Mike Faulk is a Tennessee

Tennessee

Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

 politician. In November 2008, he was elected to the Tennessee State Senate, defeating incumbent Micheal R. Williams

Micheal R. Williams

Micheal R. Williams, born February 6, 1955 in Knoxville, Tennessee, is a Tennessee politician who formerly served in the Tennessee State Senate and was elected county mayor of Union County in August 2010....

 by the narrow margin of 29,417 to 29,171. Mike is a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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, representing Claiborne, Grainger, Hancock, Hawkins

Hawkins County, Tennessee

Hawkins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of 2010, the population was 56,833. Its county seat is Rogersville, Tennessee's second-oldest town....

, Jefferson

Jefferson County, Tennessee

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, and Union counties. Before his election to the Senate, he worked as personal injury attorney

Lawyer

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 in Church Hill, Tennessee

Church Hill, Tennessee

Church Hill is a city in Hawkins County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 5,916 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol –Bristol Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical...

. Personal injury lawyers will generally take your case on what's called a "contingency fee basis." You're not required to pay any attorney's fees until you recover against the party at fault or their insurance company. If there's no recovery in your case, you don't owe any attorney's fees. When you do reach a settlement, the lawyer then charges a percentage of your overall settlement for lawyer's fees.

Mike holds a B.S. from The University of Tennessee at Martin and a J.D. from the University of Memphis. He attends Oak Grove Baptist Church and is a divorced father of two.