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Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 25-Jan-2016

Knoxville Office Location Opening on March 1st

On March 1, 2016, The Bowlin Law Firm will be opening a new office in Knoxville, Tennessee. The new office will allow us to expand our highly-rated and successful advocacy to residents of Knox County. Additionally, residents of surrounding areas ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 8-Dec-2015

Lawsuit Alleges Inappropriate Use Of Restraint Chair

Attorney Troy L. Bowlin of The Bowlin Law Firm has filed lawsuits in the Knox County Circuit Court as well as the U.S. District Court against the Knox County Sheriff's Office. The lawsuit alleges that the KCSO inappropriately punished an inmate ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 18-May-2015

Inmates Sue over Deplorable Prison Conditions

A $41.4 million suit in compensatory and punitive damages is being filed against a Grainger County jail by Troy Bowlin II on behalf of three inmates who claim to have experienced inhumane conditions while behind bars. Specifically, the three men are ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 22-Apr-2015

Attorney Bowlin earns membership in National Association of Distinguished Counsel

Lead Attorney Troy Lee Bowlin II of the Hamblem County firm The Blowlin Law Firm, was just named a member of the Nation's Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel (NADC) for 2015. The NADC is an organization ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 26-Dec-2014

What Are the Boating Regulations in Tennessee?

Although most people have put away their boats for the winter and are preparing for colder temperatures, it never hurts to brush up on the state's boating regulations. Spring and summer will be here before we know it and no one should be found ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 12-Dec-2014

How Do I Know if I am Eligible for Expungement?

If you have a criminal conviction on your record, you may have given up all hope of living with a clean record ever again. However, for some Tennessee residents, there may be a second chance. In 2012, a law went into effect that would forever change ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 1-Oct-2014

Attorney Bowlin Appointed to the Committee of Trial Lawyers Care

In 2005, Attorney Bowlin founded The Bowlin Law Firm, where he has been proudly serving the residents of Hamblen County and the surrounding areas ever since. His relentless dedication to the practice of law and his clients' success earned him ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 24-Sep-2014

Tennessee Drug Testing Laws

These days, many employers test employees and job applicants for drugs. If you are asked to submit to a drug test, you should know your legal rights. There are a few safety-sensitive industries that the government requires testing by employers ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 18-Dec-2013

Heroin Bust in Hamblen and Jefferson Counties

The Hamblen County Sheriff's office has indicated that two search warrants were executed on two different residences in Jefferson County and Hamblen County where Confidential Informants had recently purchased narcotics from the suspected Drug ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 3-Oct-2013

Early Reports Point to Tire Malfunction in Tragic Bus Accident

In the aftermath of the tragic bus crash which happened on Interstate 40 Wednesday afternoon, investigators with the Tennessee Highway Patrol and the Tennessee Department of Transportation are focusing on the cause of the accident. Early indications ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 2-Oct-2013

Church Bus Crash Leads to Fatalities and Injuries

After a church bus crashed into an SUV and a tractor-trailer this afternoon on Interstate 40 in Jefferson County, Tennessee, at least eight people were killed and 14 people were injured, according to an article in the Knoxville News Sentinel. The ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 30-Sep-2013

Understanding the Fines and Sentencing of a First Offense DUI in Tennessee

Tennessee Code Annotated §55-10-402 and Tennessee Code Annotated §55-10-403 prescribes the term and means of the sentences and fines related to a DUI offense. If you are charged with DUI, First Offense, you are subjected to a sentence of ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 26-Jul-2013

Troy L. Bowlin Succeeds in Getting Client's Charge Dismissed

In a recent case, a customer of a local tire dealer had driven up to get his tires replaced. The tire dealer believed our client to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. They called law enforcement and the client was charged with driving on a ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 23-Jul-2013

The Bowlin Law Firm to Host First CLASS Event to Benefit Underprivileged Children

In Church Hill, Tennessee the very first CLASS event will take place, hosted by The Bowlin Law Firm. Children's Learning and Academic Supplies for Success (CLASS) will help to bring school materials to children in need throughout Church Hill. ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 22-Jul-2013

Attorney Bowlin Successfully Brokered Dismissal for Client Charged with Attempted First Degree Murder

In a recent criminal case, Attorney Troy Bowlin represented a client originally investigated on the charges of Attempted First Degree Murder. The client was being accused of shooting at their spouse in the aftermath of an argument the two were ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 11-Jul-2013

Troy L. Bowlin Defends Client from Serving Lengthy Prison Sentence

Morristown criminal defense attorney, Troy L. Bowlin, kept his client out of prison as the court found the defendant to be Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. Just one of the client's felony charges could have meant as much as 8 years in prison. ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 9-Jul-2013

DUI Checkpoints and the Fourth Amendment

An encounter at a DUI checkpoint between a college student and a police officer in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, is gaining national attention and sparking much conversation around water coolers about the constitutional validity of DUI checkpoints ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 25-Jun-2013

Troy L. Bowlin, II Represents West Virginia Man in $1.5 Million Wrongful Arrest Lawsuit

On June, 24th, the Times-News published an article on one of attorney Bowlin's court cases regarding a wrongful arrest that took place last year during the Rainbow Family Gathering in Cherokee National Forest. Last June, our client, a 60-year-old ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 15-Jan-2013

Tennessee's Supply of Death Penalty Drug Cut Off

On January 3, 2012, the Tennessean released an article regarding the state's entire stock of a key lethal injection drug. Since the state is completely out of the critical component of a series of three drugs used humanely kill death row inmates, ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 14-Jan-2013

Tennessee Supreme Court Interprets Statute of Limitations in Rape Cases

In December of 2012 the Tennessee Supreme Court upheld the conviction of Jason Burdick who was convicted of the attempted rape of a Davidson County attorney despite the fact that the applicable statute of limitations had expired. The attempted rape ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 10-Jan-2013

Bean Station Police Chief Resigns After Son Impersonates a Police Officer

The Bean Station Police Department Chief Phillip Robinette resigned from his position after his 21-year-old son was taken into custody after allegedly impersonating a police officer. On Friday, January 4, 2013, the police chief's son was ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 4-Dec-2012

Tennessee Supreme Court Defines "Serious Bodily Injury"

When two different people read the same criminal statute it is possible that those two individuals could come away with two entirely different interpretations of the same sentence. Normally this wouldn't cause much alarm, but when one of the ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 14-Nov-2012

Double Jeopardy and Orders of Protection

Most Tennesseans are probably somewhat familiar with the concept of double jeopardy. However, it is unlikely that many Tennesseans understand how double jeopardy protections actually work. Essentially double jeopardy protects a person from being ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 5-Nov-2012

Tennessee Highway Patrol Planned Sobriety Checkpoints

No doubt most drivers have encountered some sort of police run roadblock at which they were asked to show their driver's license before they were able to proceed through the roadblock. Such roadblocks are intended to be sobriety checkpoints and ...

Posted By The Bowlin Law Firm 30-Oct-2012

When Selling Prescription Pills Leads to Murder Charge.

Hamblen County Medical Examiner Tom Thompson reported that last year the number one cause of death for individuals under the age of 65 was overdose. Officials had hoped that the high volume of overdose deaths seen last year would even out and not ...