At Ford, Nichols & Frye, we take pride in our commitment to our clients. We offer legal services in a relaxed atmosphere and in terms you can understand. Our attorneys focus on specific areas of the law in order to provide top-notch legal representation to our clients. We are able to provide honest answers and an accurate assessment of your situation based on our extensive experience. Our clients want solutions and results, and we understand. Our goal is to solve problems effectively and efficiently, and provide the best legal representation available at a reasonable and fair cost to our clients.
Ford, Nichols & Frye has strong ties to our community. We are graduates of the University Of Tennessee College Of Law and our founding partners are Loudon High School alumni. Our extensive knowledge of the area and long-term relationships are an asset to our clients. We have a well-deserved reputation as a law firm trusted by the community. We measure our success by your success. If you are not satisfied, we are not satisfied.
Ford, Nichols & Frye represents clients in Loudon County and surrounding counties, including Anderson, Blount, Knox, McMinn, Monroe, and Roane. Our lawyers welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss your particular legal needs. Please contact us to set up a free, no obligation consultation.
Attorneys
Joe Ford | Partner
Joe Ford practices primarily personal injury and worker’s compensation law as partner at Ford & Nichols. He has maintained a private practice in Loudon since 1997. Joe has extensive experience dealing with insurance companies and all facets of handling cases through the trial and appellate levels of the legal system. He has devoted his entire legal career to civil litigation involving car wrecks, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, premises liability and retaliatory discharge. Joe was born is Augusta, Georgia in 1965 and moved to Loudon, Tennessee in 1978 when his father took a job at Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant as a pipe-fitter working out of Local #150 of the Plumbers and Steamfitters Union of Augusta. Joe is a 1983 graduate of Loudon High School as is his partner and life-long friend, Brian Nichols. He obtained his undergraduate degree (B.S. Business, 1987) and law degree (J.D. 1990) from the University of Tennessee. Joe is licensed to practice in Tennessee state courts and the U.S. District Court for Eastern Tennessee.
Brian E. Nichols | Partner
Brian Nichols practices primarily criminal and family law as partner at Ford & Nichols. He has extensive experience conducting jury and bench trials, as well as handling matters before state agencies. Brian accepts clients in need of legal representation for custody, divorce, and all criminal charges. Brian was born and raised in Loudon County, Tennessee. He graduated from Middle Tennessee State University in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science degree in English. After a career as a high school English teacher and football coach, Brian returned to law school in 2001. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2004 at the top of his class and won the Tennessee Attorney General’s Award for Excellency in Trial Advocacy. Brian is licensed to practice in Tennessee state courts and the U.S. District Court for Eastern Tennessee.
Kris Frye | Partner
Kris Frye serves as the Loudon City Attorney. Kris also accepts representation related to small businesses, wills and estates, and contracts. He has experience representing individuals and businesses in civil litigation relating to contract disputes, personal injury, and probate. Kris grew up in Maryville, Tennessee and graduated from the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in Political Science. He later earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2011. During law school, Kris participated in the Business Clinic assisting small business and non-profits while also serving as a member of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Before joining Ford & Nichols in 2014, Kris was in private practice in Knoxville representing individuals and businesses in civil litigation. Kris is licensed to practice in Tennessee state courts, the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Courts for Eastern Tennessee, U.S. District Court for Western Tennessee, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
