Mr. Teel received his law degree cum laude from The University of Mississippi School of Law in 1992, was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in the same year. He is also admitted to the practice of law in Tennessee, the U.S. District Court (the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and the Western District of Tennessee) and the U.S. Court of Appeals (Fifth and Sixth Circuits).

Teel & Maroney, P.L.C., founded in 1995, handles cases in Jackson, Tennessee and throughout West Tennessee, and will travel throughout the area to handle a client’s case. The firm has two locations in Jackson, Tennessee and a third office in Milan, Tennessee. Mr. Teel, Clay M. McCormack, and Steven W. Maroney serve as partners. In addition to Social Security disability, the firm emphasizes its practice in the areas of personal injury and wrongful death; wills, trusts, and estate planning; workers’ compensation; bankruptcy (Chapters 7, 11, and 13); and real estate law (closings, title insurance and examinations). In 1996, the Jackson, Tennessee Chamber of Commerce, recognized the firm as one of the Emerging Businesses in the area.

All attorneys in the firm are members of local, state and national bar associations, and are licensed to practice in all Tennessee courts and federal courts. Mr. Teel and the firm’s attorneys and staff are committed to supporting charitable and civic organizations and causes in the community. The partners have coached youth sports, the firm sponsors youth sports teams, and all lawyers are active volunteers in local schools and civic organizations.

All Social Security disability cases are handled by Mr. Teel personally and never by legal assistants or unlicensed representatives. He will be your Social Security disability attorney from beginning to end.

Bar Admissions

• Mississippi
• Tennessee
• U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and Western District of Tennessee
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and Sixth Circuit

Education

• Union University (B.S., 1989)
• The University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1992)

Honors

• Member, The University of Mississippi Moot Court Board, 1990-1992
• Recipient: William Waller Criminal Law Award; American Jurisprudence in Criminal Procedure

Professional Organizations

• National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives (NOSSCR)
• Jackson-Madison County and Tennessee Bar Associations
• The Mississippi Bar
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
• Howell Edmunds Jackson American Inns of Court