ATTORNEY LANCE K. BAKER
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