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Daniel
J. Taylor,
a resident of Jackson, Tennessee, concentrates
his practice primarily in the areas of state and
federal criminal defense law in West Tennessee.
However, Mr. Taylor also represents clients in
some civil cases related to criminal matters.
Mr. Taylor
is certified as a Criminal Trial Specialist by
the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the
Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal
Education and Specialization. He has been
certified since 2000. He is also qualified
pursuant to the Rules of the Tennessee Supreme
Court to serve as lead counsel in capital (death
penalty) cases and appeals. He has participated
as either lead or co-counsel in over sixty (60)
criminal jury trials. He has experience in both
the defense and prosecution of criminal cases.
He was formerly employed by the office of the
Tennessee Attorney General (Criminal Division);
served as an assistant to the Attorney General
of the Thirteenth Judicial District as a senior
law student pursuant to Rule 10.03 of the
Tennessee Supreme Court; and was employed for
five (5) years as the Chief Assistant Public
Defender for the Twenty-sixth (26th) Judicial
District, Jackson, TN. He is a 2001 graduate of
the National Criminal Defense College located at
the Mercer School of Law, Macon Georgia. He is
also a 2002 graduate of the Clarence Darrow
Death Penalty Defense College located at the
University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor
Michigan.
Mr. Taylor
has served on the Board of Directors of the
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers. He has served as a Board of Director,
Vice President, and President of the
Jackson-Madison County Bar Association. He is a
member of the Tennessee Bar Association
(Criminal Justice Section), Tennessee
Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (TACDL)
and the Madison County Bar Association. He is a
Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel attorney for
the Western District of Tennessee. He has served
as a Hearing Committee member of the Tennessee
Board of Professional Responsibility,
Disciplinary District VII since 2003.
Mr. Taylor
is a graduate of Middle Tennessee State
University and the Nashville School of Law. He
was admitted to the practice of law in 1992. He
is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court
of Tennessee and all lower appellate and trial
courts. He is also admitted to practice in the
Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S
Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, the U.S. District
Court for the Western District of Tennessee and
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of
Tennessee.
Mr. Taylor
served twenty years as an officer in the
Tennessee Army National Guard. He is a veteran
of Operation Iraqi Freedom (2004-2005) and was
awarded the Distinguished Service Medal for his
service. He retired from the Tennessee Army
National Guard with the rank of Major.
He is
active in the Boy Scouts of America and is the
current Chairman of the Central District
Committee of the Boy Scouts of America, Jackson,
TN. He is also a member of the Board of
Directors of Habitat for Humanity, Jackson, TN.
He also served as an Adjunct Professor of
Criminal Justice at Jackson State Community
College.
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Education:
Nashville
School of Law, Nashville, TN, 1992
Doctor of Jurisprudence
National Criminal Defense College Graduate 2001
Clarence Darrow Death Penalty Defense College,
University of Michigan Law School Graduate 2002
Middle
Tennessee State University
Current employment position: Partner
Areas of Practice:
State & Federal Criminal Defense
Criminal Appeals
Capital Defense
Certifications/Specialities:C
riminal Trial Specialist since 2000
Bar
Admissions:
Tennessee, 1992
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Past Member of the Board of Directors,
Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense
Lawyers
Past
President, and Vice President of Jackson-Madison
County Bar Association
Past
Employment Positions:
Chief Assistant Public Defender, 26th
Judicial District, 1993-1999
Tennessee Attorney General’s Office, Criminal
Division. |
