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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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