Congratulations 2019 Pro Bono Hall of Fame Recipient Lynn Tarpy!  Lynn was recognized for his outstanding service to the Legal Aid of East Tennessee Pro Bono Project.

Congratulations Lynn Tarpy winning CityView Magazine Top Attorneys 2019 category:

Bankruptcy - Debtor

Luke Durham recently spoke at NBI Knoxville seminar Handling Auto Injury Claims - Complying with Legal Rules and Guidelines.  Contact Luke Durham for your auto injury claims.  For future NBI Seminars check out www.nbi-sems.com.    

Congratulations Jed McKeehan on his selection for 2019 - America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators by America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators.

Congratulations Luke Durham on his selection to the 2019 Mid-South Rising Stars list by Super Lawyers.

Congratulations Luke Durham winning CityView Magazine Top Attorneys 2019 categories:

Collections/Foreclosures

Bankruptcy - Debtor and Creditor

Civil Litigation 

Personal Injury - General - Plaintiff

TCFL welcomes Edward J. Shultz, attorney to the firm.  Ed Shultz has been in private practice since 1994.  Ed practices primarily in the areas of creditor's rights, business and consumer bankruptcy law, commercial transactions and related litigation.  Contact Ed Shultz at (865) 588-1096 or via email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Welcome aboard Ed!! 

TCFL partnered with Knoxville Bar Association to sponsor and serve at the Volunteer Ministry Breakfast in February.  Thank you to all of the TCFL volunteers!

Congratulations Luke Durham and Jed McKeehan on becoming Partners at TCFL.

Happy Holidays from TCFL!

TCFL is proud to celebrate 5 years at our Northshore location.

TCFL welcomes John D. Haines, associate attorney to the firm.  John practices primarily in the areas of criminal defense, family law and personal injury.  Contact John Haines at (865) 588-1096 or via email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Welcome aboard John!!

Jedidiah McKeehan files lawsuit on behalf of South-Doyle sex abuse victim.  Check out the story on knoxnews.com:  https://knoxne.ws/2BtA63x  

Congratulations CityView Magazine's 2018 Top Attorneys:

Thomas Lynn Tarpy - Bankruptcy-Creditor

Thomas Lynn Tarpy - Bankruptcy-Debtor

Luke D. Durham - Business/Commercial Law

TCFL is proud to be a 2018 Tee sponsor for the Phillip Fulmer Golf Classic.

Golf Tournament is Friday, April 27, 2018. 

Tournament will be held at Avalon Country Club, 1299 Oak Chase Boulevard, Lenoir City, Tennessee 3772.

TCFL is proud to volunteer & sponsor the February 2018 Barrister's Volunteer Breakfast.

Tarpy, Cox, Fleishman & Leveille, PLLC is proud to celebrate 4 years on November 25!  Thank you to all of our clients and business partners for another successful year!!    

Congratulations Jedidiah C. McKeehan 2017 Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Stars: Criminal Defense.

Congratulations Luke D. Durham on 2017 Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Stars: Criminal Defense.

Congratulations Lynn Tarpy on the 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers Bankruptcy: Business.

Congratulations Luke D. Durham and Jedidiah C. McKeehan Super Lawyers Magazine 2017 Mid-South Rising Stars!

Luke Durham is recognized in June 2017 DICTA article by Katheryn M. Ogle: Lawyers on the Greens Part II.  Read the article page 14 at https://www.knoxbar.org/index.cfm?pg=About-KBA-dicta

Lynn Tarpy is recognized in the June 2017 DICTA's Pro Bono Project article.  Read the article at https://www.knoxbar.org/index.cfm?pg=About-KBA-dicta 

Check out Jed McKeehan's recent article in the Knoxville Focus.  http://knoxfocus.com/2017/01/the-basics-involved-in-the-foreclosure-process/

Congratulations to Luke Durham, Seth Oakes and Jed McKeehan on their recent swearing in and admission to the Supreme Court of the United States.  Pictured with Congressman Jimmy Duncan.

Congratulations to Luke Durham and Jedidiah McKeehan Super Lawyers Magazine Mid-South 2016 Criminal Defense Rising Stars.

Check out Katie Ogle's interview of Jed McKeehan in the November 2016 DICTA (page 6).  Also, you can go to page 12 & see where Jed attended the Septemberfest Social & the fun pictures from the social.  http://www.knoxbar.org/About-KBA/dicta

Check out Katie Ogle's interview of Jed McKeehan in the November 2016 DICTA (page 6).  Also, you can go to page 12 & see where Jed attended the Septemberfest Social & the fun pictures from the social.  http://www.knoxbar.org/About-KBA/dicta

Jed McKeehan's weekly column in the Knoxville Focus.

http://knoxfocus.com/2016/10/the-difference-between-probation-and-parole/

http://knoxfocus.com/2016/10/misdemeanor-v-felony-offenses/

Jedidiah McKeehan will be speaking on December 14, 2016 at the Landlord-Tenant Law: Lease Agreements, Defaults, and Collections Seminar located at the Holiday Inn Knoxville West at Cedar Bluff, 9134 Executive Park Drive, Knoxville, TN 37923.  Register at www.sterlingeducation.com or call 715-855-0498

Check out Jed's column this week in The Knoxville Focus.

http://knoxfocus.com/2016/10/leins-what-they-are-what-they-do/

Check out Jed McKeehan's recent YouTube video.  

https://www.youtube.com/user/attorneyknoxville/videos?shelf_id=0&view=0&sort=dd

 Check out Jed's weekly column in the Knoxville Focus.  

http://knoxfocus.com/category/columnist/mckeehan/

Register today for the NBI Seminar "How to Get Your Social Media, Email and Text Evidence Admitted (and Keep Theirs Out)".  Jed McKeehan will be speaking in Knoxville on December 15, 2016, at the Holiday Inn Knoxville West at Cedar Bluff.  Register at www.nbi-sems.com  or call 800-930-6182

Check out Jed's recent column in the Knoxville Focus:  http://knoxfocus.com/2016/08/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-a-living-trust/ - 

Check out Jed's recent podcast https://youtu.be/IfAhdzJRuPo

TCFL is proud to have donated to the 2016 Knoxville Bar Association Habitat project.  Congratulations to new homeowner Melody McAllister and her grandchildren!    

Everyone at TCFL is grateful that Lori Fleishman is safe following the earthquke in Italy yesterday.  See Lori Fleishman's interview with WBIR from Italy.  We keep the people of Amatrice, Italy in our prayers and wish Lori & Jennifer a safe trip home.    

 http://www.wbir.com/news/local/knoxville-women-in-italy-during-quake/307209779

Jed McKeehan has received his Rule 31 Listed Family Mediator certificate from the Tennessee Supreme Court Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission.  Contact Jed for your family mediation needs at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or (865) 588-1096.  

Congratulations to TCFL attorneys listed in the 2016 CityView Magazine Knoxville Top Attorneys:  

  Lynn Tarpy (Bankruptcy - Debtor)

  Chad Speck (Sports & Entertainment)

  Jared Karnes (Sports & Entertainment)  

Check out the article at www.cityviewmag.com 

Congratulations to Lynn Tarpy for his recent appointment to the Board of Trustees for Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, Inc.  

Jed McKeehan has recently joined The Knoxville Focus as their legal columnist.  His first article covers the topic of personal injury/car accident.  Follow Jed's regular column here:  

http://knoxfocus.com/2016/07/power-of-attorney-what-is-it-and-do-you-need-one/

Check out Jed's free podcast titled "In Session with Knoxville Attorney Jed McKeehan" available on iTunes!  Stay up to date on legal issues and hot topics.    

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/in-session-knoxville-attorney/id1121387995?mt=2

TCFL welcomes summer law clerk Ben King.  Ben has completed his first year of law school at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

TCFL welcomes summer law clerk Brandon Criswell.  Brandon has completed his first year of law school at Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law.  

Congratulations to Jed McKeehan for completing the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission training pursuant to the listing requirements of Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Family Mediaiton Training.    

Get to know Bryce Hardin by checking out the article published in the March 2016 DICTA magazine (page 14).  Katie Ogle interviews Bryce Hardin and he shares his experiences as an attorney practicing in Knoxville as well as the lighter side of life.  www.knoxbar.org/About-KBA/dicta

On February 8, 2016, Lynn Tarpy presented “Mediating the Business Dispute” to the ADR section of the Knoxville Bar Association.  The presentation consisted of discussions of first encounters of mediation, discussion of various disputes in which mediation played a role in the outcome of a case, preparation and handling of the mediation and this included the importance of the mediation date in ensuring the client’s understanding of the process and then mediation trends in Tennessee.  

TCFL proudly welcomes Jedidiah "Jed" McKeehan to the firm beginning January 2016.

Please contact Jed for your legal needs relating to personal injury, domestic relations, criminal defense and collections at (865) 588-1096 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .

TCFL is proud to be a 2015 Knoxville Challenger Net Sponsor to benefit The Helen Ross McNabb Center.  The Knoxville Challenger runs November 10 through November 15 at the UT Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center.  For all information about the 2015 Knoxville Challenger schedule of events & volunteer opportunities please visit knoxchallenger.com

TCFL is proud to announce that the Tennessee Supreme Court has certified Steffanie M. Speck as a Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator.  Please contact Steffanie in our office for your mediation needs.  Congratulations Steffanie!

TCFL congratulates Luke Durham's USTA men's 5.0+ team win at the State Tournament last weekend.  Luke's team will be representing the State of Tennessee in the Sectional's Tournament in Mobile, Alabama July 24-27.  Good luck in July!

Tarpy, Cox, Fleishman & Leveille, PLLC is proud to be a Table Sponsor for the 15th Annual Julian Blackshear Scholarship Gala on February 20, 2015.  For more information contact The University of Tennessee College of Law at (865) 974-4241.

Thank you TCFL attorneys & staff for contributing to the 2014-KBA Canned Food Drive for Second Harvest.  TCFL placed third in "Most Total Raw Pounds" collected!  Way to go everyone!

Thank you Luke Durham for your recent article in the October DICTA magazine "Brief Announcement... I Think Not." Read Luke's article at knoxbar.org/images/DICTA/October2014  

TCFL is proud to be the September sponsor of the Barristers - Volunteer Breakfast.  A special thank you to Lynn Tarpy, Alex Hull & Theresa Baggett for serving breakfast at the Volunteer Ministry Center.     

On October 14, 2014, at the request of the Yes on 2 Campaign and the Beacon Institute of Nashville, Lynn Tarpy was the guest speaker at the Knoxville Tea Party meeting.  He stated the reasons for voting Yes on the Constitutional Amendment for the selection of Appellate Court Judges.       

Tarpy, Cox, Fleishman & Leveille, PLLC, is proud to be a Net Sponsor for the 2014 Knoxville Challenger - a USTA Pro Circuit Event to benefit The Helen Ross McNabb Center.  The event is being held November 2 through November 9 at the University of Tennessee - Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center.  For more details on events, tickets and sponsorship visit: knoxchallenger.com

Thank you Luke Durham for participating in the Knoxville Bar Association's 2014 Barristers' Charity Golf Tournament.  Luke and his team came in third place, next year we want to see first place.

Tarpy, Cox, Fleishman & Leveille, PLLC is proud to be a 2014 Silver Sponsor of Legal Aid of East Tennessee - Pro Bono Awards Dinner on July 29, 2014.  The Pro Bono Awards Dinner is a major fund-raising event for LAET.  This year's dinner will introduce the Donald F. Paine Memorial Pro Bono Hall of Fame. For additional information, please contact our office.

MARCH 2014 - DICTA Article  

T. Lynn Tarpy was recognized by the Knoxville Bar Association and The Pro Bono Project for over 50 hours of pro bono service in 2013.  Lynn continues to serve the community with his commitment to The Pro Bono Project and its Pillar Model.  He believes that every lawyer should participate in the great work that the KBA's Pro Bono Project provides.  

Tarpy Cox would like to welcome Bryce M. Hardin as a new Associate Attorney. Bryce will be joining both the Collection's and Civil Litigation Department where he will assist clients in a variety of collection's law, bankruptcy, and other related matters. Bryce will also represent clients in criminal defense and personal injury.

R. Seth Oakes joins the Firm as a new attorney in the Litigation Department, where he assists clients on a variety of business related litigation matters, estate planning and administration, criminal defense, personal injury, and domestic relations.

Super Lawyers is a rating service of outstanding lawyers who have attained a high-degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The selection process is multi-phased and includes independent research, peer nominations and peer evaluations.

Luke D. Durham joins the Firm as a new attorney in the Litigation Department, where he assists clients on a variety of business related litigation matters, criminal defense, personal injury, and domestic relations.