2025 Top Attorneys in Adoption, Family Law/Divorce/Child Support, Juvenile Defense, Mediation/Arbitration
The many different facets of Family Law—divorce, child custody, alimony, and adoption to name a few—can be the most complex issues in a person’s life. With these moments come some of the highest stakes imaginable as one must take into consideration the future wellbeing of their loved ones. At The Barnett Firm, the main focus is ensuring that clients are prepared.
“It’s like asking yourself, ‘Do I need a dentist or a doctor?’” says Benjamin T. Barnett, the firm’s founder and chief litigator. “If your situation has gotten to a point that you’re asking yourself if you need an expert to look at it, you’ve already answered your question.”
Since 2008, The Barnett Firm has been serving East Tennessee communities. Every team member is proud to call Tennessee home, and they take immense pride in their team approach. Each case is assigned a senior litigator, an associate, a paralegal, and a legal assistant to make sure no detail is missed and the client’s specific needs are met as their case progresses.
Clients commonly believe that the best way to handle a case is in the courtroom. While Barnett is an experienced litigator, he believes that the majority of his cases that are resolved out of court (more than 90%) have better results for the client. Barnett says “the firm is here to resolve problems, not to add risk.”
“The art of resolving cases—which is the art of being a good lawyer—is finding the best way to resolve a case that meets your client’s needs.” And in Family Law matters, finding that resolution is no simple feat. “The devil’s in the details is what we say when we mediate cases,” says Barnett. “People can agree on the broad strokes of things, but then when we get to the details, very rarely do they fully agree. It’s our job to help peaceably fill in those details.”
Even if a client sits down with their spouse during a divorce and they can agree to sell their house, that’s not the end of the story, says Barnett. “Do you agree to the realtor? If the house doesn’t sell within a certain number of days, what happens? Who determines the sale price and acceptance of offers?” The list goes on and it is important to have someone in your corner asking those important questions.
Family disputes can feel like a marathon, and it requires years of hands-on experience both in and out of the courtroom to anticipate the questions to be asked and how to work within the legal system to get you to the finish line. Let the Family Law team at The Barnett Firm be with you every step of the way.
The Barnett Firm
865-474-0128
7417 Kingston Pike, Suite 203
Knoxville, TN 37919
barnettlegalteam.com
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