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Sarah Y. Sheppeard

Tennessee Law Institute

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Phone: (865) 546-3653
E-mail: ssheppeard@shepswan.com
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SARAH Y. SHEPPEARD a past-president of the Knoxville Bar Association, is a civil trial specialist and Rule 31 mediator listed by the Tennessee Supreme Court. She practices in the areas of domestic relations, personal injury, probate, and commercial law.  She is Chancellor of the Episcopal Diocese of East Tennessee, was a Member of the Tennessee Law Review, and is a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar
Foundation.

Certifications/Specialties:
Rule 31 Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court
Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission
Board Certified Civil Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy
Admitted:
Tennessee, 1980
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
U.S. Tax Court
U.S. District Court
Education:
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN, 1979
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Law Review: Member, Tennessee Law Review

 

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1979
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: Cum Laude
Published Works:
Tennessee Law of Evidence, (coauthored with Neil P. Cohen and Donald F. Paine) 3rd Ed. , 1995
Tennessee Law of Evidence, (coauthored with Neil P. Cohen and Donald F. Paine) 2nd Ed., 1991
Domestice Relations - Divorce - Restrictions on Recrimination, 46 Tennessee Law Review 461, 1979
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law
Instructor, Tennessee Law Institute , 1987 - Present
Honors:
Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation, 1994
1993 YWCA Tribute to Women Award
1994 Outstanding Alumni of Roosevelt Inn
Affiliations:
Knoxville Bar Association, 1994
President
 
Knoxville Bar Association
Treasurer (2 terms); Member, Board of Governors (4 years)
 
Knoxville Bar Foundation
Secretary; Member, Board of Directors
 
Tennessee Bar Association, 1992
Chair, Litigation Section
 
Tennessee Bar Association
East Tennessee Vice President of Young Lawyers Conference
 
Tennessee Bar Association, 1992 - 1996
Member, Commission on Women and Minorities
 
Tennessee Bar Asociation, 1995
Chair, CLE Committee
 
Tennessee Bar Association, 1996 - 1999
Board of Governors
 
Tennessee Bar Association, 1998 - 1999
Co-Chair of the Futures Committee
 
Tennessee Bar Association, 1996
Family Law Code Revision Commission
Pro Bono Activities:
The Pro Bono Project
Episcopal Church of the Good Samaritan
Habitat for Humanity
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Delta Phi
Born:
1955

Certifications of Specialization are available to Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder Law and Estate Planning. Listing of related or included practice areas herein does not constitute or imply a representation of certification of specialization.

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