Practice areas: Criminal Defense
Licensed in Tennessee since: 2006
Education: The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025 
Free Consultation Knox Defense
607 Market StreetSuite 1100
Knoxville, TN 37902 Phone: 865-524-8106 Email: Joshua D. Hedrick Visit website
Joshua Hedrick possesses extensive criminal trial experience with particular focus on homicide cases. He has successfully argued cases before the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals and the Tennessee Supreme Court, has defended citizens against federal prosecutions in the Eastern District of Tennessee and in the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the Knoxville Bar Association. In 2021, he was inducted into Fellowship of the Knoxville Bar Foundation, made his first appearance in Tennessee Super Lawyers annual peer review, and won the Massey-McGee Trial Advocacy Award from the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He has been a member of the Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court since 2009.
First Admitted: 2006, Tennessee
Professional Webpage: https://knoxdefense.com/team/joshua-hedrick/
Bar / Professional Activity
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006
- Admitted: Tennessee Supreme Court, 2006
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2006
- Knoxville Bar Association, 2006
- Admitted: United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 2007
- Tennessee Bar Association, 2010
- Admitted: United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2012
- Supreme Court of the United States, 2021
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- State of Tennessee v. Brian Erickson, Knox County Criminal Court No. 88807 - Defendant indicted for first degree murder, jury finding: guilty of reckless homicide
- State of Tennessee v. Raynella Leath, Knox County Criminal Court No. 85787 - Defendant’s first degree murder conviction and life sentence on petition for post-conviction relief, dismissed on retrial for insufficient evidence. Exoneration featured on CBS’s 48 Hours, July 14, 2018, Season 30, Episode 54.
- State of Tennessee v. David Nagele, Tennessee Supreme Court, 353 S.W.3d 112 (Tenn. 2011) - Appellant successfully challenged the application of community supervision for life where client was not informed of the punishment at his plea., 2011
- State of Tennessee v. Kenneth Allen Spencer, Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals No. E2009-01708-CCA-R3-CD - Appellant’s convictions for especially aggravated kidnapping, especially aggravated robbery, and aggravated burglary reversed, charges dismissed. , 2009
- State of Tennessee v. Victor Moore, Knox County Criminal Court No. 94128 - Defendant indicted for second degree murder, jury finding: guilty of criminally negligent homicide
Educational Background
- University of Memphis College of Law, Memphis, TN (Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law) Doctorate of Jurisprudence, 2006 Activities: Association of Trial Lawyers of America Chapter President, Moot Court Board Moc Trial Associate Justice, Freshman Moot Court Competition Finalist, 2004 Dean’s Award for Excellence in Oral Advocacy, 2006
- University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, 2003 Activites: Alpha Epsilon Pi, UT Mock Trial Team Captain and Organization Secretary, 2003
Scholarly Lectures / Writings
- The Government is Sliding into your DMs: The Stored Communications Act, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2022, Speaker/Lecturer, The Government is Sliding into your DMs: The Stored Communications Act, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2022
- Annual Criminal Caselaw Update, Knoxville Bar Association, 2021, Speaker/Lecturer, Annual Criminal Caselaw Update, Knoxville Bar Association, Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2020
- Annual Criminal Caselaw Update, Knoxville Bar Association, 2021, Speaker/Lecturer, Annual Criminal Caselaw Update, Knoxville Bar Association, Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2021
- Annual Criminal Caselaw Update, Knoxville Bar Association, 2022, Speaker/Lecturer, Annual Criminal Caselaw Update, Knoxville Bar Association, Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2022
Honors
- Knoxville Bar Foundation Fellow, since 2021, Fellow, Knoxville Bar Foundation, 2021
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America's Criminal Defense Section in 2025., Best Lawyers, Best Lawyers in America, 2025
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, since 2021, Listee, Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2021
- Massey-McGee Trial Advocacy Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2021, Massey-McGee Trial Advocacy Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2021
- Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court, since 2009, Member, Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court, 2009
Office location for Joshua D. Hedrick
607 Market Street
Suite 1100
Knoxville, TN 37902
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2021 - 2025