There were 53 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Sumner County as of February, according to the Supreme Court of Tennessee.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period.
Although Tennessee’s active lawyer population has grown by 13.1% since 2014, the state saw a 0.6% decline between 2023 and 2024.
As of January 2025, the average salary for a starting lawyer in Tennessee was around $96,396 a year, which is below the national average.
Lawyers in Sumner County With Active Legal Licenses in February
| Lawyer Name | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|
| Kevin Russell Spaulding | 2024 |
| Wade Bethel Romine | 2024 |
| Jean Ceceille Edwards | 2022 |
| Logan Elizabeth Sorrells | 2021 |
| Madison Breanna Baldacci | 2021 |
| Katie A. Kelly | 2020 |
| Brittany Aaron Holland | 2019 |
| Hunter Thomas Evans | 2019 |
| Chloe Paulina Hawes | 2018 |
| Laura MacKenzie Cover | 2018 |
| Stephen Charles Nault | 2018 |
| Ashley Brooke McGee | 2017 |
| Abigail Marie Strader | 2016 |
| Andrea Ivy Stilgenbauer | 2016 |
| Austin Virgil Knapp | 2016 |
| Jamie Simmons Tarkington | 2016 |
| Preston Daniel Matthews | 2016 |
| Edward Orem Leonard | 2014 |
| Justin Lane Hight | 2013 |
| Jon David Rogers | 2011 |
| Lindsey Ann Ralston | 2011 |
| Erin Monet King | 2010 |
| Joshua Dana Hankins | 2010 |
| Michael Barton Pellegrin | 2010 |
| Allen Thomas Christie | 2009 |
| Christopher Mark George | 2007 |
| Patti Jon Burton Garner | 2007 |
| Tara Ashley Wyllie | 2007 |
| Eric William Sitler | 2006 |
| Joshua Jordan Phillips | 2006 |
| Lee Wilson McDougal | 2006 |
| Beth Angel Garrison | 2005 |
| Penny McElhaney | 2005 |
| David William Ohlwein | 2003 |
| Terry Scott Frizzell | 2003 |
| Kevin Tracy Williams | 2002 |
| Michael Dwayne Dodd | 2001 |
| Jaimee Suzanne Johnson | 1999 |
| Larry Roger McElhaney II | 1999 |
| Jill T. Draughon | 1997 |
| Christine Schaner Carlton | 1995 |
| David Elliot Kimbrough | 1994 |
| Robert Patrick Parker | 1994 |
| James Jay Ramsey | 1993 |
| Susan R. High-Mcauley | 1993 |
| Virginia K. Tompkins | 1991 |
| George Jordan Phillips | 1989 |
| Thomas Boone Dean | 1988 |
| James Andrew Simmons | 1982 |
| Robert Lee Swann | 1977 |
| Daniel Lee Haskell | 1975 |
| Mary Theresa Ball | 1974 |
| Vincent Chandler Brockman | – |
