Dean's Circle Members
Roy L. Aaron
Class of 1972
Member
Hodges, Doughty & Carson, PLLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Joe Baker
Class of 2001
Founder
Yea Haw Brewing Co.
Sevierville, Tennessee
Cheri Beasley
Class of 1991
Former Chief Justice
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Cary S. Blancett
Class of 1983
Vice President
Cary Steven Blancett
Coraopolis, Pennsylvania
John G. Brock
Class of 1996
Gentry, Tipton & McLemore, P.C.
Knoxville, Tennessee
Etta Clark
Class of 1983
Vice President of Global Affairs
Eastman
Kingsport, Tennessee
Lisa Ramsay Cole
Class of 1993
President and Managing Shareholder
Lewis Thomason
Nashville, Tennessee
Carl Colloms
Class of 1966
Retired Judge
Charleston, Tennessee
Amelia Crotwell
Class of 1997
Founder and Owner
Elder Law of East Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Jason I. Epstein
Class of 1996
Partner
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
Nashville, Tennessee
Elizabeth B. Ford
Class of 1977
Director
Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee
Knoxville, Tennessee
Marcos M. Garza
Class of 2001
Owner/Attorney
Garza Law Firm, PLLC
Knoxville, Tennessee
Wendy Goggin
Class of 1976
Chief Counsel
Drug Enforcement Administration
Alexandria, Virginia
Randy Hafer
Class of 1983
Partner
Kilpatrick Stockton LLP
Marietta, Georgia
J. Reginald Hill
Class of 1980
Retired Chief Compliance and Policy Officer
Lifepoint Hospitals, Inc.
Nashville, Tennessee
Odell Horton, Jr.
Class of 1986
Partner
Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP
Cordova, Tennessee
Angela Humphreys
Class of 1996
Member
Bass Berry & Sims
Franklin, Tennessee
Joel Katz
Class of 1969
Senior Counsel
Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
Sam J. LaPorte
Class of 1975
Partner
LaPorte Law Offices
Elizabethton, Tennessee
George T. Lewis, III
Class of 1980
Shareholder
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
Memphis, Tennessee
Melvin J. Malone
Class of 1989
Butler, Snow, O’Mara, Stevens and Cannada, PLLC
Franklin, Tennessee
Arthur E. McClellan
Class of 1973
Member – President
McClellan, Powers, Ehmling & Rogers, PC
Gallatin, Tennessee
Elizabeth Moore
Class of 1988
Member
Sherrard & Roe
Nashville, Tennessee
Ann Jarvis Pruitt
Class of 1993
Executive Director
Tennessee Alliance for Legal Services
Nashville, Tennessee
Richard L. Rose
Class of 1974
Director
Coats, Rose, Yale, Ryman & Lee, PC
Houston, Texas
Ali Safavi
Class of 2002
President and CEO
5209 Investments
Santa Monica, California
W. Allen Separk
Class of 1969
Member
The Law Firm of W. Allen Separk
Marietta, Georgia
Mike Sontag
Class of 1984
Member
Bass Berry & Sims
Nashville, Tennessee
Jill M. Steinberg
Class of 1985
Shareholder
Baker Donelson
Memphis, Tennessee
Jerry Summers
Class of 1966
Supervising Member
Summers & Wyatt
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Mary Taylor Gallagher
Class of 2001
Partner
GSRM
Nashville, Tennessee
R. Kyle Williams
Class of 2001
Partner
Williams Teusink, LLC
Decatur, Georgia
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Phone: 865-974-6691
Office: Suite 248
E-mail: law@utk.edu
Contact Us
Alumni and Development
1505 Cumberland Ave.
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-1810
Phone: 865-974-6691
Office: Suite 248
E-mail: law@utk.edu