Since 1991 J. Paul Frye, Attorney at Law has been engaged in the general civil practice of law at 5571 Highway 11E in Piney Flats, Tennessee, providing legal services to the public in the practice areas of personal injuries, automobile accidents, slip and fall, wrongful death, divorce, family law, child custody, child support, business law, property disputes, deeds, wills, estates and governmental law.

Paul started his legal career in 1984 as clerk to Tenessee's Attorney General William M. Leech, Jr., after passing the bar in 1985 he became an associate of Earl R. Hendry in Bluff City Tenessee. One year later the partnership of Hendry and Frye was formed with offices in Bluff City, Blountville, and Roan Mountain, Tenessee. In 1991 he formed his own law firm at his present location in Piney Flats, Tenessee. He was appointed County Attorney for Sullivan County in 1994 and was appointed City Attorney for Bluff City, Tennessee in 1995 in which capacity he has served for over 25 years being the longest-serving City Attorney for Bluff City's history. During his tenure as City Attorney, he was active in the Tennessee Municipal Attorneys Association serving on their Board of Directors. From 1989  to 1993 he served as an adjunct professor of Business Law at Northeast State. Since 1997 Paul has been a general civil mediator listed by the Tennessee Supreme Court and a Mediator and Arbitrator for the United States District Court Federal Mediation and Arbitration Program for the eastern district of Tennessee.