Fighting For Your Rights
Matt Maniatis

Matt Maniatis is a licensed attorney in Nashville, Tennessee and owner of Maniatis Law PLLC. He graduated in 2008 from the University of Oklahoma with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminology. He went on to earn his Juris Doctor degree in 2011 from the Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, with a certificate in international legal studies. Matt is licensed and admitted to practice in all Tennessee state courts, all U.S. immigration courts, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the U.S. Courts of Appeal for the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits.
While Matt practices in a wide variety of legal areas, his focus centers on helping clients obtain U.S. permanent residency, U.S. citizenship through naturalization, and other lawful status in the United States, as well as representing criminal defendants in need of experienced legal counsel with knowledge of complex U.S. immigration law.
Matt has travelled to over 20 countries, and lived in Malaysia as a temporary resident. He studied law at the University of Vienna (Universität Wien) in Austria while obtaining his juris doctorate. Matt has testified in Tennessee state court as an expert witness in immigration law, is a member of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, and writes for the Tennessee Bar Association Immigration Law Section.
Areas of Practice
- Immigration & Naturalization Law
- Deportation and Removal Defense
- Criminal Defense
- DUI
- Domestic Violence and Orders of Protection
- Divorce
- Child Custody and Child Support
- Estate Planning, Wills, and Probate
- General Civil Litigation
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2011
- U.S. Immigration Court, 2012
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 2016
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 2019
Education
- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
- J.D. - 2011
- Honors: Certificate in International Legal Studies
- Honors: Certificate in Civil Law and Common Law
- Honors: Stuart H. Smith Law Clinic and Center for Social Justice, Immigration Division
- University of Oklahoma
- B.A. - 2008
- Honors: Dean’s List honor roll
- Honors: Alpha Kappa Delta Sociological Honors Society, Member
- Major: Criminology
Honors and Awards
- Mid-South Rising Star, Super Lawyers, 2017-2022
- Best Immigration Lawyers in Nashville, Expertise, 2016-2022
- Best Immigration Lawyers in Nashville, Three Best Rated, 2016-2022
- Citizens' Academy Graduate, Tennesee Burea of Investigation, 2019
- Lead Counsel Rated Attorney - Immigration Law, Thomson Reuters, 2018
- Top 40 Under 40 - Criminal Defense, National Trial Lawyers, 2017
- Best DUI Lawyers in Nashville, Expertise, 2019-2022
- Lead Counsel Rated Attorney - Family Law, Thomson Reuters, 2017
- Member of Board of Directors, Tennessee Latino Civil Rights Organization, 2015-2017
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Member, 2012 to Present
- Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (TACDL), Member, 2012 to Present
- Nashville Bar Association (NBA), Member, 2012 to Present
- Tennessee Bar Association (TBA), Member, 2011 to Present
Pro Bono Activities
- Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands, 2012 to Present
Languages
- English
- Spanish