William D. Massey
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 41 years of experience
State, Local & Municipal, Appellate, Criminal Law, Drug Crime, Sex Crimes, Assault & Battery, Federal, Criminal Defense
3074 East Road, Memphis, TN 38128
About William D. Massey
Practice Areas
- State, Local & Municipal
- Appellate
- Criminal Law
- Drug Crime
- Sex Crimes
- Assault & Battery
- Federal
- Criminal Defense
Education
- Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 1981J.D.
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1978B.A.
Classes and Seminars
- "Suppression of Evidence After Berrios", National Bar Association, Ben F. Jones Chapter, 2007
- "The Gentle Wind of Words, Moving Jurors from Abstract to Experiential", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Key West, FL, 2007
- "Getting It On The Table", Making the Case for Life Seminar X, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Southern Center for Human Rights, Las Vegas, NV, 2007
- "Qualifying and Defending Our Expert Witness", Bench Bar Seminar, Memphis Bar Association, San Destin, FL, 2007
- "The Team Approach to Death Penalty Defense", Loosening the Death Belt, Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Birmingham, AL, 2007
- "Opening Statement as Story Telling", Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006
- "Themes Theory and Theater from Daringly Dangerous Minds", Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006
- "Embracing Confessions: To Hug or To Squeeze", Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005
- "Closing Argument: Taking the State's Case to the Dump in High Profile Cases", Betting on Justice V, Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Little Rock, AR, 2004
- "Friends Don't Let Friends Waive Opening", Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2004
- "A Diner Menu Approach to Preparing for a Death Penalty Trial: How To Serve Desert with the Main Course and Cook a Little Hash", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, San Antonio, TX, 2004
- "Cross My Heart, Hope to Die: The Pain of False Confessions", National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, New York City, NY, 2003
- "Wiggins & ABA Guidelines", Making the Cases for Life Seminar VI, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and Southern Center for Human Rights, Memphis, TN, 2003
- Faculty and Senior Instructor, Tennessee Criminal Defense College, 1998 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1982
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1989
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Arkansas, 1989
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1992
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1994
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2005 - 2006 (President)
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2001 - 2007 (Executive Committee)
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2002 - 2008 (Board of Directors)
- Tennessee Bar Association (Parliamentarian, 2003)
- Tennessee Bar Association, 2003 - 2004 (Executive Committee)
- Tennessee Bar Association, 2006 - 2007 (Executive Committee)
- Memphis Bar Association, Criminal Law Section (President)
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
Nearby Lawyers
- State, Local & Municipal
- Appellate
- Criminal Law
- Sex Crimes
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