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May McKinney, PLLC

DUI and criminal defense from a downtown team with prosecutor experience

TN Trusted · Selected by NashvilleTN · checked October 1, 2026

Google 4.6 129 reviewsYelp 5.0 11 reviews

About

May McKinney is a Nashville criminal-defense firm handling DUI and DUI appeals, drug charges, domestic violence and orders of protection, felonies and misdemeanors, sex-crime, violent-crime and white-collar cases, and expungements. Rob McKinney was admitted in Tennessee in 1994 and belongs to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Of counsel Roger May is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and Davidson County assistant district attorney who has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1997. The firm says it sometimes tests a client's case before a confidential focus-group mock jury. Best Law Firms 2026 ranks it Tier 1 for DUI/DWI defense in Nashville. It covers Davidson and seven surrounding counties from offices on Second Avenue North.

Good to know

  • Free consultations (per firm website)
  • Tier 1 Nashville: DUI/DWI Defense (Best Law Firms 2026)
  • Covers Davidson plus seven surrounding counties
  • Uses confidential focus-group mock trials (per firm)

Services

  • DUI and DUI appeals
  • Drug charges
  • Domestic violence and orders of protection
  • Felonies and misdemeanors
  • Sex-crime and violent-crime defense
  • White-collar charges
  • Expungement

Questions people ask

Do they offer a free consultation?

Yes. Their website advertises free consultations at (615) 256-7337.

Which courts do they cover?

Davidson, Williamson, Rutherford, Sumner, Wilson, Cheatham, Dickson and Robertson counties, per their website.

Do they handle commercial-driver or underage DUI?

Yes. Commercial-driver DUI, underage DUI, implied-consent and DUI appeals are listed on their DUI pages.

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