Cynthia Sherwood is one if the most experienced Criminal Defense attorneys in Nashville, TN. She has been practicing in Nashville since graduating from Vanderbilt Law School over 20 years ago.
When asked why she practices criminal defense, Ms Sherwood replied: "I feel a deep satisfaction from freeing my clients, both in the literal sense and figuratively from the mental burden of a criminal charge. I feel empathy for every client, and I cannot stand to lose."
That combination of empathy and competitiveness has proven to be quite powerful.
Her defense strategies have evolved to embody much more than the "normal" defenses. Cynthia excels at picking apart the prosecution’s case by using her vast knowledge of case law to find additional defenses and legal loopholes. Her favorite mantra is – “Whoever knows the facts best- wins!”
Having great relationships also helps. Over the past two decades, Cynthia has built invaluable relationships with judges, prosecutors and fellow attorneys. Her dedication to clients and performance in the courtroom has earned a rarefied kind of respect. If it comes to a trial, no one wants to be on her opposing side.
For the last 10 years Cynthia has owned and operated Sherwood Boutique Litigation, PLC (SBL). SBL is the physical manifestation of Cynthia's mantra. In every case the criminal attorneys at SBL vow to always know the facts better than the other side.
- Vanderbilt University Law School
- J.D. (2000) | Law
- Honors: Vanderbilt Law School Carl J. Ruskowksi Clinical Legal Education Award for excellence in the practice of law
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- Delta State University
- B.A. (1997) | Political Science
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- Managing Member
- Sherwood Boutique Litigation, PLC
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- Neal & Harwell, PLC
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- Even Dogs Can’t Smell the Difference
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Booker Makes the Guidelines Advisory
- Nashville Bar Journal
- Blakely Bedlam
- Nashville Bar Journal
- Challenging Invalid Arrest Warrants
- Nashville Bar Journal
- Products Liability, Faculty member, Southeast Products Liability Forum
- Corporate Criminal Liability, Protecting Companies from Fraud and Corporate Criminal Liability in Tennessee
- AV Preeminent Peer Rating
- Martindale-Hubbell
- Client Champion - PLATINUM
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- 2020-2023
- Best Criminal Defense Attorneys in Nashville
- Expertise.com
- American Bar Association
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- Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women
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- Nashville Bar Association
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- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- Tennessee Bar Association
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- State Bar of Tennessee # 20911
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- Tennessee
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- 6th Circuit
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- U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee
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- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence Restraining Orders
- Juvenile Law
- White Collar Crime
- Orders Of Protection
- English: Spoken, Written
- Q. If a Respondent violates an OOP but the order is dismissed before they're arrested, can the arrest still be made?
- A: If a warrant was issued or even just a report made for an alleged violation of an Order of Protection prior to the Order being dismissed, the report would not just expire. A person can be convicted of violating an Order of Protection for acts taken prior to the Order being dismissed even if that Order is dismissed prior to the warrant actually issuing. That being said any warrant should be viewed very skeptically in such situations. You need a good criminal defense attorney to defend you on any alleged violation of the Order of Protection because just because you are charged with violating it it most certainly does not need to result in a conviction. This answer is only to let you know that ... Read More
- Q. My parents called the police on my boyfriend and he is now charged with domestic assault
- A: In Tennessee, there is no way for you to drop the charge because it is the State of Tennessee that has brought the criminal charge against your boyfriend, not you. That being said, there are many things you can do to try to get the State to dismiss the charge against your boyfriend. You can explain to the DA or victim witness coordinator that it was an accident. Although you do not need a lawyer if you are not concerned about criminal charges against yourself, sometimes victim/witnesses do hire attorneys to help their voices be heard in the process.
- Q. In the state of Tn if charged with domestic assault do u have to serve a mandatory 30 days on first offence
- A: No. There is no mandatory time on a domestic assault charge in Tennessee. This is a serious charge, however, with serious consequences, such as loss of the right to possess a weapon for the rest of your life in addition to the stigma of such a charge. You should hire an attorney immediately.
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