ABOUT US
Tip the Scales in your FavorKelly Tanner
That same experience has also given me training as an accident re-constructionist along with real world experience that comes only through actual investigations of serious and fatal traffic crashes. I offer to my personal injury clients that same insight and experience that other lawyers must pay others for…at their client’s expense. I’ve handled hundreds of personal injury cases and get results for my clients.
PRACTICE AREAS
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Criminal Defense
Experienced in the defense of a wide array of criminal charges. I have a lengthy background in law enforcement, which gives insight into the way that these cases are made by law enforcement.
5 years, 2,500 cases
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Personal Injury
Experienced in all facets of personal injury matters, including medical malpractice, nursing home injury/abuse, and of course traffic crashes involving cars and motorcycles. I’m certified as an accident reconstructionist and have investigated hundreds of serious or fatal traffic crashes. I am a court recognized expert in the field of accident reconstruction, giving me an insight that few, if any, other lawyers can claim.
5 years, 500 cases
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Juvenile Law
5 years, 300 cases

Why Choose Us
Honest, Expert Lawyers
Modern Legal Care
Over 900 Cases Won
RESUME
LICENSE
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
Tennessee | Active | 2014 | 03/18/2019 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
AWARDS
Award name | Grantor | Date granted |
10 Best Attorneys | American Institute of DUI/DWI Attorneys | 2019 |
Attorney for Justice Pro Bono Award | Tennessee Supreme Court | 2019 |
Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys | The National Trial Lawyers | 2018 |
WORK EXPERIENCE
Title | Company Name | Duration |
Attorney | Banks & Jones | 2014 – Present |
Municipal Judge | City of Townsend | 2017 – 2017 |
ASSOCIATIONS
Association Name | Position Name | Duration |
Hamilton Burnett American Inns of Court | Member | 2016 – Present |
Knoxville Bar Association | Membership Committee Member | 2014 – Present |
EDUCATION
School name | Degree | Graduated |
Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law | JD – Juris Doctor | 2014 |
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Conference Name | Title | Date |
Ethics in Criminal Defense Cases CLE | Ethics and Criminal Defense | 2018 |
4th Annual Senior Financial Freedom Summit | Estate planning, Nursing Home litigation and other Elder topics | 2018 |