About
Micheal Jefferson Talley is a Litigation Attorney with BFP Law Firm in Nashville. His practice includes Domestic Relations, Family Law, Criminal Law, Criminal Defense, Landlord/Tenant Law, and Civil Litigation. Admitted in Tennessee in 2020, he handles contested matters that involve families, individuals, landlords, tenants, and parties facing civil or criminal disputes. His work reflects a litigation-centered practice across several related areas.
Talley earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2019. He previously completed a bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice with a minor in Psychology at Lindsey Wilson College. His education developed a foundation in legal analysis, advocacy, and human behavior that supports his work in domestic relations, criminal cases, landlord-tenant conflicts, and other disputes requiring careful attention to facts.
Talley’s prior legal experience includes work with Howard Law Group, Legal Aid of East Tennessee, and Gilly, Hill & Schaefer. Those roles added exposure to different client needs and litigation environments before his current work in Nashville. He now applies that background to matters involving family relationships, criminal allegations, property-related conflicts between landlords and tenants, and civil disputes that require practical case development.
Micheal Jefferson Talley brings a varied litigation background to clients dealing with personal, family, criminal, and civil legal problems. His combination of domestic relations work, criminal defense, landlord-tenant matters, and general civil litigation allows him to address disputes from multiple legal perspectives. He focuses on evaluating the issues, preparing cases carefully, and helping clients move through contested proceedings with clear legal guidance.
Law Office Affiliations
- Attorney, BFP Law
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association
Licensed State
- Tennessee
Education
- University of Dayton School of Law
Juris Doctor (JD) - Lindsey Wilson College
Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice
Awards & Badges

- Adoption
- Alimony
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Criminal Defense
- Divorce & Separation
- Domestic Violence
- Family
- Guardianship
- Landlord & Tenant
- Lawsuits & Disputes
- Litigation





