Douglas A. Trant

Mr. Trant has been defending criminal cases for thirty (30) years. He is certified as a Criminal Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and by The National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Mr. Trant has represented clients in thirty-two (32) states in the United States and traveled to a number of other countries on behalf of his clients. Mr. Trant is admitted to practice law in the State Courts of Alabama, Tennessee, United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama, Eastern District of Tennessee and Middle District of Tennessee, United States Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits and the United States Supreme Court.

When need be, Mr. Trant employs several specialized investigators and experts depending on the needs of the case.

Mr. Trant prides himself on working hard for his clients and being accessible to them. He updates them constantly and thoroughly on all aspects of their cases.

"I love what I do and am honored to fight for the rights of all my clients." Douglas A. Trant.

Douglas A. Trant
Member
Email: dtrant@bellsouth.net

Practice Areas: Criminal Defense; White Collar Defense; Federal and State Drug Defense; Post-Conviction Remedies.

Admitted: 1978, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1979, Tennessee; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U. S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Ninth and Eleventh Circuits; 1998, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third and Seventh Circuits; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2007, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Eighth and Federal Circuits; 2008 U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit

Law School: University of Tennessee, J.D., 1977

College: Birmingham Southern College, B.A., 1973; University of Toledo, M.A., 1974

Member: Knoxville, Tennessee, American (Member, Sections on: Criminal Justice; Criminal Litigation; International Law and Practice), Federal and International Bar Associations; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member). Fellow: International Society of Barristers (State Fellowship Chairman, 2001-); The College of Master Advocates and Barristers (Senior Counsel, 2001).

Biography: Selected for The Best Lawyers in America , 2001-. Contributing Author: "Tennessee Death Penalty Defense Manual," Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Author: "The Spittoon," DICTA, Volume 35, Issue 5; "Juries: Our Life Blood," DICTA, Volume 34, Issue 5; "Our Temples of Justice," DICTA, Volume 31, Issue 8, September 2004 - awarded best article for 2004; "Trial Manual for the Defense of Habitual Criminal Cases in Tennessee", 1985; "Cross-Examination of Government Scientific Witnesses," The Champion, September-October, 1993; "Pretrial Release: Community ties to the 21st Century," the Champion, September/October 2003; "The Design of Justice," Dicta, Volume 26, Issue 9, October 20, 2000 - awarded best article for 2000; "A Plea for Chivalry", Dicta Volume 27, Issue 3, March 21, 2001; "Crime in America", International Society of Barristers Quarterly, Volume 35, No. 4, October 2000; "Pretrial release: Community ties to the 21st Century," The Champion, September/October 2003; "Killer Cross-Examinations," The Pit Bull, 1996"; "Justice Kidnapped, 2000"; "Clarence Darrow: Lessons for Today's Lawyer," 2004, by request, placed in collection in the library of the University of Tennessee College of Law and the Archives of Federal Court Historical Society." Instructor, University of Tennessee, College of Law, 1979-1982. Chairman, Knox County Democratic Party, 1989-1991. VISTA, Western Kentucky, 1973-1974 University of Tennessee Legal Clinic, Certificate of Merit, 1977. Governor Lamar Alexander Certificate of Appreciation, 1982. Colonel, Aide-de Camp, Commissioned by Tennessee Governor Ned Ray McWherter, 1988. Faculty: National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Habeas Institute, 1999; National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998, Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1998-. Guest, Legal Analyst, Court TV, 1999. Special Master, Knox County Criminal Court, 1996, 2000, 2005. Lecturer: ABA/ALI, NACDL and TACDL, East Tennessee Environmental Crimes Task Force, Spring Conference, 2001. Member, Advisory Board, Sixth Circuit Review, 1999-. Member, The Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Member, The Donald Ross Society, 2000-. Fellow, American Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys. (Certified Criminal Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization) (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)

Reported Cases: State v. Severs 759 S.W.2d 935, (Tenn. Crim. App., 1988); Sims v. Livesay 970 F.2d 1575, (6th Cir., 1992); Dillon v. State, 844 S.W.2d 139, (Tenn., 1992), cert. denied 507 U.S. 988, 113 S. Ct. 1589, 123 L. Ed. 2d 155, 1993; United States v. Pipes, 87 F.3d 840, (6th Cir., 1996); State v. Irick, 973 S.W.2d 643 (Tenn. Crim. App. 1998); Dillon v. U.S., 184 F.3d 556 (6th Cir. 1999); Riggs v. U.S., 209 F.3d 858 (6th Cir. 2000); Greene v. TN Dept. of Corrections, 265 F.3d 369 (6th Cir. 2001); Hickman v. State of Tennessee, 153 S.W.3d 16 (2004); United States v. Stone, 432 F3d 651 (6th Cir 2005); Partin v. State of Tennessee, 127 S.Ct. 1240, 167 L.Ed.2d 57 (2007).

Born: Pensacola, Florida, November 14, 1951

ISLN: 903089751

Special Master, Knox County Criminal Court 1996, 2000. Faculty:1998 National Board of Trial Advocacy, Adjunct Professor, University of TN College of Law.

Mr. Trant's practice has taken him to 32 states of the union and to Jordan, Costa Rica, Mexico, Grand Cayman, the United Kingdom, and Canada.