Chris Palermo and his team have handled thousands of family and divorce cases, with extensive experience in all types of family law matters such as Divorce, uncontested divorce, divorce mediation, Child Support matters, Child Custody Cases, Orders of Protection, Neglect matters involving Child Protective Services, paternity, and adoptions.
She has been awarded many honors and designated one of the best lawyers in the domestic field for many years. Rose has received the highest possible Peer Review Rating in legal ability and ethical standards as AV® Preeminent TM rated by Martindale-Hubbell ®, earned through a strenuous, anonymous peer and judicial review procedure.
Palermo is a member of the Nashville Bar Association, Williamson County Bar Association, and the Tennessee Bar Association. In previous years, she has served as chairperson of the Domestic Relations Committee for the Nashville Bar Association.
Palermo primarily handles domestic relations cases and has handled many divorces for celebrities, country music entertainers, and other high-profile clients. She and Mr. Cheatham are the parents of two sons, David Cheatham, a graduate of the University of Virginia; and Andrew Cheatham, an attorney working for the United Nations in Europe.
Cheatham and Palermo was founded in 1973 when the happily married Denty Cheatham and Rose Palermo decided to combine legal forces. Denty has fostered quite a diverse practice in his 46 years as a lawyer, working diligently on cases spanning criminal law, personal injury law, real estate law, appellate work, and social security disability benefits.
In 1996, the dynamic duo of Cheatham and Palermo decided to expand forces with the addition of David Garrett, a highly outstanding lawyer who concentrates his practice in divorce cases. The name of the firm subsequently changed to Cheatham, Palermo & Garrett, more casually known as CPG Law. In 2008, looking to better serve his hometown of Franklin, Tennessee, David opened the Franklin Office in the quaint little house that belonged to his grandparents. David was joined by Jacob Thorington in 2007 and Jason Talley in 2013, growing CPG twofold and making the Franklin office the success it is today. Together, as former Eagle Scouts and active members of the Franklin community, they strive to personify the maxim of service to others, providing their clients with earnest representation as a means of achieving a realistic resolution.
The opposing lawyer had requested "credit card statements" from the wife. Palermo complied by sending the first page of each statement to show the balance. The lawyer wanted to show the itemized spending habits of the wife, but she hadn't bothered to examine the documents prior to trial.
Yes, they'd lived off her income while he was in medical school. But she had become too accustomed to his handsome salary, shopping excessively, at times spending as much as $7,000 a month. She barely worked at his office. So instead of giving away the house, Bruce wanted it sold at a 50/50 split.
Palermo is a master in court, often leaving opposing lawyers to rifle through papers, struggling to remember which exhibit is which, and finding themselves generally outwitted. But that's the game—outsmarting your opponent. "It is, it really is," Palermo says. "And it's kind of fun when you nail somebody.
After receiving his undergraduate degree at Villanova University in 1996, he then attended Touro College School of Law, where he received his law degree in 2001. After graduating from law school, Chris Palermo,ESQ. joined the Law Firm his two brothers Edward Palermo and Steven Palermo had created several years earlier. ...
Chris Palermo has a proven track record of success in all areas of divorce and family law. Divorce is difficult but it does not have to be nasty. Whenever possible, Chris Palermo works with opposing counsel to resolve matters amicably while obtaining an optimal result for his client in the shortest amount of time.
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