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Everything on this site in one place. If you are looking for a specific charge, the practice areas below go straight to it.

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Nashville criminal justice lawyer. Where to start if you are not sure what you are charged with.

Attorney Austin Tomlinson

Background, credentials and military service.

Criminal Defense

The practice area hub. Every charge type links from here.

Veterans Defense

Options that exist for veterans and service members facing charges.

Contact

Free case review. Phone, office hours, location and a message form.

Blog

Articles on Tennessee criminal law and how cases work here.

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Practice Areas


DUI Defense

BAC thresholds, mandatory minimums, license revocation and implied consent.

First Offense DUI

The 48-hour minimum, the one-year revocation, and how Tennessee counts priors.

Second Offense DUI

Forty-five consecutive days, a two-year revocation, and attacking the prior.

Third Offense and Felony DUI

Where DUI becomes a felony, what each level carries, and vehicle forfeiture.

Implied Consent and Refusal

A separate proceeding with its own revocation, changed by the 2025 amendments.

Drug Charges

Simple possession through intent to sell, and the drug-free zone enhancement.

Assault & Battery

Simple and aggravated assault, plus Tennessee self-defense law.

Domestic Violence

The mandatory hold, no-contact orders and firearm consequences.

Theft & Burglary

How value decides the charge, and the 2021 burglary rewrite.

Sex Crimes

Offense classes, the registry, and what to do before charges are filed.

White Collar Crime

Fraud, forgery and embezzlement, and the state versus federal question.

Arson

How burning offenses are graded and when a charge escalates.

Gun & Weapons Charges

Carry law, felon in possession, and the firearm count that adds mandatory time.

Probation Violation

Technical violations, the statutory day caps and revocation hearings.

Expungement

Clearing a dismissed charge or an eligible conviction from your record.

For Those Who Served

Veterans Defense


Veterans Defense Overview

What changes when the person charged is a veteran or service member.

Davidson County Veterans Treatment Court

How Nashville's veterans court works and who it takes.

Civilian Charges and Your Military Career

Who the UCMJ still reaches, and what a civilian case does to a separation.

Clearance and VA Benefits

What a charge does to a clearance, and which VA benefits a sentence touches.

Where Austin Practices

Areas Served


The areas served hub lists every county and city in one place.

Nashville & Davidson County

The 20th Judicial District. Birch Building, six Criminal Court divisions.

Williamson County

Franklin, Brentwood, Nolensville. Part I and Part II criminal assignment.

Rutherford County

Murfreesboro, Smyrna, La Vergne. The arresting agency decides the courthouse.

Sumner County

Hendersonville, Gallatin, Portland. A separate Criminal Court, three addresses.

Wilson County

Lebanon, Mount Juliet, Watertown. Its own grand jury cycle.

Cheatham County

Ashland City, Pleasant View, Kingston Springs. Four judges on a monthly rotation.

Smith County

Carthage, South Carthage, Gordonsville. Courts, clerks and jail in one building.

City Pages

Franklin

Williamson County seat. Municipal court inside police headquarters.

Brentwood

Williamson County. City court once a month; state charges go to Franklin.

Murfreesboro

Rutherford County seat. The arresting agency decides the courthouse.

Hendersonville

Sumner County's largest city, and none of its criminal courts.

Gallatin

Sumner County seat. Four downtown addresses, two of them disputed.

White House

One city in two counties. The line decides the courthouse.

Lebanon

Wilson County seat. Courts at 115 East High, jail at 105.

Mount Juliet

Wilson County. Its own city court, and fifteen miles to the real one.

Ashland City

Cheatham County seat. Its court gave up criminal jurisdiction in 2022.

Goodlettsville

Davidson and Sumner at once. Two court systems, thirty miles apart.

Carthage

Smith County seat. Three towns, three city courts, one county court.

County pages cover court structure. City pages cover which court has your case. See the home page for the full service area.

Areas Served

Where Austin Practices


Each county page covers the court structure, the specialty courts and the local rules of that county. Each city page covers which court actually has your case, how far away it is, and what that city's own court can and cannot do. The areas served page lays all of it out in one place. If your city is not listed, call anyway — these are the places Austin appears most often, not the limits of where he goes.

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