Languages

• Greek
• French

Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Contracts
• Business Organizations
• Family Law
• Adoption
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Wills

Honors and Awards

• National Directory of Who's Who in American Executives and Professionals, Membership Number 16531
• Honorary Member, Tennessee Association of Private Investigators

Published Works

• "The First Amendment Option in Civil Rights Cases", The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, Vol. 7, No. 2, Summer, 1988
• "Divorce, It Will Affect Your Business Sooner or Later", Nashville Business Journal, Spring, 1997
• "If You Live Together, It Will Cost You", Nashville Bar Journal, Vol. 11, Issue 7, July, 2002

Classes and Seminars

• Speaker, New Lawyers Seminar, Law Office Management, 1990 - 1993
• Speaker, "Prime Time" Program, Wills & Estates, Memorial Hospital, 1990 - 1992
• Speaker, Capital Gain and Valuation, Tax Aspects of Divorce in Tennessee, 1993
• Speaker, Mediation Tax Consequences, Key Issues in Family Law, 1993
• Speaker, Spring and Fall Education Programs, Wills and Estates, YWCA, 1989 - Present
• Speaker, Child Custody & Visitation in Tennessee, Experts and Modification of Decrees, National Business Institute, October 27, 1994
• Speaker, Ethical Considerations in Family Law, Nashville Bar Association Convention, July 14, 1994
• Speaker, Podiatric Malpractice Featuring Dr. Brian Bacardi, ABC's 20/20, April 14, 1995
• Speaker, Paralegals in Family Law Practice, Ethics and Appellate Procedure, National Business Institute, May 11, 1995
• Speaker, Child Custody and Visitation in Tennessee, Ethics, Experts and Change of Custody, NBI, December 12, 1995
• Speaker, Mock Trial, Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Issues, Certified Property and Casualty Underwriters Annual Meeting, March 14, 1996
• Speaker, Education Program, Estate Planning and Trusts, Nashville YWCA, May 7, 1996 - May 30, 1996
• Speaker, Pre-Nuptial Agreements, Ethics, Modification and Litigation, September 26, 1996
• Speaker, Pre-Nuptial Seminar, Legal Rights, Modification, Provisions & Drafting, Nashville YWCA, May 13, 1997
• Speaker, Domestic Law, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, 1997 - 1998
• Speaker, Advising Family Business in Tennessee, Heritage Professional Publishing, October 22, 1997
• Speaker, Wills & Trusts, People's Law School, 1998
• Speaker, Ethics and Procedures, Adoption Law, NBI, October 8, 1997
• Speaker, Ethics, Grounds for Divorce, Domestic Relations in Tennessee, NBI, January 15, 1998
• Speaker, Recent Developments in Sexual Harassment Cases, Middle Tennessee Claims Managers Council, October 2, 1998
• Speaker, Procedure and Ethics, Adoption Law, NBI, March 16, 1999
• Speaker, Seminar on Cases Study of Jackie Beard Case, Tennessee Association of Private Investigators, Annual Meeting, June 2, 2001
• Speaker, Ethics: Know Your Rules, Know Your Role, Family Law, NBA, October 2, 2003
• Speaker, What's New in Domestic Law, Williamson County Bar, March 5, 2004
• Instructor, Law Office Procedure, Domestic Relations and Corporations, Southeastern Paralegal Institute, 1984 - 1992
• Speaker, Practical Application of the New Child Support Guidelines, Nashville Bar Association, February 9, 2005
• Speaker, Update of Domestic Law, Williamson County Bar, February 4, 2006
• Presenter, Significant Topics in Domestic Law, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Assn., April 6, 2006
• Speaker, 2005 Child Support, Williamson County Bar Guidelines, February 8, 2005
• Mediation Training, American Arbitration Association, 1992
• Arbitration Training, American Arbitration Association, 1992
• Civil Mediation Training, Dispute Resolution Services David Strawn, 1996
• Advanced Mediation, Tennessee Bar, 1999

Pro Bono Activities

• Volunteer, YWCA Legal Clinic, 1981 - Present

Representative Clients

• Adventist Risk Management
• Brauer Material Handling
• Kentucky-Tennessee Conference, Association of Seventh-Day Adventists

Representative Cases

• Cowden v. Sovran Bank/Central South, 816 S.W.2d 741, WL 96269 (Tenn. 1991)
• Dailey v. Southern Heel Co., 785 S.W.2d 344 (Tenn. 1990)
• Cullum & Maxey Camping Center, Inc. v. Adams, 640 S.W.2d 22 (Tenn. App. 1982)
• Baxter v. State of Tennessee, Dept. Of Corrections, 831 F 2d 293 (6th Cir. 1987)
• Eden v. Eden, 1997 WL 92076 (Tenn.App. 1997)
• Stanbury v. Bacardi, 1996 WL 200338, 953 S.W.2d 671 (Tenn.App. 1997)
• Blumer v. Blumer, 1995 WL 414872 (Tenn.App. 1995)
• Payne v. Wilson, 1995 WL 33747 (Tenn.App. 1995)
• Dorris v. Dorris, 1993 WL 380778 (Tenn.App. 1993)
• Hazlehurst v. Hazlehurst, 1993 WL 115674 (Tenn.App. 1993)
• Marchetti v. Marchetti, 1993 WL 11711 (Tenn.App. 1993)
• Johnson v. Johnson, 1991 WL 169568 (Tenn.App. 1991)
• Nelson v. Bruce, 1990 WL 31743 (Tenn.App. 1990)
• Sibert v. State, 1989 WL 126710 (Tenn.App. 1989)
• Frenchman v. Third Nat. Bank, 1989 WL 100263 (Tenn.App. 1989)
• Willoughby v. Parker, 1988 WL 46201 (Tenn.App. 1988)
• Anderson v. Anderson, 1986 WL 14442 (Tenn.App. 1986)
• Laird v. Laird, 1986 WL 14042 (Tenn.App. 1986)
• Thompson v. American Holding Corp., 1986 WL 5542 (Tenn.App. 1986)
• Hogan v. Coyne Int'l Enterprises Corp., 996 S.W.2d 195 (Tenn.App. 1998)
• Boyd v. Tenn. State University, 848 F.Supp 111 (M.D.Tenn. 1994)
• Tolar v. City of Cookesville, 952 S.W.2d 831 (Tenn.App. 1997)
• McFarlin v. Watts, 895 S.W.2d 687 (Tenn.App. 1997)
• Wright v. Quillen, 75 S.W.3d 413 (Tenn.App. 2001)
• Wright v. Quillen, 83 S.W.3d 768, 2002 WL 13045 (Tenn.App. 2002)
• Miller v. Miller , (Tenn.Ct.App. 2003)
• Milam v. Milam, 2002 WL 662026 (Tenn.Ct.App. 2002)
• Kornblee v. Kornblee, 2001 WL 109385 (Tenn.App. 2001)
• Crowell v. Crowell, 2000 WL 688568 (Tenn.App. 2000)
• Evans v. Abdullah, 1999 WL 20777 (Tenn.App. 1999)
• Kincaid v. Kincaid, 1999 WL 1271715 (Tenn.App. 1999)
• Irwin v. Irwin, 1998 WL 726632 (Tenn.App. 1998)
• Rogers v. Watts, 1997 WL 367477 (Tenn.App. 1997)
• Moorehead v. Lincoln & Donelson Care Center, 1997 WL 675455 (Tenn.App. 1997)

References

• Sun Trust Bank

West Practice Categories

Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Family Law, Adoption, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Probate & Estate Administration, Wills