third of his class in May of 1982. Upon graduation, he served as the law clerk for Judge Roy Noble Lee of the Mississippi Supreme Court. He was admitted to practice law in the State of Tennessee in 1984 and relocated to Columbia, Maury County and has...

A rare Nashville native, I graduated from Hume-Fogg High School and went on to earn my B.S. in Political Science from Tennessee State University and my J.D. from the University of Tennessee.

Since beginning my career in the legal profession, my practice has focused on litigation and dispute resolution. I have represented both plaintiffs and defendants in various criminal and civil cases, ranging from personal injury to family law to business litigation. After spending over four years as an attorney at a distinguished civil litigation firm, I founded Manning Carroll Law where I specialize in business law, estate planning, and...

CONNIE REGULI is a mother, a grandmother, an attorney, a business owner, AND an advocate for change. Her law career started as a prosecutor of domestic violence and child abuse. In this capacity, she learned the tragic consequences of physical and emotional abuse in the intimate sphere of family relationships.
For over twenty years she has had a private practice defending the rights of parenting, families, and children against the intrusive interference of government entities. Her published case of Andrews v. Hickman County has been quoted many times as the Sixth Circuit’s clarification that the...

Claire Sawyer has more than eleven years of experience in civil litigation in state and federal court. She concentrates her practice in the areas of business litigation and trust and estate litigation. Over the years, Claire has represented entities and individuals in a variety of tort and contract cases, breach of fiduciary duty cases, declaratory judgment actions, will contests, and elective share litigation.

Claire earned her B.S. degree from Samford University, cum laude, in 2002 and her J.D. degree from Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, summa cum laude, in 2005. She is licensed to practice in the state of...

I was born and raised in Nashville, TN, which is somewhat of a rarity these days! I attended Harpeth Hall, an all-girls school for 8 years and graduated in 2016. I followed in my sister’s footsteps for college and attended Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas. I cherished my experience there dearly and still love cheering on the Frogs from afar to this day. I knew I wanted to become a lawyer from a young age, as my mom was an attorney. Originally, I wanted to practice criminal defense, so I chose to major in Criminal Justice. I pursued several...

Angel Kane has been practicing law since 1995. While in law school Angel was a member of the University of Memphis Law Review and served as a judicial law clerk for Chancery Court. Upon graduation, she practiced with the law firm of Crislip, Philip & Associates in the areas of creditor’s rights, family law, wills and business litigation.

In 1998, Angel and her husband, Brody Kane, returned to Wilson County, where Angel joined the law firm of Rochelle, McCulloch & Aulds. In 2005, she joined Shawn and Brody at McBrien and Kane and since then has focused her practice...

Shaheen I. Imami is the managing Member of Imami Law, PLLC, in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. Imami practices solely in the trusts and estates area and assists clients with: estate planning; trust, estate, and incapacity administration; and trust, estate, and fiduciary litigation. Having significant experience in each of these areas allows him to provide better, and more practical, advice to his clients. He primarily serves clients in Tennessee and Michigan, but with colleagues can assist clients throughout the United States. Mr. Imami holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Michigan State University. He earned his law degree from Georgia State University...

Valerie W. Epstein currently owns her own firm concentrating her practice in the areas of civil litigation, wills and estates, arbitration/mediation and business. She has been a practicing Rule 31 mediator for over 10 years and she has been a commercial arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association for over 15 years (by invitation only). She was awarded a contract with the State of Tennessee to perform Independent External Reviews and she is a neutral for the American Health Lawyers Association. She has had numerous cases in Chancery, Circuit and Sessions court in Hamilton County representing both plaintiffs and defendants. She...

John Chadwick Long was born and raised in Pulaski, TN. In 1995, Chad graduated from Giles County High School, finishing in the Top 10 of his class. In the fall of 1995, Chad attended the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where he graduated in May 2000 with a Bachelor of Sciences in Communications (Public Relations, major; Finance, minor). As an undergraduate, he was a member of the Student Government Association's Freshman Council. His greatest involvement was with the Epsilon Eta Chapter of Sigma Nu Fraternity where he pledged in Spring 1996 and was initiated as a Knight and Brother in Fall...

Sarah is a Nashville family law attorney. Upon admission to the bar Sarah joined Brazil Clark PLLC and focuses on the practice areas of Family Law, Civil Rights, and Criminal Defense. Known for her hands-on approach and unwavering commitment to her clients, Sarah has earned a reputation for providing personalized legal solutions with empathy and understanding. With a profound understanding of family law intricacies, Sarah has successfully represented numerous clients in a wide range of family law matters, including divorce, child custody, child support, and, adoption. Sarah is dedicated to upholding the highest standards of professionalism and ethics while advocating...

Every day, Roland T. Hairston, II helps individuals and families find resolution to their legal issues so that they can focus on their everyday lives. Literally, hundreds of individuals and families have benefited from Mr. Hairston’s services. Mr. Hairston graduated from the Nashville School of Law, where he finished in the top 1/3 of his class and passed the bar exam on the first attempt. Mr. Hairston graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a 3.75 GPA and a double-major in Entrepreneurship and Marketing. What sets Mr. Hairston apart as a lawyer is his personal attentiveness to each...

Don is the main lawyer for the firm’s Estate Planning and Probate division. Probate is the legal process which happens after someone has passed, in order to properly and legally distribute assets, according to the will or state law. He drafts wills/trusts, assists clients in developing a comprehensive estate plan, and counsels administrators of both simple and complex estates through the probate process. He has been doing Probate/Estate for the entirety of his legal career. Mr. Byrd graduated top of his class at Belmont University’s College of Law and received both undergraduate and graduate degrees in Music Theory and Composition...

Ken Besser has over 40 years of experience starting up and managing small businesses and over 25 years as lawyer, attorney, counselor, and consultant.

As a young man, after graduating a year and a half early from high school, Ken chartered his first corporation and began warehousing and distributing steel cable/wire rope supplier to dragline and barge operators throughout the mid-south. After getting a bachelor's degree in chemistry and attending two years of medical school, Ken started his second company, building $250,000 single-family "spec" homes in Nashville, Tennessee.

After serving as not one but two law review editors and earning his JD,...

I was born and raised in Stewart County, Tennessee and graduated from Stewart County High School in 2018. I have always found the legal field fascinating and knew I wanted to become an Attorney since my time at Stewart County High School. Eager to start my legal education, I chose to attend the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I chose UT not just for their strong academic reputation, but also because it offered a unique program that allowed me to complete my undergraduate degree and law degree in six years rather than the usual seven. Majoring in pre-law studies and political...

John and his team work hard to provide the residents of Nashville, Franklin, and Brentwood with skilled representation in the areas of estate planning, business law, and taxation.

M. Katherine "Kathy" Everette was born and raised in Mt. Juliet, TN. She earned her BS with honors from David Lipscomb University, and her law degree from the Nashville School of Law. She spent 15 years in banking with First American Bank and in 2002 Kathy opened her legal practice in Nashville, TN and has handled every style of case there is. She now focuses on divorce and family law cases in all Middle TN Counties and in Circuit, Chancery, Juvenile, and General Sessions Courts. Her finance and legal background make her uniquely qualified to understand the personal, legal...

When I first attended law school, I had dreams of becoming a big law corporate attorney and doing multi-million-dollar mergers and acquisitions as my career. As I went through law school however, I realized that I could have just as much fun dealing with complex estates as I could doing corporate law, and the best part was that I would not have to work 100-hour weeks. Throughout law school I tailored my education around the taxation aspect of estate planning and have developed an aptitude in dealing with complex estate planning techniques. I have a passionate dislike for taxes and...

Mr. Bragg has been working in the legal field off and on since the age of 16 and exclusively the last four (4) years. Starting off as an office assistant at Bragg, Mansfield, and Stegall, there Mr. Bragg got his first exposure to the legal system. During his employment at BMS he helped mainly in the area of real estate law. Mr. Bragg has also worked for the Honorable J. Mark Rogers during the Summer of 2006. After attending the University of Tennessee at Knoxville and graduating in 2006, Mr. Bragg enrolled at the Nashville School of...

Ashley L. Jackson began practicing law in 2015. She received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Belmont University's College of Entertainment and Music Business in 2008. Upon graduation, Ashley began working for Warner Music Group in Nashville, Tennessee. Ashley began her law school career in 2010 at the Nashville School of Law, where she was the recipient of the Faculty and Trustee Scholarship for three consecutive years. Ashley received a Juris Doctor degree from the Nashville School of Law in 2014. She continued to work for Warner Music Group in the Business Affairs department until 2015.

In 2015, Ashley joined the...

If you are searching for an estate planning lawyer in Murfreesboro, you should come to LaRoche Law Office. It is of the utmost importance that you have an attorney you can count on—a lawyer who has a thorough understanding of the issues at hand and who is ready to stand beside you and assist you today. Attorney David B. LaRoche is up to the task! He obtained his undergraduate degree from The College of Santa Fe in New Mexico. He later received his Juris Doctorate at Vanderbilt University Law School. He is the Preside of the Stone River Watershed Association,...