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Robert L. Hutton represents clients in Memphis, Tennessee across the following areas of law. Each area links to other verified attorneys with the same focus.
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About Robert L. Hutton
Mr. Hutton practices generally in litigation, with substantial experience in federal civil rights, constitutional law, general business litigation, and criminal law.
Mr. Hutton serves as a member of the Board of Directors and officer of Chuck Hutton Chevrolet Co., and as general counsel for the Chuck Hutton Companies.
Mr. Hutton also serves as Chairman of the John Buckman Charitable Trust.
Representative Matters:
Capital Defense:
- U.S.A. v. Robert L. Carpenter, (trial counsel)
- U.S.A. v. Terance Johnson, (trial counsel)
- U.S.A. v. Willie McCulley, (trial counsel)
- State of Tennessee v. Richard Austin, (trial counsel) (coram nobis)
- State of Tennessee v. Robert L. Carpenter, (trial counsel)
- Robert Coe v. State of Tennessee, (competency for execution) (right to counsel at execution)Sedley Alley v. Ricky Bell, (habeas corpus)
- Gary Cone v. Ricky Bell, (habeas corpus)
- Gaile Owens v. Earline Guida, (habeas corpus)
- Mika`eel Abdullah Abdus Samad v. Ricky Bell, (habeas corpus) (clemency counsel)
- Michael Howell v. Ricky Bell, (habeas corpus)
- Heck Van Tran v. Ricky Bell, (habeas corpus)
- Phillip Workman v. State of Tennessee, (post conviction) (coram nobis)
- Barrett v. Hardin County, (ordered construction of new jail facility in Hardin County, Tennessee)Davis v. Sutton, (declared unconstitutional and ordered construction of new jail facility in Lauderdale County, Tennessee)
- Little v. Shelby County, (declared unconstitutional Shelby County Jail)
- Robert Coe v. Bell, (established right of counsel to be present at execution)
- Maben v. Williams, (held Lauderdale County General Sessions Judge liable for damages for violation of civil rights)
- Philip Workman v. State (established right of capital defendant to raise claims of factual innocence premised upon newly discovered evidence which were not raised earlier through no fault of the defendant)
- In re: Mika`eel Abdullah Abdus-Samad (mounted clemency campaign resulting in Governor's commutation of client's death sentence to life imprisonment - first successful death sentence commutation in Tennessee since 1965)
- "The Irony of the Execution of Robert Glen Coe;" Memphis Commercial Appeal, May 21, 2000
- The Right of the Condemned to Have Counsel at Execution as Established in the case of Robert Glen Coe 31 U. Memphis L. Rev. 757 (2001)
- "Ethics, Conscience and Dissent" The Bencher, November 2002
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Credentials
Education
Vanderbilt University
J.D. · 1992
Vanderbilt University
BS · 1989
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Tennessee, Tennessee
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Awards & honors
Lawyer of the Year — Appellate Practice (Memphis)
2026
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Memphis)
2022
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: White-Collar (Memphis)
2020
Lawyer of the Year — Appellate Practice (Memphis)
2018
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: General Practice (Memphis)
2017
Lawyer of the Year — Appellate Practice (Memphis)
2015
Lawyer of the Year — Criminal Defense: General Practice (Memphis)
2013
Best Lawyers in America — Appellate Practice
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Civil Rights Law
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Commercial Litigation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: General Practice
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Criminal Defense: White-Collar
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - First Amendment
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
2026
Best Lawyers in America — American Inns of Court, Sandra Day O'Connor Award for Professional Services (2001) (first recipient)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Memphis Bar Association Sam A. Myar Jr. Memorial award (2001)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Service Award (2001)
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
2026
Best Lawyers in America — MBQ Power Players 2010-2012, MBQ Magazine
2026
Best Lawyers in America — Hall of Fame, Christian Brothers High School
2026
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Robert L. Hutton focuses on Appellate, Business, Civil Rights, Criminal Defense, and Litigation.
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Robert L. Hutton primarily serves clients in Memphis, Tennessee, with an office at 6000 Poplar Avenue, Suite 400.
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