Siew-Ling Shea
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615-320-9933
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Areas of Practice
- Domestic Law/Divorce/Custody
- Probate & Estate Administration
- Wills
- Appeals
- Collaborative Law
- Juvenile Law
- Mediation
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2006
Education
- Nashville School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee
- J.D. - 2006
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: Honorable Top 10%
- Honors: Member of Society of Cooper's Inn
- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
- B.A. - 1986
- Major: Communication and Sociology (Double Major)
- Vanderbilt University: Collaborative Law 2-day mediation training by Chip Rose
- 06/2010
- Lipscomb University: 40 hour Rule 31 Civil Mediator Training
- 03/2011
Representative Cases
- Gant v. Gant, 2017 WL 417225, Tenn.Ct.App. January 31, 2017 (No. M201502160COAR3CV)
- Wester v. McDow, 2009 WL 1034758, Tenn.Ct.App. April 16, 2009 (No. M200602457COAR3CV)
- O'Rourke v. O'Rourke, Chancery Court, Williamson County, Tennessee
- Duke v. Duke, Chancery Court, Williamson County, Tennessee
- Johns v. Johns, Chancery Court, Williamson County, Tennessee
- Anderson v. Anderson, Chancery Court, Williamson County, Tennessee
- Goodwin v. Morgan, Circuit Court, Davidson County, Tennessee
- Walker v. Walker, 2020 WL 4354602, Tenn.Ct.App. June 18, 2020
- Sullivan v. Sullivan, 2019 WL 4899760, Tenn.Ct.App. Oct. 4, 2019
- Wills v. Wills, 2016 WL 2937358, Tenn.Ct.App. May 16, 2016
- Rousos v. Boren, 2014 WL 4217415, Tenn.Ct.App. Aug. 26, 2014
Honors and Awards
- Selected to serve as a legal writing mentor for the Nashville School of Law Innovative Writing Mentor Program
- Helen S. Rogers Scholarship Fund, Nashville School of Law, 2001-2006
- Award of Excellence, Access Health Systems, Inc., 1995
- Institutional Award for Excellence, Meharry Medical College, 1993
- Virginia Carter Smith and Newcomer Scholarships, Council for the Advancement and Support for Education (CASE), 1991 and 1992
- President's Award for Extraordinary Service, Wayne State University, 1991
- Leadership Award, Wayne State University, 1990
- Midwest Regional Forum Scholarship, Michigan Council for the Arts, 1987
- Scholarship Student, Bryn Mawr College, 1983 and 1984
- Fellow, Nashville Bar Association, March 2019
Past Employment Positions
- Access Health Systems (HMO), Project Manager, 1994 to 2001
- Meharry Medical College, Assistant to Executive VP, 1992 to 1994
- Wayne State University, Assistant to Vice President for University Relations and Event Coordinator, 1990 to 1992
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Tennessee Bar Association Alimony Bench Book Committee, Co-Chair, 2018 to Present
- Tennessee Bar Association Family Law Executive Council , Chair (June 2020 to present) and Member, 2016 to Present, 2016
- Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance, Training Chair, Board of Directors, 2016 and 2017
- Member of the Tennessee John Marshall American Inn of Court 2014 - Present
- Member of the Honorable Society of Cooper's Inn of Nashville School of Law, May 2006
- Tennessee Bar Association Family Law Executive Council
- Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance
- John Marshall American Inns of Court
- Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators
- Tenessee Association for Justice
- Nashville Bar Association
- Williamson County Bar Association
- Lawyers Association for Women
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