Criminal Defense
Experienced Tennessee Criminal Defense Attorneys
With more than 100 years of combined trial experience, we dedicate our professional lives to the fight for justice and to protect the quality of life for you and your loved ones, through highly personalized service and an unwavering commitment to excellence.
From offices in Nashville, Tennessee, the lawyers of Hollins, Raybin & Weissman, P.C. provide skilled legal representation for people charged with a broad range of criminal offenses. Our firm has a longstanding reputation for excellence, and a strong tradition of advocacy reaching back to our founding in 1976.
We provide client service characterized by close personal attention and energetic engagement with your case. To discuss your concerns one of our attorneys, contact our office today.
Our attorneys can effectively handle a wide range of criminal allegations, including:

- Violent crimes : We represent people accused of all types of violent crimes, including assault, manslaughter, vehicular manslaughter, homicide or murder.
- Sex crimes: We can effectively handle the full spectrum of sex offenses, from child molestation and child pornography to sexual assault and sexual misconduct.
- Drug crimes: We represent people accused of drug offenses in both state and federal courts, in addition to handling civil forfeiture cases arising from drug interdiction checkpoints.
- Drunk driving offenses: Our criminal defense attorneys aggressively represent people accused of DUI offenses, from first-offender DUI to felony DUI.
- Corporate crimes: We provide skilled representation for white collar crimes charges, such as fraud. In addition to effectively handling criminal charges, we represent licensed professionals seeking to defend their licenses, and we help professionals seeking to reinstate a professional license following a period of suspension or probation.
- Post-Conviction Matters: We represent clients in matters such as proceedings to revoke probation or parole, bond hearings, expungement of criminal records, and the restoration of gun ownership privileges.
Lawyers Who Are Well-Respected in the Local Legal Community
All of our criminal defense lawyers have outstanding professional and public service credentials. Several have served on various state commissions and advisory boards relating to criminal defense, on topics ranging from sentencing to the rules of criminal procedure.
Of the three attorneys who practice criminal defense at our firm, three hold an AV-rating* under Martindale-Hubbell's peer review system. The same attorneys have all held leadership positions with the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
For more information about each of our attorneys who practice criminal defense, please visit their individual profiles:
David L. Raybin
Vincent P. Wyatt
Sarah Richter Perky
Whether you have been charged in state or federal court, our knowledge and experience can help you achieve a favorable resolution, based upon your circumstances. To discuss your legal concerns with a skilled criminal defense attorney, contact our office today.
* CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties, Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards, and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings evaluate two categories--legal ability and general ethical standards.
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