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Daniel A. Horwitz is a constitutional litigator practicing in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the recipient of the 2018 Harris Gilbert Public Service Award from the Tennessee Bar Association and a nationally renowned impact litigator. Horwitz has also been recognized by the American Bar Association as one of the top 40 young lawyers in the United States, and the Nashville Post has repeatedly recognized him as one of the “Best of the Best” lawyers in Nashville. Horwitz’s selected case history is available here.

Horwitz is a graduate of Cornell University and Vanderbilt Law School. He is admitted to practice law in every court in Tennessee as well as the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eleventh Circuits. A former judicial law clerk for the Tennessee Supreme Court, Horwitz’s award-winning legal scholarship has appeared in numerous law journals including the Harvard Latino Law Review, the N.Y.U. Journal of Legislation & Public Policy, the University of Memphis Law Review, the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy, the SMU Science and Technology Law Review, the Tennessee Bar Journal, and the Nashville Bar Journal. His work has also been cited in several other legal and popular publications including the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, the Associated Press, the American Bar Association Journal, Forbes, the Nashville Business Journal, The Tennessean, the Nashville Post, The Memphis Commercial Appeal, The Nashville Scene, Slate, and in multiple briefs filed in the U.S. Supreme Court.

Horwitz’s law practice consists primarily of First Amendment law and speech defense, appellate litigation, constitutional, post-conviction and innocence litigation, campaign finance and election law, criminal record expungement, and personal injury representation of victims of crime. He is also a former member of the Tennessee Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights and serves as general counsel for Tennesseans for Sensible Election Laws, an election reform advocacy group.

Horwitz can be reached via email at [email protected]. If you would like to purchase a consultation, you may do so here.

Lindsay E. Smith graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Pittsburgh in 2013. She then attended Belmont College of Law as a recipient of the merit-based Bruin Scholarship. While at Belmont, Lindsay was a peer mentor and a member of the Advanced Trial Advocacy class of 2017. In between classes, she interned as a legal researcher for Davidson County Criminal Court Division VI and worked as a law clerk for Belmont University.

After graduating from Belmont in 2017, Lindsay began practicing criminal defense law in Davidson, Cheatham, Wilson, Williamson, and Rutherford Counties. She has litigated over 200 criminal cases from start to finish and has spent extensive time in courtroom practice in both criminal and civil contexts. Lindsay joined Horwitz Law, PLLC in 2021.

Melissa K. Dix graduated from Boston College before attending Duke University School of Law.  While at Duke, Melissa served on the Public Interest Law Foundation Board for three years, serving as President during her final year.  She also served on the Moot Court Board for two years after winning the 1L Hardt Cup Tournament.  Outside of the classroom, Melissa worked as a Research Assistant to Major General Charles Dunlap, externed with the Durham County District Attorney’s Office, interned with the United States Air Force JAG Corps, and interned with the Davidson County District Attorney General’s Office in Nashville.

After graduating from Duke University School of Law with the Public Interest and Public Service Certificate, Melissa returned to Nashville to begin her career with the Davidson County District Attorney’s Office, handling a wide variety of criminal cases and working with the Conviction Review Unit.  Melissa joined Horwitz Law, PLLC in 2022.  She can be reached via email at [email protected].