Michael Stuart Saylor

Michael "Stuart" Saylor, a partner at Fort, Holloway & Saylor, LLC, is a seasoned trial lawyer dedicated to guiding clients through family law, criminal defense, orders of protection, and guardianship matters. Raised in Franklin, he prioritizes accessibility and practical advocacy for middle Tennessee residents. In family law he addresses custody, parenting plans, support, asset valuation and division, premarital agreement issues, and post-judgment modifications—seeking efficient settlements but prepared to litigate aggressively when needed. A former prosecutor and Air Force JAG officer, Stuart has tried numerous cases before judges and juries and deployed to Afghanistan in 2014 as the senior legal advisor to a Special Operations Task Force. That background enhances his criminal defense work across charges from DUI and theft to serious violent offenses, and informs his skilled handling of orders of protection—both obtaining protection for victims and defending clients wrongly accused. He earned his B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Tennessee–Knoxville and his J.D., cum laude, from the University of Tennessee College of Law.