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Linda Shelton, Client Advocate

  • Phone: 615-862-4918 | Email: LindaShelton@jis.nashville.org
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Main Office & Adult Division
150 2nd Ave. N., Suite 400
Nashville, TN 37201
Phone - 615.862.5730
Fax - 615.862.5736
Office Hours are 8:30 am until 4:30 pm M-F
The last intake appointment is at 4:15 pm M-F

Please arrive before 4:15 p.m. if you need to be screened for an attorney to represent you. Screening ends at 4:15 p.m. daily.

Mailing Address - Main Office & Adult Division
150 2nd Ave. N., PO Box 196300
Nashville, TN 37219-6300

Juvenile Division
100 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN 37213
Phone - 615.862.5740
Fax - 615.862.5709
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