Year Joined Organization: 1998

Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Civil Litigation
• Domestic Relations
• Workers' Compensation
• Divorce
• Personal Injury
• Probate
• Child Custody
• Mediation
• Wrongful Death

West Practice Categories

Mediation, Estate Planning, Family Law, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Real Estate Law, Workers' Compensation Law

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1986
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1986

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Nashville Bar Association, 1991 - Present (President, Nashville Pro Bono Inc.)
• Nashville Bar Association , 1991 - 1992 (President, Young Lawyers Division)
• Nashville Bar Association , 1996 - 1998 (Board of Directors)
• Nashville Bar Foundation
• Tennessee Bar (Foundation Member )
• Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1991 - 1992 (District Representative)
• Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1992 - 1994 (Treasurer)
• Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1994 - 1995 (Board Member)
• Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1995 - 1996 (Vice President)
• Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1996 - 1997 (President Elect)
• Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, 1997 - 1998 (President)
• Tennessee Bar Association, 1996 - 1998 (Board of Governors)
• Tennessee Bar Association , 2000 - 2001 (Secretary )
• Tennessee Bar Association, 2001 - 2005 (Associate General Counsel )
• American Bar Association , 1994 - 1995 (House of Delegates)
• Lawyer's Association for Women , 1993 - 1994 (Treasurer)
• Lawyer's Association for Women , 1994 - 1996 (Director)
• Lawyer's Association for Women , 2002 - 2003 (President-Elect )
• Lawyer's Association for Women , 2003 - 2004 (President )
• Tennessee Lawyer's Association for Women , 2003 - 2004 (Board Member )
• Harry Phillips Inn American Inns of Court, 1990 - 1992 (Associate Member )
• Harry Phillips Inn American Inns of Court, 1997 - Present (Barrister )
• Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, 2001 - 2002 (Treasurer )
• Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, 2003 (Vice-President )
• Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services, 2004 (President )
• The Supreme Court Commission to Administer the Tennessee Lawyer Assistance Program, 2000 - Present (Member, Secretary and Treasurer)
• State of Tennessee Advisory Council on Workers' Compensation, 1996 - Present (Member, Non-Voting Attorney)
• First Steps, Inc., 1993 - Present (Board of Directors)
• First Steps, Inc., 1994 - 1995 (Vice President )
• First Steps, Inc., 1995 - 1997 (President )
• First Steps, Inc., 1998 - 1999 (Co-President)
• First Steps, Inc., 1999 - 2000 (Immediate Past President)
• First Steps, Inc., 2002 - 2003 (Vice-President )
• First Steps, Inc., 2003 - 2004 (Advisory Board )

Honors and Awards

• "A-V" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell

Past Employment Positions

• Maddin, Miller & McCune, 1986 - 1998

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1986
  J.D.
• Carson-Newman College, Jefferson City, Tennessee, 1981
  B.S.
• Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia

Address

424 Church Street
Fifth Third Center
Suite 2200
Nashville, TN 37219

Phones

(615) 256-6666

Faxes

(615) 254-4254

Emails

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Websites

http://www.hwylaw.com