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Faculty Profile: William Killian
- Criminal Trends, Tactics, and Tasks Forces from The United States Attorneys of Tennessee
- Pitfalls and Prosecutions for Businesses
- Effective Plea Negotiations
Areas of Focus: Government Investigations - Compliance-Civil and Criminal - Internal Investigations
Education: J.D., University of Tennessee College of Law, 1974 - B.S., University of Tennessee, 1971
Bar Jurisdictions: Tennessee, 1975
Court Admissions: United States Supreme Court, 1988 - State of Tennessee, 1975 - U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1987 - U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, 1996 - U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1975 - U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 1993 - U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1999 - U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 2008 - U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida, 2008 - U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 2008
Distinctions: US Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee 2010-2015 * Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys, Tennessee 2018 * Selected for inclusion as Tennessee Super Lawyer, Criminal Defense, 1999 * Mid-South Super Lawyer 2006-2010 and 2016-2017 - Nominated as Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year by Southeast Tennessee Legal Services - Certified as a Civil and Criminal Trial Lawyer by the National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1995-2010 - Tennessee Supreme Court-Approved Mediator, 2004-2010 - Served on Attorney General Advisory Committees: Civil Rights Sub Committee, Health Care Fraud Working Group, National Security Subcommittee - Tennessee Bar Association House of Delegates, 1998-2010 - Hearing Officer for the Tennessee Board of Professional Conduct, 2003-2010
Memberships: Tennessee Bar Foundation - American Inns of Court Brock-Cooper Chapter - National Association of Former US Attorneys - Tennessee Bar Association - American Bar Association