Traditional Practice

Partner

1980

1981

President of the AAML

American Bar Association: Child Custody Pro Bono Project Advisory Committee (2001-2005), Family Law Section, Family Courts Committee (1993), Law Practice Management Committee (1993); American College of Family Trial Lawyers: Diplomate (2003-present); Board of Professional Responsibility: Hearing Committee Member (1992-1999); Harry Phillips American Inns of Court: Master Emeritus status (2008-present), Recorder (1994-2007), Member (1992-2008); International Academy of Collaborative Professionals: Member (2010-present); International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: Vice-President (2010-present), U.S.A. Chapter Vice-President (2005-2007), Board of Managers (2004-present), Parliamentarian (2002-2003), Fellow (1998-present); International Network of Boutique Law Firms: Firm membership (2009-present); Lawyers Association for Women: President (1996-1997), President-Elect (1995-1996), Secretary (1994-1995); Nashville Bar Association: Member of the Board of Directors (1990-1993), First Vice-President (1993), Domestic Relations Committee (Former Chair), Administration of Justice Committee (Former Board Liaison), Nashville Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers (Former Committee Member and Former Board Liaison); Nashville Bar Foundation: Fellow (1993-present); National Board of Legal Specialization Certification/National Board of Trial Advocacy: Vice President (2009-present), Executive Committee Member (2006-2009); Board Member (2000-present); Tennessee Bar Association: Family Law Code Commission (2000-present), Family Law Section Chair (2000-2002), Family Law Section Vice-Chair (2000-2001), Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (1995-present), Family Law Section Member (1982-present); Tennessee Bar Association Foundation: Fellow (2001-present); Tennessee Board of Law Examiners: President (2003-2006), Member (2001-present), Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women: Current Member; Tennessee Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers: Former Committee Member; Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society: President (2009-present), President-Elect (2008-2009), Founding Member (1996); Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association: Family Law Section Vice-President (1994)

Nashville Bar Association, Emerging Trends and Issues Seminar, "The Voices of Children and When They Should Be Heard," 2000; Board of Professional Responsibility, "Ethics Workshop," 2000; Tennessee Bar Association, "Bridge the Gap," 2002; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, "Ethics Jeopardy," 2002; Tennessee Bar Association, "Preventing Legal Malpractice and Ethics Complaints," 2002 and "Understanding the New Child Support Guidelines - Ethics," 2004; Summit Divorce Planning, Financial Advisory Group: "Family Law Highlights," 2005; All About Women (Annual Symposium), "Family Law Highlights," 2005; Nashville School of Law CLE Program, "Advocacy in Family Law Mediation," 2007; Lawyers Association for Women Mentoring Program, panel discussion at the Nashville School of Law, April 16, 2008; TN Assn. for Justice 2009 Domestic Law Forum: Professionalism in Domestic Law - "Dealing With Grandparents and What Is New With Grandparents Visitation," April 16, 2009; TAM Family Law Conference, "Discovering Hidden Assets in a Divorce Case," December 3, 2010.