Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Business Litigation, and Family Law
Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Veile was a police officer and sergeant with the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department for seven years. Mr. Veile is certified as a Police Instructor by the Tennessee Peace Officer Standards and Training Commission and was Law Instructor at the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department Training Academy, where he taught Criminal Statutory Law, Criminal Procedure, and Constitutional Law.
Mr. Veile serves as a leader in several professional organizations. In April of 2015, he was reelected as a Middle Tennessee Governor for the Tennessee Bar Association and currently serves on the TBA Board of Governors. He also serves as the Chair of the statewide Tennessee Bar Association Criminal Justice Section. Most recently, he was elected to serve a three year term as a Governor on the Board of Governors of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
After graduating third in his law school class and being admitted to the bar, Mr. Veile began a general practice with an emphasis on litigation. Due to his experience in the criminal court system, Mr. Veile’s practice has evolved and now focuses primarily on criminal defense. He has assisted clients facing charges ranging from traffic citations to first degree murder. Due to his background and training in the administration and interpretation of standardized field sobriety tasks in accordance with the standards developed by the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, Mr. Veile has valuable insight on how to approach the defense of a DUI charge. Mr. Veile has also served as a special prosecutor and special judge.
Admitted To:
- Tennessee 2004
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee 2007
- United States Supreme Court, 2013
Education:
- Juris Doctor, Nashville School of Law 2004
- Bachelor of Arts, Middle Tennessee State University 1998
- National College for DUI Defense, Member 2015
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers – member, 2008 through present
- Elected to serve as Middle Tennessee Governor, August 2015 – August 2018
- Tennessee Bar Association – member, 2005 through present
- Elected to serve as Middle Tennessee Governor, Position 2, June 2014 – June 2015
- Board member, June 2011 through June 2013 and June 2014 through 2016
- Responsible for governing the activities of, administering the business of, and acting for the Tennessee Bar Association in all matters, subject to the direction of the membership and the provisions of the Charter and Bylaws
- Chair, June 2014 through June 2015
- Executive Committee, 2013 through present
- Responsible for supervising and directing the affairs and policies of the section, with the purpose of facilitating better working relationships and communications between judges, prosecuting attorneys, private counsel, and public defenders, and to enhance and increase the professional skill of section members
- Co-Chair, June 2014 through June 2015
- Coordinator, Solo In a Box Program, June 2013 through June 2014
- President, June 2012 through June 2013
- President-Elect, June 2011 through June 2012
- Vice President, June 2010 through June 2011
- District 8 Representative, June 2006 through June 2010
- Executive Committee, June 2010 through June 2014
- Chair, Long Range Planning Committee, June 2010 through June 2011
- Chair, Wills for Heroes Committee, June 2009 through June 2011:
- Inducted as Fellow, June 2014
- Liaison between the TBA YLD Fellows and the TBA Young Lawyers Division, June 2014 through present
- Williamson County Bar Association- member, 2012 through present
- American Bar Foundation- Inducted as Fellow, March 2013
- American Bar Association- member, February 2005 through February 2008; May 2010 through present
- Graduate, 2013 national ABA TIPS Leadership Academy
- Vice Chair, Government Law Committee, August 2013 through present
- Vice Chair, Law in Public Service Committee, August 2013 through July 2014
- Vice Chair, Trial Techniques Committee, August 2013 through present
- Vice Chair, Business Law Committee, August 2013 through present
- John Marshall American Inn of Court





- 2015 – Nationally Ranked Top 10 Under 40 Attorney Award for Excellence in the Field of Criminal Law, National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- Inducted into the Honorable Society of Cooper’s Inn at the Nashville School of Law
- Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division President’s Distinguished Service Award, 2010
- Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division President’s Special Recognition Award, 2011




2015 Legislative Update | Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | June 2015 |
Start Your Solo Gig: How to Step Out on Your Own | Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, Tennessee Bar Association | June 2015 |
Best Practices from a Defense Attorney’s Perspective | Williamson County General Sessions Primer, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers | November 2014 |
When a Domestic Case Turns Criminal | Domestic Law Forum, Tennessee Bar Association | April 2014 |
Solo in a Box Program | 2014 General Practice Summit, Tennessee Bar Association | August 2014 |
Solo in a Box Program Overview | 2014 BPR Ethics Workshop, Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility | November 2014 |
DUI Law | 2013 General Practice Summit, Tennessee Bar Association | August 2013 |
The Law and Summary of Drugs and Schedules | Docket Call: Practicing Criminal Law In Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association | April 2013 |
Criminal Law Legislative Update | Continuing Legal Education, Rutherford and Cannon County Bar Association |