About

Meet the Advocate Father

A Father, a defender of children, a Catholic and Public Servant Child Advocate.

Who we are

I am Jimmy Leo Richardson, III.

I am Jimmy Leo Richardson, III.
Family Law and Juvenile Court Attorney.
Elected Member of the Murfreesboro School Board.
Former Vice Chairman.
Child advocate. Servant. Father.

I’ve spent my life inside the walls of Tennessee’s courtrooms—fighting for children, standing with families, and navigating the shadows where justice often hides. I know what it means to face the system alone. That’s why I step in.

Because some voices are too small to carry.
Some stories are too sacred to silence.
And no child should be forgotten.

Serving Middle Tennessee with conviction, compassion, and courtroom courage.

Our value

Not a Brand. A Vocation. A Vow.

I am a husband. A father to two daughters. A devout Catholic.
Everything I do—every filing, every courtroom argument, every late-night phone call—is rooted in my vocation as a father and my duty to protect.

The Advocate Father is not a slogan.
It is a burden.
A banner.
A blessing.

It was born from righteous anger and holy conviction—lit by the failures of a system that forgot too many children.
And it will not rest while even one child suffers in silence.

When no one else stands, I will.
Not because I’m fearless—but because I remember what fear feels like.

This is my vow:
To defend the voiceless.
To honor the truth.
To make sure no child is ever forgotten—not on my watch.

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What to Do When DCS Knocks

Mission

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Faith

Faith doesn’t just inform my work. It fuels it.

My Catholic faith doesn’t just inform my work—it drives it. I believe every child is made in the image of God, and every child deserves dignity, respect and to be seen.. That kind of justice is sacred. Advocacy without love is brutality. Love without courage is cowardice dressed in virtue’s robes. faith drives everything I do.

I believe children bear the image of God. That justice matters. That the courtroom can be sacred ground when it defends the voiceless.

Who I Am in a Glance

Quick Facts:

Based in Murfreesboro, TN
Family law and Juvenile Court Attorney/DCS Defense Advocate
Elected Member Murfreesboro City School Board and Former Vice Chairman
Parisioner and Extraordinary Minister, St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Father of two daughters
Founder of The Advocate Father
Guitarist, birdwatcher, camper, defender of the vulnerable