Firm – About Us
Our Commitment to Excellence
We are committed to providing outstanding legal services, as nothing less will suffice for the challenging matters our clients bring to us. Clients do not come to us with easy questions or simple cases. Clients come to us because of our well-earned reputation for outstanding legal services delivered promptly. We pride ourselves on the delivery of these services in a fashion that meets our standard of excellence and the needs of our clients.
Client Service Matters
At Eldridge & Blakney, “client service” means more than providing first-rate legal service and being responsive to our clients’ needs. We believe that how we deliver our legal service—meaning our clients’ overall experience—is as important as the service itself. Our commitment to client service principles recognizes that every member of our team contributes to the firm’s success and is demonstrated by the quality of all interactions clients have with every person in the firm.
Industry and peer recognition
Year after year, our strengths and achievements have been recognized by our peers and leading legal publications. Our firm’s lawyers have been named in the Best Lawyers in America, Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in the U.S., Mid-South Super Lawyers, Top 100 Lawyers in Tennessee, and Martindale Hubbell’s Bar Registry of Preeminent Lawyers. While accolades are gratifying, we know that what really matters is the confidence our clients continue to place in us which is why we treat every case and every client as important.
We invite you to learn more about us – who we are, what we do, the resources we provide, what we think about legal issues and much more – by exploring this site.
Honors & Distinctions
Named in “Best Lawyers in America”
Earned highest rating by Martindale-Hubbell peer review for many years
Selected among “Top 100 Lawyers in Tennessee” by Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine
Named among the “Best Criminal Defense Lawyers in the United States” by The Best of the U. S., LLC
Listed in Best Lawyers in America in Criminal Defense since 2006 and Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the year for Knoxville in Criminal Defense for 2011
Listed among the Best Criminal Defense and Worker’s Compensation Lawyers in Knoxville by Cityview Magazine’s Peer Review Survey
Recognized by the Tennessee Supreme Court for Pro Bono Initiatives
Past President, Knoxville Bar Association
Fellow, Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Foundations
Listed in Greater Knoxville Business Journal’s 40 Under 40
Received Knoxville Bar Association (KBA) President’s Award
Received KBA Barristers President’s Award for Service to the Community and Bar
Appointed by Governor Phil Bredesen to the Tennessee Community Services Agency Board of Directors
Earned Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division President’s
Distinguished Service Award
Editor- in-Chief, Wake Forest Law Review
Published in the Tennessee Law Review