About Wade
Wade Davies has tried complex cases for over thirty years. In August 2025, he was sworn in as President of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has served on the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee and now represents attorneys in matters before the Board. Mr. Davies has concentrated on state and federal investigations and criminal trials throughout his career. Mr. Davies graduated first in his class from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1993. In 2016, Mr. Davies was inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and currently serves on the Tennessee State Committee. He has served as the President of the Knoxville Bar Association. Mr. Davies is the criminal law columnist for the Tennessee Bar Journal and has published over forty columns in the Journal.
Practice Areas
Education
Professional Affiliations
Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Knoxville (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Knoxville (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Knoxville (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Knoxville (2024)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Knoxville (2022)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Knoxville (2020)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Knoxville (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Knoxville (2015)
- Lawyer of the Year: Criminal Defense: General Practice, Knoxville (2012)
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: General Practice
- Recognized: Criminal Defense: White-Collar