We Prioritize Your Values And Protect Your Best Interests
Since 1993, we have earned the trust of our clients in handling a wide range of legal issues, including serious injury claims, family law cases involving child custody, divorce, and adoption, as well as estate planning and criminal defense. We tailor our legal services to align with your values and prioritize your best interests as we work towards a resolution for your legal matters.
We Prioritize Your Values And Protect Your Best Interests
Since 1993, we have earned the trust of our clients in handling a wide range of legal issues, including serious injury claims, family law cases involving child custody, divorce, and adoption, as well as estate planning and criminal defense. We tailor our legal services to align with your values and prioritize your best interests as we work towards a resolution for your legal matters.
Trusted Advocates For East Tennessee | Focused On You
Personal Attention For Complex Legal Problems
For a lot of folks, hiring an attorney is a really big deal. It is usually a necessity and often happens when they are experiencing big life changes. The right lawyer not only can guide you through that change but can help you take the steps you need to take in order to regain control over your future.
At Shepherd & Long, we focus on being one-stop legal advocates for our clients. Whether you are here to face a drunk driving arrest, file for child custody, discuss divorce, update your estate plan after a divorce, seek compensation for a car accident injury or look into adopting a stepchild, we can help you confidently move forward. We will have your back when legal challenges are at your door.
We will make sure that you completely understand the advantages and disadvantages of all the legal options available to you so that you can make informed decisions about how to proceed with your legal case. We utilize available and emerging technology such as MyCase, for example, to keep clients always informed on their status and case progress. Court documents are uploaded into a secure docket and available online for clients to review and see at their convenience.
Family Law
Adoptions, custody, visitation and support, grandparents’ rights, enforcements or modifications, prenuptial agreements
Divorce
Property, asset and debt division, alimony, straightforward uncontested divorce, complicated long-term or gray divorces
A Full-Service Law Firm For Wherever Life Leads You
Criminal Defense
Allegations or charges of homicide, sex offenses, assault, drunk driving, drug violations, shoplifting, traffic offenses
Personal Injury
Car or truck crashes, dog bites, nursing home neglect, work accidents or illnesses, catastrophic injuries, wrongful death
A Friendly, Professional And Accessible Legal Team
At Shepherd & Long, we make time to get to know you, your goals and your circumstances – no matter what legal concern you are here to resolve. It is the reason that we have purposely remained small in size: We want to make sure that our clients always work with an attorney whose face they know and whose guidance they trust. By keeping our caseload smaller, we have more time and resources to devote to creating innovative, custom strategies for our clients. It is one of the many reasons we have been successful in courtrooms.
Why Choose Shepherd & Long?
There are a lot of attorneys in Blount County, and it is important that you choose the right firm. We want you to choose ours. We work with individuals throughout East Tennessee who are looking to resolve their issues equitably, quickly and with the least amount of stress possible. Many of our former clients have recommended us to their family and friends.
We are partner attorneys Shepherd and Long, and we believe everyone deserves the fair shake that the justice system was designed to provide. Problem-solvers by nature, we are both dedicated to working with our clients to reach the best possible outcome. Sometimes, that means compromising and negotiating. At other times, it means coming out swinging – but it always means keeping clients in the loop and discussing all their options before moving forward.
Kevin W. Shepherd
Founder
Elizabeth Maxey Long
Partner
Care For – And Dedication To – Each And Every Client
Since 1993, we have served the legal needs of clients throughout East Tennessee at Shepherd & Long. We are firm founder Kevin W. Shepherd and attorney Elizabeth Maxey Long, and we have deep roots in the East Tennessee community. We will answer your questions and provide answers that make sense. The law can be complex and is constantly changing, so it is important to be in touch with attorneys who prioritize your values and protect your best interests, no matter what legal problem you are trying to resolve. We offer steadfast guidance and will assertively safeguard your future.
Shepherd & Long is in Alcoa, just outside of Knoxville. Call us at 865-383-3118 or send us an email to make arrangements for a consultation to discuss your circumstances.
What Clients Are Saying
“Kevin Shepherd helped my family with a heart wrenching custody case. He was compassionate and professional. We could not have asked for a better attorney.”
– Danielle Kennedy
“Kevin responded to my urgent email even while he was on Christmas leave. He got me full legal and physical custody of my kids! He’s very professional and a killer lawyer! I recommend him to everyone I know! Huge props to Erica his legal assistant too! They are all fantastic!”
– Caleb Gandy
“We have hired Maxey to represent use for a very difficult family matter that has caused use quite a lot of emotional stress. The firm is so helpful; very professional, and also answer questions in ways we understand them. We have also met with Kevin and he is as kind as Maxey is and they really seem to know their stuff. They genuinely care about use and that’s means a lot.”
– Jorga Prater
“I hired Kevin because my great granddaughter was adopted illegally in Campbell County and he was able to get everything dismissed!”
– Gypsy
“Absolutely loved working with these guys. Will definitely look them up again if I’m in need of legal assistance. I used them for divorce.”
– Bud McCarter
Put more than 50 combined years of legal experience to work for you.