Atty. Richard McGee
Richard McGee started his career as a criminal defense attorney in the Public Defenders Office in Nashville in 1978. After five years he went into private practice where he has been for more than 25 years.
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Richard McGee is a Member based in Nashville, Tennessee, practicing at Richard McGee Attorney at Law. They have 48+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1978. Their practice focuses on dui/dwi, criminal defense, white collar, sex crimes, and violent crimes. Admitted to practice in Tennessee (1978) and Federal (1980). Educated at University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 1978) and Middle Tennessee State University (B.A., 1975). Recognitions include AV Preeminent. Serands clients in Nashville, TN and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Richard McGee started his career as a criminal defense attorney in the Public Defenders Office in Nashville in 1978
- After five years he went into private practice where he has been for more than 25 years
- During his three decades of practice he has been lead or co-counsel in over one hundred murder cases including death penalty cases
- During the last two decades he was handled hundreds of drug cases and achieved a large number of dismissals based upon successful challenges to police searches - both with and without search warrant
- He has represented numerous citizens accused of robbery, kidnapping, assault, embezzlement and theft
- He is the former president of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has been Chair of the Strike Force for TACDL for a number of years
- He is a "Fellow" with the Nashville Bar Association
- His appellate practice is extensive and successfully argued cases both the Tennessee Supreme Court and Court of Criminal Appeals
- As an example was lead counsel in State v
- Garcia, a interdiction case and numerous other cases involving searches and seizure litigation
- He is a member of the Inns of Courts and of the Tennessee and Nashville Bar Association
- He is a Senior facility instructor at the TACDL Trial College and a frequent presenter throughout and State on various criminal defense issues
- His son, Kevin, was a Public Defender in Knoxville and Nashville
- His daughter-in-law, Sarah, was also a Public Defender in Nashville, the first family to achieve this distinction!
- Prior to his teaching at the TACDL College he was an instructor at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy for ten years
- He is a frequent guest lecturer at Vanderbilt University, and the Nashville School of Law
- He is the monthly coordinator for a mentoring program for young lawyers in Nashville along with other members of his firm and wears the hat of mentor with great pride
- He is constantly seeking to learn new techniques and presented at the TACDL Annual Conference in August, 2009-2012 on various topics including Story Telling, Cross-Examination, and Motions to Suppress
- He headed up a teaching trip for lawyers in Guam in 2012
- His capital experience is extensive
- He was co-counsel in Donald Middlebrooks
- Michael Bush
- James Kimbrough
- Eddie Hartman and Oscar Smith on Post Conviction
- The Hartman case alone was litigated for ten years
- He was Chairman of the Tennessee Post Conviction for over ten years and served on the State Death Penalty Review Commission in 2010 He was also a member of the legal team in the Tennessee Death Row conditions lawsuit which succeeded in closing down the row for years
- WORK EXPERIENCE - Nashville Public Defender's Office -- Assistant Public Defender 1978-1982 -- Senior Public Defender 1982-1983 - The Law Office of Richard McGee -- 1983-Present PROFESSIONAL HONORS - The Best Lawyers in America® Criminal Defense - AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell - SuperLawyers Mid
- South Criminal Defense - The Jack Norman Award for Excellence in the Practice of Criminal Law - Robert Ritchie Award -
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Practicing law in Tennessee. Legal matters in Tennessee are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Nashville are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Tennessee state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Tennessee brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Tennessee courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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