Why Choose The Barnett Firm?
When people are looking to hire a lawyer—especially a divorce and family law attorney—they’re usually making an emotional, high-stakes decision. You should consider trust, competence, cost, and personal fit.
Trust & Credibility
We practice exclusively in adoption, divorce and family law. We have been in practice specializing in divorce and family law since 2007 without any misconduct – our reputation speaks for itself. Please read our Google reviews here. During your consultation we will provide you with full transparency about the process, risks, and likely outcomes. We provide ethical and straightforward communication without scare tactics. You can trust us to guide you and trust us to provide sound legal advocacy to help you protect your kids, money and future.
Experience With Similar Cases
Because we have have handled thousands of divorce and family law cases, we will offer you relevant experience with your high-asset divorce, custody dispute or amicable divorce case. We have seen almost everything within divorce and family law. We are also very familiar with the local judges and courts in and around Knoxville, TN and offer significant experience negotiating settlements vs. litigating. Family law can be highly discretionary—experience can directly affect outcomes.
Communication & Responsiveness
We respond promptly to calls and emails, we will speak to you in plain-english explanations (not legal jargon) that you can understand. We will also provide you with regular updates and make sure you feel heard and respected.
Empathy & Emotional Intelligence
Divorce and custody cases are emotionally draining – we will provide compassion without being overly emotional. We aim to help you understand stress, fear, anger, and grief, and help you calm situations instead of escalating them. We treat people / clients like people, not case files.
Clear Strategy & Realistic Expectations
We help our clients prepare and create a legal plan – we will help you understand your options and consequences, offer honest assessments (even when the news isn’t good), and help you balance between fighting and practicality, and focus on long-term outcomes, not just “winning”.
Cost & Fee Transparency
Cost matters—but clarity is essential, we will help you understand the costs associated with all services – we offer transparent fees, clear communication and honest legal advice. There will be no billing surprises.
Local Knowledge
Family law is local by nature – we understand and know the local tendencies of the local Knoxville, TN judges, the local court procedures, and know the local opposing divorce and family law attorneys. We are also familiar with the local mediators – this helps us understand the county and local court specifics and expectations.
Professionalism & Reputation
How your attorney is perceived can affect negotiations – we are respected by other lawyers, offer a professional demeanor in court and throughout negotiations, and have the ability to resolve cases without unnecessary conflict.
We serve people and families throughout Eastern Tennessee including Clinton, Farragut, Fountain City, Halls, Kingston, Knoxville, Lenoir City, Loudon, Maryville, Oak Ridge, Pigeon Forge, Powell, Sevierville, and the surrounding areas and counties.