The CASE FIRM — Carlissa A. Shaw, Esq.

Memphis-made counsel — defense, strategy, and second chances.

The CASE FIRM is the law, strategy, and real estate practice of Memphis attorney Carlissa A. Shaw — founded in 2022 and built on a Memphis resume through and through: Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis, clerk for the Shelby County Circuit Court, advocate at Memphis Area Legal Services, and managing attorney litigating everything from medical malpractice to first-degree murder. Today she defends clients across Shelby County and beyond — Memphis, Oakland, Germantown, Collierville, Millington — from misdemeanors to the most serious felonies. Call or text (901) 519-6793 — it's free.

What CASE Does

Criminal Defense

Misdemeanors to serious felonies: DUI, assault, domestic violence, theft, drug and weapons charges, robbery, and homicide — experienced defense when everything is on the line.

Expungements & Second Chances

Clearing old records, juvenile matters, and orders of protection — the legal work that reopens doors to jobs, licenses, and union careers.

Traffic & Everyday Defense

Traffic violations, reckless driving, and speeding tickets — the everyday charges that can quietly cost a CDL, a job, or a clean record.

Real Estate & Development

Law meets strategy: real estate practice plus blight and code enforcement litigation — legal muscle for rebuilding Memphis neighborhoods.

Policy & Strategy

Rooted in Memphis Area Legal Services advocacy — counsel that connects individual cases to the policies behind them.

Memphis-Made Credentials

University of Memphis law graduate; member of the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Memphis Bar Association.

Why Working Families Should Save This Number

One charge — or one old record that was never cleared — can cost a worker a CDL, a security clearance, an apprenticeship slot, or a union career. Carlissa Shaw's expungement and defense work is the legal side of the same fight behind our Back To Work reentry hub and second-chance hiring partners: making sure a past mistake doesn't become a life sentence against employment. Working families deserve a defense attorney who answers — and she does: call or text (901) 519-6793.

A Community Partner of Labor Education

Carlissa Shaw is a friend of Labor Education and a friend of working Memphis. Her practice sits exactly where labor's fights live — defending workers, clearing records, and pushing back on the blight that hollows out our neighborhoods. We're proud to have The CASE FIRM in our Community Partners and the Local Business Hub. Contact: Carlissa A. Shaw, Esq. · (901) 519-6793 · cshawlaw.com.

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