There were 68 lawyers with active licenses to practice in Sumner County as of June, 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 June
| Lawyer Name | Year of License Granted |
|---|---|
| Kevin Russell Spaulding | 2024 |
| Wade Bethel Romine | 2024 |
| Hailee Ann Crawford | 2023 |
| 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 |
| Gregory Dale Sweeney | 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 |
| Kevin Andrew Criswell | 2014 |
| Justin Lane Hight | 2013 |
| Jacob Shad Mason | 2012 |
| Jon David Rogers | 2011 |
| Lindsey Ann Ralston | 2011 |
| Timothy Robert Johnson | 2011 |
| Erin Monet King | 2010 |
| Haley Elizabeth Medley | 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 |
| Ne’keisha Kee Bryant-Mccormick | 2006 |
| Beth Angel Garrison | 2005 |
| Chad Michael Ross | 2005 |
| Penny McElhaney | 2005 |
| David William Ohlwein | 2003 |
| Terry Scott Frizzell | 2003 |
| Kevin Tracy Williams | 2002 |
| Michael Dwayne Dodd | 2001 |
| David Roy Howard | 1999 |
| Jaimee Suzanne Johnson | 1999 |
| Larry Roger McElhaney II | 1999 |
| Jill T. Draughon | 1997 |
| Joseph P. Bednarz Jr. | 1997 |
| Christine Schaner Carlton | 1995 |
| Juliana McGrory Newton | 1995 |
| David Elliot Kimbrough | 1994 |
| Michael T. Pickering | 1994 |
| Robert Patrick Parker | 1994 |
| James Jay Ramsey | 1993 |
| Susan R. High-Mcauley | 1993 |
| David J. Vance | 1992 |
| Virginia K. Tompkins | 1991 |
| George Jordan Phillips | 1989 |
| Thomas Boone Dean | 1988 |
| James Andrew Simmons | 1982 |
| John Ralph Bradley | 1979 |
| Robert Lee Swann | 1977 |
| Daniel Lee Haskell | 1975 |
| Mary Theresa Ball | 1974 |
| Nicholas Gaffney Evans | – |
| Vincent Chandler Brockman | – |
