Oberman, Rice & Zadeh Law Firm

Oberman, Rice & Zadeh Law Firm Available 24/7 by calling (865) 249-7200 or at www.tndui.com Our Tennessee DUI attorneys - Sara Compher-Rice, Arrin "A.Z."

Experienced and Client-Centered DUI/Criminal Defense Law Firm located in Knoxville, TN

The attorneys at Oberman, Rice & Zadeh look forward to serving you with any and all potential needs. Zadeh, and Steven Oberman - are available 24/7 by calling (865) 249-7200.

๐Ÿšจ ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐‚๐Š๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“ ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“: ๐‚๐€๐Œ๐๐๐„๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐˜ ๐ŸšจA ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐‚๐Š๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“ is scheduled ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ โ€” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“ ๐”๐’ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐– @ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ...
08/28/2026

๐Ÿšจ ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐‚๐Š๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“ ๐€๐‹๐„๐‘๐“: ๐‚๐€๐Œ๐๐๐„๐‹๐‹ ๐‚๐Ž๐”๐๐“๐˜ ๐Ÿšจ

A ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐‚๐Š๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“ is scheduled ๐“๐Ž๐ƒ๐€๐˜ โ€” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐Ÿ“ ๐”๐’ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐– @ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐€๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž

Awareness is part of good planning. If your route takes you through this area tonight, make transportation decisions in advance and prioritize a safe way home.

And if one decision leads to a ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ or ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž, the choices you make afterward matter too. Seeking experienced representation early can make an important difference in protecting your rights and determining how you move forward.

โš–๏ธ ๐Ž๐๐„๐‘๐Œ๐€๐, ๐‘๐ˆ๐‚๐„ & ๐™๐€๐ƒ๐„๐‡ | ๐“๐‘๐ˆ๐€๐‹ ๐€๐“๐“๐Ž๐‘๐๐„๐˜๐’
๐Ÿ“ž (๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“) ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ
๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž

๐˜Š๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ค๐˜ฌ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ. ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ.

๐Ÿถ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐จ๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ! ๐ŸพToday, weโ€™re celebrating the ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ of ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐กโ€”the much-loved members of our exte...
08/26/2026

๐Ÿถ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐จ๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ! ๐Ÿพ

Today, weโ€™re celebrating the ๐๐จ๐ ๐ฌ of ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐กโ€”the much-loved members of our extended firm family who always manage to make the day a little better.

From couch loungers and curious explorers to fashionistas and professional mischief-makers, weโ€™re proud to show off the pups behind our team. ๐Ÿ•

We hope youโ€™ll celebrate ๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ƒ๐จ๐  ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ by giving your four-legged family members a little extra love today!

โš–๏ธ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก | ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ

If youโ€™ve been ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐, are ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, or have had an ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ ๐ž๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, having experienced legal representation matters. Our attorneys represent clients facing ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ and other ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ matters throughout ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž, with an emphasis on strategic advocacy, responsive communication, and individualized attention.

๐Ÿ“ž (๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“) ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ
๐Ÿ•“Available 24/7
๐Ÿ’ฌFree Consultations

๐Ÿšง ๐”๐๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐‚๐Š๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“๐’ | ๐…๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐€๐˜, ๐€๐”๐†๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ are scheduled in ๐€๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ this ๐…...
08/13/2026

๐Ÿšง ๐”๐๐‚๐Ž๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐† ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐‡๐„๐‚๐Š๐๐Ž๐ˆ๐๐“๐’ | ๐…๐‘๐ˆ๐ƒ๐€๐˜, ๐€๐”๐†๐”๐’๐“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ are scheduled in ๐€๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ this ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ at the following locations:

๐Ÿ“ ๐€๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ
SR 61 @ Little Leaf Missionary Baptist Church on Richards Drive
๐‘‚๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ ๐‘†๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”๐‘ , ๐‘‡๐‘

๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ
SR 338 (Douglas Dam Road) @ Roberts Road
๐พ๐‘œ๐‘‘๐‘Ž๐‘˜, ๐‘‡๐‘

As summer winds down and a new school year begins, East Tennessee roads are getting busier again. Hereโ€™s a quick heads-up on the DUI checkpoints scheduled in ๐€๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง and ๐’๐ž๐ฏ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ this ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ. If your night out includes alcohol, plan ahead for the trip home with a ride-share, designated driver, or another safe transportation option.

โš–๏ธ ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก
If an unexpected arrest or encounter with law enforcement becomes part of your weekend, experienced legal representation matters. Our attorneys represent clients facing ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ and other ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ฌ throughout ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž.

๐Ÿ“ž (๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“) ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ
๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
๐Ÿ•” ๐€๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ•

๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘™๐‘ฆ ๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘‘ ๐‘–๐‘  ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’.

๐ŸŒป ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ€” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŒป๐Ÿ“ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฑ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒCherokee Trail at Cherokee Bluff Drive๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ...
08/05/2026

๐ŸŒป ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐’๐จ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐ญ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ โ€” ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ÿ•, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŒป

๐Ÿ“ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฑ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ
Cherokee Trail at Cherokee Bluff Drive

๐Ÿ“ ๐Œ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ
Highway 299 at Powers Road

The internetโ€™s favorite raccoon, Jimothy, may be lending a paw with the warning sign, but the message is important: know how youโ€™re getting home before heading out, whether that means using a designated driver, rideshare, or another reliable option. Still, life does not always go according to plan, and unexpected or unfortunate circumstances can arise.

If you are ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, or have an ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ ๐ž๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, contact ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ for experienced DUI and criminal defense representation.

๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ
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โš–๏ธ๐“๐„๐๐๐„๐’๐’๐„๐„ ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐’๐’๐ˆ๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ & ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐Œ ๐๐„๐๐€๐‹๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’โš–๏ธWith misinformation and rumors circulating across social mediaโ€”incl...
07/31/2026

โš–๏ธ๐“๐„๐๐๐„๐’๐’๐„๐„ ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐‹๐€๐’๐’๐ˆ๐…๐ˆ๐‚๐€๐“๐ˆ๐Ž๐๐’ & ๐Œ๐ˆ๐๐ˆ๐Œ๐”๐Œ ๐๐„๐๐€๐‹๐“๐ˆ๐„๐’โš–๏ธ

With misinformation and rumors circulating across social mediaโ€”including claims that every DUI, even a 1st Offense, is now a felonyโ€”๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก wanted to provide an accurate overview of ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐œ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ to separate the facts from common misconceptions and address any confusion.

๐Ÿ›๏ธ 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Offense DUIs are ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐€ ๐Œ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐š๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ›๏ธ A 4th Offense DUI is a ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐„ ๐…๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ
๐Ÿ›๏ธ A 5th Offense DUI is a ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ƒ ๐…๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ
๐Ÿ›๏ธ A 6th or Subsequent Offense DUI is a ๐‚๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‚ ๐…๐ž๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐ฒ

The image shows each classification along with the ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž, ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ฌ, and ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐œ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐ฏ๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐จ๐ for each offense. It also explains two circumstances that can increase the minimum penalties:

๐Ÿ”น A 1st Offense DUI with a BAC of .๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“% ๐จ๐ซ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ž๐ซ increases the minimum jail time to ๐Ÿ• ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ.
๐Ÿ”น Having a minor in the vehicle adds ๐Ÿ‘๐ŸŽ ๐๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฃ๐š๐ข๐ฅ time and an additional $๐Ÿ,๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ž.

These are only the ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ข๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ and do not include the probationary periods. Additional costs, restrictions, treatment, monitoring devices, ignition-interlock requirements, educational programs, and other consequences may also apply.

โš–๏ธ If you are ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ or ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง for ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ or another ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž, contact ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ. Our experience in DUI and criminal defense can help protect your rights and make a meaningful difference in what comes next.

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โš ๏ธ ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ข๐˜ญ ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ค๐˜ฆ. ๐˜Œ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜บ ๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ง๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต, ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ท๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ต ๐˜ค๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜บ-๐˜ค๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ญ๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ.

โš–๏ธ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”Swipe through this post for a quick overview of several criminal defense u...
07/05/2026

โš–๏ธ ๐๐ž๐ฐ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”

Swipe through this post for a quick overview of several criminal defense updates, including:

๐Ÿท ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐’๐ฉ๐ข๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ 
๐Ÿƒ ๐“๐‡๐‚๐€ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐‡๐ž๐ฆ๐ฉ
๐Ÿ›’ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐“๐ก๐ž๐Ÿ๐ญ / ๐Ž๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐‘๐ž๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ฅ ๐‚๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž
๐ŸŒฟ ๐Š๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ
๐Ÿ›ก ๐ƒ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐›๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐๐จ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ซ๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ
๐Ÿ  ๐ƒ๐ž๐š๐๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ญ๐ฒ

These updates may affect how certain cases are investigated, charged, and punished in Tennessee. Some of these laws involve new criminal offenses, increased penalties, licensing requirements, and fact-specific legal standards.

Every case is different, and the details matter. If you are ๐š๐ซ๐ซ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐, ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, or ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ก๐š๐ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฅ๐š๐ฐ ๐ž๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ, do not navigate the process alone. Call ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก ๐‹๐š๐ฐ ๐…๐ข๐ซ๐ฆ.

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๐ŸŽ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ!! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸŽ†Tonight is a night to celebrate ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š โ€” make sure a ๐๐ž...
07/04/2026

๐ŸŽ‡๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ’๐ญ๐ก ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ!! ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐ŸŽ†

Tonight is a night to celebrate ๐Ÿ๐ซ๐ž๐ž๐๐จ๐ฆ, ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ฌ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š โ€” make sure a ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ, ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž, ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ฌ๐š๐Ÿ๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐ฆ๐ž is part of your holiday plans.

โš–๏ธ ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ
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๐ŸŽ† ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ | ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŽ†As East Tennessee prepares for the holiday weekend and Americaโ€™s 250t...
07/02/2026

๐ŸŽ† ๐”๐ฉ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ | ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐ŸŽ†

As East Tennessee prepares for the holiday weekend and Americaโ€™s 250th birthday celebration, drivers should be aware of upcoming ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐œ๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ scheduled for ๐…๐ซ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐‰๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ‘, ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ”.

๐Ÿ“๐‚๐ก๐ž๐œ๐ค๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ:

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Š๐ง๐จ๐ฑ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: S.R. 33 (Maryville Pike) @ Mount Olive Church
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐‹๐จ๐ฎ๐๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: Sugar Limb Road @ Hotkis Valley Road
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐€๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: E. Wolf Valley Road @ Wolf Valley Baptist Church
๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐‚๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐›๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ฒ: Demory Road @ White Bridge

๐Ÿš— Plan ahead, drive safely, and make responsible decisions this holiday weekend.

โš–๏ธ If you have encountered law enforcement, are arrested, or under investigation for ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ or another ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐จ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐ง๐ฌ๐ž, the decisions you make next can have a serious impact on your future. Contact ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ as soon as possible to discuss your situation and learn what steps may help protect your rights and your future.

๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌ
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๐Ÿš” ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐‡๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐๐„ ๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐•๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐Ž ๐๐„ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐†๐„๐ƒ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ ๐“๐ ๐Ÿš”Many people assume a DUI requires a moving vehicle. In Tenn...
06/29/2026

๐Ÿš” ๐˜๐Ž๐” ๐ƒ๐Ž๐'๐“ ๐‡๐€๐•๐„ ๐“๐Ž ๐๐„ ๐ƒ๐‘๐ˆ๐•๐ˆ๐๐† ๐“๐Ž ๐๐„ ๐‚๐‡๐€๐‘๐†๐„๐ƒ ๐–๐ˆ๐“๐‡ ๐ƒ๐”๐ˆ ๐ˆ๐ ๐“๐ ๐Ÿš”

Many people assume a DUI requires a moving vehicle. In Tennessee, however, law enforcement may charge a person with DUI if they believe the individual was in ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ of a vehicle while under the influence.

๐„๐ฑ๐š๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ง๐œ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ž:
โœ… Sitting in the driver's seat with the keys within reach or detectable by the vehicle
โœ… Sleeping inside the vehicle
โœ… Sitting in a running vehicle, even if it is parked

A DUI charge can carry serious consequences, including the loss of driving privileges, substantial fines, increased insurance costs, and a criminal record. If you have been arrested or are under investigation, obtaining experienced legal guidance early in the process can be critical.

โš–๏ธ ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก ๐“๐ซ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐€๐ญ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ๐ฌโš–๏ธ

Whether you are facing a DUI charge, another criminal allegation, or are under investigation, the attorneys at ๐Ž๐›๐ž๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง, ๐‘๐ข๐œ๐ž & ๐™๐š๐๐ž๐ก are prepared to help you navigate the legal process and protect your rights.

๐Ÿ“ž (๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ”๐Ÿ“) ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ—-๐Ÿ•๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐ŸŽ
๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐…๐ซ๐ž๐ž ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ
๐Ÿ•’ ๐€๐ฏ๐š๐ข๐ฅ๐š๐›๐ฅ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’/๐Ÿ•
๐Ÿ“ ๐’๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐„๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐“๐ž๐ง๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž

โš ๏ธ This post is for general informational purposes only and is not legal advice.

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