Norman D. McKellar practices law in the areas of civil trial litigation and federal criminal defense, with an emphasis on tax fraud and white collar federal crimes. He has successfully defended clients in criminal cases in both federal and state courts and in U.S. Tax Court.

McKellar was voted by his peers as a “Top Attorney” for eight straight years by Knoxville’s CityView magazine. In 2014, he was selected as a member of the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the National Trial Lawyers, and he also received this same award in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. He was also selected as a member of “America’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys” in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021.

While in law school, he won the award for best oralist in the Ray H. Jenkins Trial Competition. He is the founder of The McKellar Law Firm, PLLC.