Jay Underwood
Jay Underwood
Jay was born and raised in the Ooltewah/Collegedale area. He graduated from Southern Adventist University in 2007 and then went to law school at the University of Memphis, where he graduated in 2010.
Since then, his practice has been almost exclusively focused on criminal defense. He spent about five years at the Public Defender’s Office, and for the remainder he has been in private practice. He also served as Special Judge for the City of Collegedale from 2023 – 2025.
Jay has successfully litigated serious trials and motions and has earned the respect of judges and other criminal defense attorneys. He has also successfully handled cases at the Court of Criminal Appeals, persuading the Court to reverse two separate murder convictions. He is licensed in Tennessee and Georgia, and has also been admitted to practice in Federal Court in the Eastern District of Tennessee.