Get to Know Your Law Firm
Hiring an attorney may be one of the most important decisions you will ever make. In a personal injury, wrongful death or work injury case, a skilled lawyer can be the difference between getting the healthcare and financial support you need and doing without. In criminal court, a skilled lawyer can be the difference between keeping your freedom and losing it.
Before you make that decision you should ensure that you lawyer has the experience and proven past results that you deserve. Before you hire a lawyer you should take the time to get you know your law firm and what that firm can do for you. Contact the Stapleton Law Office to see how our firm's past experience can guide you through you future legal issues.
The Stapleton Law Office has helped clients not only in East Tennessee and the surrounding communities, but in states from North Carolina to Texas to Florida, get effective results for more than 20 years. Serving people with legal needs including personal injury, wrongful death and criminal defense, we focus on one thing: getting the best possible outcome for you and your family.
The Importance of Board Certification
When it comes to the practice of law, the best results come from specializing on one specific practice area, rather than trying to be all things to all people. The days of the general practitioner are over. Just like doctors attorneys cannot simply claim to be a specialist, however, they must earn it. Specialty certification is a result of years of experience combining with stringent examination to produce the quality and skilled lawyer you deserve.
At the Stapleton Law Office, our founding attorney — Mark S. Stapleton — is a Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mark Stapleton earned this specialty ranking in 1995 and was among some of the first groups of lawyers to achieve this status. His status as a specialist sets him apart. It means that he doesn't do a little of everything. Demand a specialist for your case.
The National Board of Trial Advocacy (N.B.T.A.) requires that attorneys who are certified as specialists achieve and maintain a high standard of practice. Certificate holders are subjected to an exhaustive screening of their credentials, detailed testing and experience and are held to a higher standard of professional conduct.
In addition to meeting these standards, Mark Stapleton has been involved in the academic environment and has taught continuing legal education classes to attorneys. This experience combines to provide him with the up-to-date skills necessary to be an effectively represent his clients.
Our Office Staff
Office manager Pat Case and paralegal Lisa Johnson are a part of our legal family and help our firm deliver the personal attention and legal care that our clients deserve. Together, we have built a strong reputation among the legal community of East Tennessee.
To talk with trial lawyer Mark Stapleton or one of our office staff, contact the Stapleton Law Office by calling us at 423-546-4046 or toll free at 888-809-6135 or by completing our online contact form.
