Restored Rights was founded by Allen Yates to help people overcome the consequences of arrests and convictions — restoring gun rights, clearing criminal records, and opening new doors across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.

Our Story
A person should not be defined forever by the worst moment of their life. When the law allows it, people deserve a real opportunity to move forward — with rights restored, records cleared where possible, and new doors opened.
Allen Yates founded Restored Rights to build the kind of practice people need when they are ready to move forward: experienced, strategic, process-driven, and genuinely committed to the people it serves. With more than 15 years of legal experience across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama, the firm helps clients pursue gun rights restoration, pardons, expungement, and other forms of post-conviction relief.
What started as a focused practice has grown into a trusted resource for people across the Southeast who are ready to clear legal barriers, reclaim important rights, and move forward with confidence.
Founder & Lead Attorney

When the law offers a path forward, the question isn't whether to take it — it's who you trust to see it through. Allen Yates built Restored Rights around that question.
Allen is a rights restoration attorney with more than 15 years of legal experience helping people overcome the consequences of arrests, convictions, and barriers standing between them and a better future. Through Restored Rights, he helps clients pursue gun rights restoration, pardons, expungement, and other forms of post-conviction relief across Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama.
His practice is built on a simple belief: a person should not be defined forever by the worst moment of their life. When the law allows it, people deserve a real opportunity to move forward, with rights restored, records cleared where possible, and new doors opened.
What sets Allen apart is how he approaches this work. He came to law from an engineering background, and that foundation still shapes the way he practices today. He brings structure, precision, and disciplined strategy to every case, because rights restoration often comes down to exactly those things: choosing the right legal path, getting the details right, and following through carefully from start to finish.
Allen also understands that these cases are personal. For most clients, this is not about a legal filing in the abstract. It is about qualifying for a better job, securing housing, protecting a professional license, or building a more stable life for themselves and their families. He combines clear, honest guidance with a practical and compassionate approach that helps clients feel informed, respected, and supported at every step.
As a husband and father, Allen knows firsthand how much it matters to create security and opportunity for the people who depend on you. That perspective deepens his commitment to helping clients pursue meaningful second chances.
Allen founded Restored Rights to build the kind of practice people need when they are ready to move forward: experienced, strategic, process-driven, and genuinely committed to the people it serves.
His mission is straightforward: help deserving people clear legal barriers, reclaim important rights, and move forward with confidence.
Why Choose Us
Allen's engineering background brings structure, precision, and disciplined strategy to every case — choosing the right legal path and getting the details right.
Focused exclusively on rights restoration across three states — gun rights, pardons, expungement, and post-conviction relief.
Clear, honest guidance with a practical and compassionate approach. Clients feel informed, respected, and supported at every step.
Every case starts with a free, confidential consultation. Tell us about your situation and we'll outline your best options.