Attorney Lance K. Baker

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Owner

Our firm's founding attorney has garnered recognition both nationally and locally. In the past several years he has received the following designations:

• Listed in The National Trial Lawyers 2017 Top 40 Under 40 in the Criminal Defense category
• Listed in The National Trial Lawyers 2018 Top 40 Under 40 in the Civil Plaintiff Lawyers category
• Named Top Male Rising Star of Knoxville by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
• Honored in 2019 as one of Knoxville's top DUI defense attorneys by Cityview magazine
• Honored in 2021 as one of Knoxville's top Civil Rights attorneys by Cityview magazine
• Honored in 2022 as one of Knoxville's top attorneys by CityView magazine in DUI Defense, Constitutional Law/Civil Rights, Personal Injury- Auto Accidents, Consumer Protection, Class Action, and Antitrust
• Selected as one of 2022 Mid-South's Rising Stars by Super Lawyers
• Selected as one of 2023 Mid-South's Rising Stars by Super Lawyers

Lance is actively involved in the community. For instance, he is a panelist on Fox 43's “Heavy Hitters” show and frequently offers guest political commentary on WBIR-TV. He is also a member of the Knoxville Bar Association and the Tennessee Bar Association.

Education

• Lincoln Memorial University, Duncan School of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
  • Juris Doctor – 2013
  • Honors: Dean's List recipient
  • Honors: Real Estate Affiliate at the Tennessee Real Estate and Comprehensive Sales School in 2011
  • Honors: Abraham Lincoln Award
• University of Tennessee
  • B.A. – 2009
  • Major: History

Professional Associations

• Tennessee Bar Association
• Knoxville Bar Association
• Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
• Nucleus Knoxville

Practice Areas

• Civil Rights
• Class Actions
• Criminal Defense
• Personal injury

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee
• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Illinois

Honors

• The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense – 2017
• The National Trial Lawyers Top 40 under 40 Civil Plaintiff Lawyers, – 2018
• Named Top Male Rising Star of Knoxville by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation – 2018
• Cityview Top Attorney – 2019, 2021, 2022 and 2023
• Mid-South Rising Stars by Super Lawyers – 2022
• Mid-South Rising Stars by Super Lawyers – 2023
• Elite Lawyer, 2024