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Sockwell & Durham, PLLC

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Who we are.

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Charles W. Holt Jr.

Partner

Education

  • B.S., Middle Tennessee State University, 1973
  • J.D., University of Tennessee, 1976

Affiliations

  • Phi Delta Phi
  • County Attorney for Lawrence County, Tennessee
  • President of Christian Homes, Inc.
  • Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation
  • Lawrence County and Tennessee Bar Associations

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
  • All Tennessee state courts
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Ben Boston

Partner

Education

  • B.S., Arizona State University, 1983
  • J.D., University of Tennessee, 1985

Affiliations

  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • City Judge for Lawrenceburg, Tennessee
  • Chairman of the Lawrence County Education Foundation
  • Advisory Board of Directors for First Farmers & Merchants Bank
  • Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation
  • First United Methodist Church
  • Certified as a specialist in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy 
  • Tennessee Association for Justice
  • Tennessee Municipal Judges Association
  • Lawrence County, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth, Seventh, & Eleventh Circuits
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
  • All Tennessee state courts
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Christopher V. Sockwell

Partner

Education

  • B.S., David Lipscomb College, 1986
  • J.D., University of Tennessee, 1993

Affiliations

  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • City Judge for Ethridge, Tennessee
  • Rule 31 Mediator
  • Lawrenceburg Kiwanis Club
  • Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Practice
  • Little League Baseball Coach
  • Board of Directors for the Child Advocacy Center
  • Lawrence County, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and Middle District of Tennessee
  • All Alabama and Tennessee state courts
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Ryan P. Durham

Partner

Education

  • B.S., summa cum laude, Middle Tennessee State University, 1998
  • J.D., cum laude, University of Tennessee, 2002

Affiliations

  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Board of Directors for the Lawrence County Senior Citizens Club
  • Board of Directors for the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
  • Tennessee Association for Justice
  • Coleman Memorial United Methodist Church
  • University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Advisory Board
  • University of Tennessee College of Law Legal Clinic Advisory Board
  • Lawrence County, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the United States of America
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
  • All Tennessee state courts
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Cameron Hoffmeyer

Associate

Education

  • B.B.A., summa cum laude, The University of Memphis, 2010
  • J.D., Vanderbilt University , 2013

Affiliations

  • Sigma Phi Epsilon
  • Ambassador for the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce
  • Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
  • Tennessee Association for Justice
  • Lawrence County, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations

Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
  • All Tennessee state courts

Meet our staff.

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Teresa Heatherly

Legal Assistant

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Shannon Hughes

Legal Assistant

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Nina Ashley

Legal Assistant

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Pat Ezell

Legal Assistant

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Jean Rochester

Legal Assistant

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Cheryl Pilkinton

Legal Assistant

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Gayla Glass

Property Division

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Liana Byrd

Tax Division

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Angie Jacobs

Legal Assistant