Thomas Ross

Thomas Ross is a Nashville criminal defense lawyer at Michael & Associates, with extensive felony trial experience. He represents clients facing misdemeanor and felony charges, including DUI, drug offenses, sex crimes, violent crimes, theft, assault, and homicide. He practices in Tennessee and Texas and handles cases from investigation and pretrial proceedings through jury trials, sentencing, appeals, and post-conviction matters. His work emphasizes detailed preparation, evidence review, and courtroom advocacy.

Ross earned his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center. He earned his bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, in English Language and Literature from LeTourneau University. During law school, he participated in the University of Houston Law Center Civil Practice Clinic and gained practical experience before entering full-time criminal defense practice.

Ross began his legal career working with the Texas Innocence Network, where he advocated for wrongfully convicted individuals, including people on death row. He later served as Chief Felony Public Defender for Texas’s 69th Judicial District and represented defendants across several counties. He subsequently worked in private practice and served as a managing attorney with Dunham & Jones Law Firm in Houston and Nashville. His career has involved substantial jury trial and high-stakes felony experience.

Thomas Ross is licensed to practice in Texas and Tennessee. He currently serves clients through Michael & Associates Criminal Defense Attorneys in Nashville. His professional background combines public defense, wrongful conviction advocacy, private criminal practice, and management experience. He continues to defend clients facing serious criminal accusations while drawing on years of felony trial work and experience challenging prosecution evidence in complex cases.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Michael & Associates
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, State Bar of Texas

Licensed State

• Tennessee
• Texas

Education

• University of Houston Law Center
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• LeTourneau University
  B.A. in English Language and Literature

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