Ms. Bennett, a shareholder in the Memphis office, focuses her practice primarily in the areas of medical malpractice defense and insurance defense.  Before attending law school, Ms. Bennett spent several years working as a medical malpractice paralegal and held a position as an adjunct professor in The University of Memphis Department of Political Science.  A 2012 magna cum laude graduate of The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Ms. Bennett earned numerous writing, academic, and service awards while in law school.

AFFILIATIONS

• Memphis Bar Association
• Tennessee Bar Association

 PROFESSIONAL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES

• Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation
• Included in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America™ for her work in Appellate Practice, Medical Malpractice Law/Defendants,  and Personal Injury Litigation/Defendants
• Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star
• University of Memphis Law Review, Notes Editor
• Recipient, Academic Support Program Graduate Assistant scholarship
• Recipient, Black, McLaren, Jones, Ryland & Griffee Judicial Endowment Scholarship
• Dean’s Award for Excellence, Best Memorandum and Best Appellate Brief
• CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in Family Law, Remedies, ADR/Mediation, and Litigation Drafting
• Research Assistant to Assistant Professor Lynda Black
• Pupil Member, Leo Bearman, Sr. Inn of Court
• Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
• Public Action Law Society Pro Bono Service Award
• Student Bar Association Service Award
• Graduate, Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Diversity Leadership Institute
• Author of Student Column, Outlook from 1 North Front, published in Memphis Lawyer magazine, 2011-2012

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