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Languages

• French
• Spanish
• English

Lawyer Overview

Ms. Worthington is licensed in Tennessee and Georgia and is a member of the Knoxville, Chattanooga, Tennessee, Georgia and American Bar Associations. She is a past President of the Chattanooga Bar Association, a fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has spoken on ethics issues at the University of Kentucky College of Law's Annual Equine Law Conference in Lexington, Kentucky for the past two years.

Areas of Practice

• Business & Commercial Law
• Business Organizations
• Contracts
• Elder Law
• Estate Planning
• Government Contracts
• Mergers & Acquisitions
• Probate & Estate Administration
• Real Estate Law
• Trusts
• Wills
• Corporate
• Business Law
• Real Property
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Guardianship and Conservatorship
• Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations

Representative Clients

• NetGain Corporation
• NetStar, Inc.
• East Tennessee Foundation
• Carringer Retreat at Green Cove
• Tesla USA

West Practice Categories

Equine, Business & Commercial Law, Contracts, Business Organizations, Non-profit & Tax-exempt Organizations, Estate Planning, Elder Law, Guardianships & Conservatorships, Government Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Trusts, Wills, Real Estate Law

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1977
• Georgia, 1982

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Chattanooga Bar Association, 1987 - 1988 (President)
• Knoxville Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association, 1991 - 1997 (Delegate-At-Large)
• American Bar Association, 1998 - 2000 (Member, Delegate-At-Large)
• National Conference of Bar President, 1995 - 1996 (President)
• East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women (Member)
• Tennessee Bar Association, 1994 - 1996 (Member, Board of Governors)

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
• Fellow, Chattanooga Bar Foundation
• Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award for Evidence

Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1977
  J.D.
  
  Law Review: Tennessee Law Review, Assistant Editor, 1976 - 1977
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1972
  B.S.
  Honors: cum laude

Fraternities/Sororities

• Phi Alpha Delta

Published Works

• "Estate Planning," Tennessee Practice, West Publishing Co., 1992

Address

861 Ebenezer Road
Knoxville, TN 37923-5907

Office Hours

Monday - Friday, 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Phones

(865) 540-4400

Faxes

(865) 540-4333

Emails

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