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Richard L. Gaines
Client Focused, Success Driven

BIO

Personal Profile

Richard L. Gaines has been practicing law for over thirty years. Mr. Gaines is licensed in state and federal courts and has practiced across the State of Tennessee and in the Western District of Pennsylvania, Eastern District of Kentucky, and Southern District of New York.

Mr. Gaines handles all criminal matters, as well as some civil matters. Mr. Gaines is one of a few attorneys in East Tennessee that has experience representing clients in Department of Energy Q Clearance and Access Authorization matters.

A former law professor at Lincoln Memorial University and University of Tennessee, Mr. Gaines loves teaching law as much as he loves practicing law.

Mr. Gaines was once featured on 60 Minutes: Does The Nose Know? - CBS News

Education

1994

Columbia University School of Law

LL.M

After graduating from the University of Tennessee, Mr. Gaines continued his education at Columbia University. He received his Master of Laws as a Harlon Fiske Stone Scholar.

1992

University of Tennessee College of Law

J.D.

Mr. Gaines graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law fourth in his class.

1988

Florida State University

B.S.

Mr. Gaines graduated from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminology.

1999

Mercer University Walter F. George School of Law

Mr. Gaines continued his education after he began practicing at the National Criminal Defense Trial College where he honed his masterful trial skills.

Employment History

Richard L. Gaines, Attorney at Law

In 2022, Mr. Gaines embarked on his own to carry his own practice within the association of Gaines, Moore, & Bowling.

Daniel & Gaines

From 2013-2022, Mr. Gaines was a Partner at Daniel & Gaines, LLC.

University of Tennessee College of Law

In 2015, Mr. Gaines was asked to return to his alma mater, University of Tennessee College of Law, to teach Criminal Procedure.

Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law

From 2012-2013, Mr. Gaines was an Associate Professor at the Duncan School of Law where he taught Legal Writing and Oral Arguments

Eldridge & Gaines, PLLC

In 2000, Mr. Gaines opened his first law firm and was a Partner at Eldridge & Gaines, PLLC until 2011.

Ritchie, Fels & Dillard

In 1996, Mr. Gaines returned to Knoxville and was hired at one of the most prestigious firms in the state. For four years, Mr. Gaines worked under the pupilage of renowned criminal defense attorneys Robert W. Ritchie, Charles W.B. Fels, and W. Thomas Dillard as an Associate Attorney.

Sherman & Sterling

After he earned his master's degree, Mr. Gaines moved to Washington D.C. to work as an Associate Attorney from 1995-1996.

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Honorable Judge Emory Widener

Between earning his Juris Doctorate and Master of Laws, Mr. Gaines clerks for the Honorable Judge Emory Widener from 1992-1993.

Get in Touch

625 Market Street,

Suite 900

Knoxville, TN 37902

865-248-2468

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