Attorney Profile
Professional Memberships
Knoxville Bar Association
Continuing Legal Education Committee Co-Chair, 2019-Present
Barristers President, 2017
Board of Governors, 2016-2018, 2023-Present
Tennessee Bar Association
Solo-Small Firm Practitioners Chair, 2020-2021
Leadership Law Program Class (TBALL), 2017
Young Lawyers’ Division Board Member, 2017
Fountain City Business & Professional Association Board, 2016-2020
Society of Financial Service Professionals President, 2015-2016
East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women Historian, 2011-2012
Knoxville Estate Planning Council
Speeches
Avoiding Problems in Conservatorships, 2022
When a Simple Will Isn’t So Simple, Tennessee Bar Association, 2019
Overview of Estate Law, Knoxville Professional Women’s Networking Group, 2018
Uncommon Solutions – Alternatives to Common Form Probate, Society of Financial Service Professionals, 2015
Hall Income Tax Hot Topic, Knoxville Estate Planning Council, 2015
Wills and Probate, Knoxville Bar Association, 2015
Considerations for Collecting the Assets, Preparing the Inventory, and Handling Claims Against the Estate / Being Thorough to Close the Estate Without a Hitch, at Estate Administration Procedures: Why Each Step Is Important, National Business Institute, 2015
Administering the Estate Effectively / Determining if Spouse’s Elective Share is a Reasonable Option, at The Probate Process from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, 2013
Probate Practice for Tennessee Attorneys: From the Basics to Tips and Tricks, Tennessee Bar Association Court Square Series, 2013
Member of the Winning Team of Ethics Bowl Knoxville Bar Association Ethics Bowl VII, 2013
The Incorporation Process, Tax Exempt Organizations from Start to Finish, National Business Institute, 2012
Multi-Year Presenter on Estate and Probate Law Knoxville Bar Association Law Talk Seminars
Speaker at numerous lectures to community groups on the topics of wills, probate, trusts, conservatorships, and powers of attorney
Articles
Conservatorships: Anticipate and Avoid Problems, (DICTA Knoxville Bar Association, 2021)
What Taxes Have to be Paid When Someone Dies, (Knoxville Bar Association Website, 2016)
Online Wills – A Risky Choice, (The Knoxville Bar Association and Lawyer Referral & Information Service Community E-newsletter, 2015)
Where There’s a ‘Simple’ Will, There’s a Way, (DICTA Knoxville Bar Association, 2015)
Uncommon Solutions – Alternatives to Common Form Probate, (DICTA Knoxville Bar Association, 2012)
What is Elder Law? (The Knoxville Bar Association and Lawyer Referral & Information Service Community E-newsletter, 2010)
Bar Admissions
State of Tennessee
United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Education
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (Accounting Major), University of Tennessee at Knoxville, Summa Cum Laude
Juris Doctorate, University of Tennessee at Knoxville College of Law