Miller Upshaw Family Law is a Nashville divorce firm founded by Karla C. Miller. She and her partner, Rachel Sharp Upshaw, bring more than 50 years of combined experience. Both made the Mid-South Super Lawyers list in 2023, 2024, and 2025, and Miller is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
The firm takes on high-conflict and same-sex divorces, appeals, and complex property division. Financial experts join the team when family businesses, pensions, or trusts need a fair value.
The office is in historic Edgefield, and clients come from Franklin, Hendersonville, Murfreesboro, and Mt. Juliet. Consultations run in person or by video.
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The team also administers estates and resolves beneficiary disputes and creditor claims. Estate plans include wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and advance directives.
Clients work directly with an attorney from the first meeting, and the office serves Spanish speakers.
MHPS (Martin Heller Potempa & Sheppard) is a Nashville firm for family law, estate planning, and probate. The partners intentionally overlap their practice areas. A divorce tied to a trust, a family business, or a parent's estate can stay with one legal team.
The firm also takes on dispute resolution. Before accepting a matter, the attorneys review the facts and refer clients elsewhere when another lawyer is a better fit.
Since 2007, Widrig Law has represented thousands of clients in Middle Tennessee family courts. The firm works from Brentwood and Lebanon and serves Nashville, Franklin, Murfreesboro, and Clarksville.
Its caseload leans toward hard cases: disputed custody, parental relocation, military divorce, and complex contested divorces. The attorneys also handle adoption and termination of parental rights.
James Widrig and Tarsila Crawford are Super Lawyers honorees. Nashville Scene readers have voted the firm among the city's best, and Widrig often speaks on prenups for local TV news.
Martin Sir & Associates is a Nashville family law firm with more than four decades in Tennessee courts. Its attorneys appear in court when needed, but they also offer collaborative divorce, where spouses negotiate terms.
The practice covers fathers' and mothers' rights, grandparents' rights, and separation agreements. Martin Sir has been named to Super Lawyers five times. The first 30-minute consultation is free.
Radford H. Dimmick has practiced Tennessee law since 1997 from a downtown Nashville office. He gives clients blunt advice on their odds and explains the law without jargon.
His work spans divorce, will contests, trust litigation, and conservatorships. Attorney Dimmick also handles business formation, dissolution, and litigation.
Michael Rivas is a bilingual divorce attorney in East Nashville. Spanish-speaking clients talk with him directly, without a translator.
He earned a law degree and a Master of Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine. Flat-rate options and up-front billing make his practice a fit for uncontested divorces. Attorney Rivas also works on parenting plans and post-divorce enforcement.
The Rushton Law Firm handles divorce and family law alongside contract, fraud, and personal injury cases. The full-service practice serves Davidson County and nearby counties. Attorney T. Leigh Hearn-Rushton has been licensed in Tennessee since 2001, and Harold E. Rushton focuses on construction litigation.
Aaron Walsh is a Nashville divorce lawyer and Rule 31 mediator who has practiced since 2003. He ran WalshLaw from 2007 before joining McCracken Kuhn Marks PLLC in 2026.
Walsh came to family law through juvenile court, where he served as an assistant public defender. He settles most divorce and custody cases but has handled trials and appeals.
The Law Office of Morgan Smith has handled contested divorces since 2007. Smith litigates in Davidson County Circuit Court, where Nashville divorces are filed, and prepares each case for possible trial.
Common matters include divorces involving a small business, disputed parenting time, or the merged assets of same-sex couples.
Audrey Lee Anderson is a family lawyer and Rule 31 listed mediator who has practiced in Middle Tennessee since 1999. She takes cases to court or through collaborative law, including paternity, relocation, and orders of protection.
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Rogers, Shea & Spanos is a Nashville and Franklin firm that handles high-profile, high-asset divorces. Clients include musicians, athletes, healthcare executives, and business owners. The team includes board-certified family law specialists and has practiced for more than 30 years.
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