Appalachia
Place matters
East Kentucky and East Tennessee are communities with memory, humor, hardship, and heart.
About Tom
Law, family, faith, and the stories between.
A life in the law, rooted in Appalachia.
Tom Kimball — photograph from the current website.
The work
A career devoted to a strong defense.
The pursuit of justice in Tennessee and Kentucky forms the foundation of lawyer and author Tom Kimball’s career. In The Adventures of Tom Lawyer, he draws on real courtroom experiences to explore the challenges people face in the legal system.
Tom’s work is about more than a case: it is about the people whose lives enter the courtroom, their families, and the communities where those stories unfold.
Faith
A source of perspective
Faith is a thread in Tom’s life and storytelling.
Family
The life beyond work
Family and marriage are the essential counterweight to the demands of a legal career.
“As a public defender, Tom always gave his clients the best possible defense, and he did his job to help the system find the justice everyone deserves.”— Jerry Estes, retired Director of the Tennessee District Attorneys; District Attorney, 10th Judicial District