R. Deno Cole

Specialties

General trial practice, including personal injury, criminal defense with an emphasis on DUI defense, domestic practice (divorce, child custody, and child support), bankruptcy, wills and estates, and corporate litigation

History

Established in 1997.

R. Deno Cole began practicing law with the firm of Yancey, Cooper, Simpson and Cole in 1997. He joined Stewart, Cole Dupree & Boswell, which later merged to form McGehee, Newton, Stewart, Cole, Dupree & Roper. In 2011, the firm of McGehee & Cole, P.C. was formed. R. Deno Cole continues to assist clients in the general practice of law, in the arena of both civil law and criminal defense law. He is admitted to practice before all Tennessee State Courts, the Eastern and Western Federal District Courts of Tennessee, the Northern District of Illinois (Trial Bar), and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Meet the Business Owner

Deno C.

Business Owner

Deno has lived in Knoxville most of his life, having graduated high school in Knoxville, after growing up between Charleston, SC and Knoxville.

He was drawn back to Charleston, SC to attend The Citadel, where he graduated in three years in 1993. After college, Deno returned to Knoxville to work as a law clerk where he found his passion in the law.

He left Knoxville for Huntington (Long Island), New York to attend law school at Touro Law School, which offered him a scholarship.

After three years in law school, Deno had to decide whether he was going to start practicing law in New York, Charleston, or Knoxville. Family and the gravitation pull of Knoxville brought him back to his roots.

He is married to Laura, who is a faculty member with the University of Tennessee Department of Finance. They enjoy playing co-​ed recreational-​league soccer, traveling, and experimenting with new cooking recipes.