Business Details
33 Years
experience
Your Trusted Legal Advocates in Knoxville, TN
Torres Law Firm has been advocating for clients in Knoxville and beyond since 1993. Our bilingual team combines extensive legal experience with compassionate representation across personal injury, immigration, and criminal law. With over 30 years of collective expertise, we prioritize client dignity and rights in every case. Our practice spans complex medical malpractice litigation, immigration court proceedings, and criminal defense strategies. We maintain active memberships in prestigious legal associations including the American Immigration Lawyers Association and National Trial Lawyers Association.Our attorneys hold licenses in multiple jurisdictions, ensuring comprehensive legal advocacy for clients. We emphasize transparent communication and ethical practice while navigating clients through challenging legal situations. Our contingency fee structure ensures accessibility to justice regardless of financial circumstances. We remain committed to community service and professional excellence in East Tennessee.
Services
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Immigration Law
Criminal Defense
Workers Compensation
Asylum Cases
Family Petitions
DUI Defense
Visa Processing
Custody Disputes
Details
- Year established: 1993
Highlights and features
- 30+ years handling complex legal cases
- Bilingual Spanish-English legal team available
- Free initial consultations for all cases
- Contingency fee structure with no upfront costs
- Active memberships in national legal associations
What people say
Very professional
Great experience
Highly recommend
Rapid and effective
Helpful and professional
Services
Personal Injury
We handle car accidents, tractor-trailer collisions, and slip-and-fall cases with proven success. Our attorneys negotiate with insurance companies to recover damages for medical expenses, lost wages, and pain suffering. With over 30 years of experience, we ensure clients receive fair compensation through settlements or litigation.
Medical Malpractice
Specializing in medical error cases, we represent clients harmed by substandard care. Our team secures expert testimony to prove negligence in misdiagnosis, surgical errors, and birth injuries. We pursue compensation for ongoing medical costs and quality-of-life impacts while adhering to Tennessee's strict malpractice filing requirements.
Immigration Law
We assist with family petitions, asylum applications, and deportation defense. Our bilingual staff handles adjustment of status, DACA renewals, and complex immigration court cases. With expertise in both family-based and employment-based immigration, we guide clients through visa processing and citizenship applications.
Criminal Defense
Our attorneys defend against misdemeanor and felony charges while protecting immigration status. We handle DUI cases, domestic assault, and federal offenses with focus on minimizing deportation risks. We provide free consultations to develop defense strategies tailored to each client's unique circumstances.
Workers Compensation
We represent clients with job-related injuries requiring medical treatment and wage replacement. Our firm navigates Tennessee's workers' comp system to secure benefits for serious injuries while ensuring compliance with strict reporting deadlines and procedural requirements.
People
Charles Carlos Torres
Founder & Attorney
Licensed since 1990, Charles Torres established the firm in 2012. He specializes in personal injury and immigration law with memberships in national legal associations. Fluent in Spanish, he represents clients in multiple jurisdictions including U.S. Tax Court.
Megan Short
Immigration Attorney
Specializing in removal defense, Megan joined the firm in 2017. A UT Law graduate, she focuses on asylum cases and immigration court proceedings. Her background includes Peace Corps service in West Africa and extensive immigration law experience.
Cary L. Bauer
Medical Malpractice Attorney
With 24+ years of experience, Cary handles complex medical negligence cases. A UT Law graduate cum laude, he maintains a Martindale Hubbell AV rating. His practice emphasizes holding healthcare providers accountable for substandard care.
Christen Torres
Immigration Attorney
Christen specializes in family-based petitions and asylum cases. A 2022 LMU law graduate, she assists clients with citizenship applications and deportation defense. She combines legal expertise with cultural understanding to serve East Tennessee's immigrant community.
Ana Maria Rodriguez
Immigration Assistant
Ana Maria supports immigration cases with bilingual expertise. With prior experience at the Mexican Consulate, she assists with visa petitions and asylum applications. Her background includes journalism and tourism roles in Mexico before joining the firm in 2018.
Questions
What areas of law does Torres Law Firm specialize in?
We focus on personal injury, immigration law, and criminal defense with additional expertise in medical malpractice and workers' compensation claims.
Do you offer free initial consultations?
Yes, we provide free consultations for personal injury and criminal law cases. Immigration consultations are $150 with advance appointment scheduling.
How does your contingency fee structure work?
Personal injury cases are 33% contingency fee, workers' comp cases 20%. We only collect fees after successfully recovering compensation for clients.
Can you handle immigration cases in court?
Yes, we represent clients in immigration court proceedings including asylum applications, cancellation of removal, and deportation defense with bilingual legal support.
What are your office hours?
Our Knoxville office operates Monday-Friday 9 AM-5 PM. We offer after-hours consultations by appointment for urgent legal matters.
How do you handle medical malpractice cases?
We require expert medical testimony to prove negligence, focusing on complex cases involving misdiagnosis, surgical errors, and birth injuries requiring specialized legal strategies.
