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LINDA WARREN SEELY
116 Tuckahoe Rd., Jackson, TN 38305
Phone: 731.217.8013
E-Mail: lwseely@hotmail.com
| EDUCATION |
| | Doctorate of Jurisprudence
Memphis State University
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law | 1981 Memphis, TN |
| | Bachelor of Arts
Memphis State University
Cum laude | 1978 Memphis, TN |
EXPERIENCE |
| | Director of Pro Bono Projects
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. | May, 2004 to present |
| | Managing Attorney for Pro Bono
Managing Attorney for Pro Bono
Projects and West Tennessee Health
Care Consortium Manager
West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. | July, 1996 to April, 2004 |
| | Managing Attorney for Senior
Citizens and Pro Bono Units
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. | September 1989 to July, 1996 |
| | Private Law Practice
In association with Diana Schmied | April, 1987 to September 1989 |
| | Private Law Practice
Law firm of Robilio, Less and Warren | February, 1983 to March, 1987 |
| | Staff Attorney
Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. | May, 1981 to February, 1983 |
| | Divorce, Incorporated/Mediated Solutions
Co-owner with husband, Carl Seely - Jackson, Tennessee | November, 2004 to present |
AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES |
| | Memphis and Shelby County Bar Association/Young Lawyers Division Award for Outstanding Service to the Pro Bono Panel For Senior Citizens, 1982. |
| | Recipient of B. Riney Green Cooperative Advocacy Award from The Tennessee Alliance of Legal Services, 1999. |
| | Tennessee Bar Association Public Service Attorney of the Year Access to Justice Committee, 2003. |
| | Ernie H. Gray Paralegal Utilization Award, Tennessee Paralegal Association, West Tennessee Chapter, 2004. |
| | Selected by Women's Magazine, 50 Women Who Make A Difference in Memphis, June, 2006. |
| | Tennessee Bar Association, President's Award, 2006 and President's Award, 2009. |
| | Rule 31 Listed, Family Mediator, certified by Tennessee Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, 2001. Special designation in Domestic Violence, 2007. |
| | Leadership Jackson Graduate, Class of 1997. |
| | Member, Madison County Bar Association, 1997 to 2008.
Board of Directors, 1999-2003, Treasurer for year 2002-2003. |
| | Member, Memphis Bar Association and Association for Women Attorneys in Memphis, 1981-1996 and 2004-2008. |
| | Memphis Bar Foundation, nominee, inducted September, 2006. |
| | Tennessee Bar Foundation, member, inducted January, 2006. |
| | Memphis Bar Association, member of the Board of Directors, 2006-2008. |
| | Tennessee Bar Association, Board of Bar Governors-Seventh
District Governor, Spring 2001-June, 2007. Liaison to Family
Law and Juvenile and Children's Law Section,
chair of Juvenile and Children's Law section, 2007-2009. |
| | Leo Bearman, Inns of Court, Master level, 2007-present. |
| | Member, Tennessee Bar Association Access to Justice Committee 2001 to present. |
| | Member, Memphis Bar Association, Access to Justice Committee 2004 to present. |
| | President, Lawyers Association for Women, Anne Schneider Chapter, 1999-2004. |
| | President, Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women, 2005 to 2006. |
| | Board of Directors for Hannah's Hope, an affiliate of the United Methodist Church, Memphis Conference. |
| | Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, 2005-2010. |
| | Memphis Conference of the United Methodist Church, Peace with Justice Coordinator, 2008-present. |
| | Presenter for the American Bar Association Equal Justice Conference for 2002-2009, at the Annual Nuts and Bolts Preconference for Pro Bono coordinators. |
| | Presenter, Pan Africa Conference on HIV/AIDS and Human Rights, October, 2002. |
| | Presenter, Tennessee Judicial Conference, on Access to Justice Issues, in June, 2006 and February, 2006. |
| | Presenter, Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Conference, January, 2006 on Participating in Pro Bono Projects. |
| | Chair of Tennessee Supreme Court Administrative Office of the Courts, Bench/Bar Committee. |
| | Founding Member, MidSouth Collaborative Divorce Alliance, 2008-Present. |
| | Founding Member and President of Community Mediation Center Of West Tennessee, 2009. |
| | Tennessee Supreme Court Commission Service:
Racial, Gender and Ethnic Fairness Implementation, 1999-2000.
Juvenile Justice Commission, 2001.
Self Represented Litigants, June, 2006-November, 2007.
Access to Justice Commission, Pro Bono Subcommittee and
Community Mediation Subcommittee, April 2009-Dec. 2009. |
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"Linda could have used her law degree to make a lucrative living, but she instead chose to dedicate her career to providing legal services to those of limited means. When you think about the thousands of individuals who have received assistance with legal matters ranging from predatory lending to domestic violence to healthcare benefits it is easy to see her contributions to the legal profession and society as endless."
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An article from The Mediation Group of Tennessee, LLC
An article from Memphis Lawyer
Linda in the news
Story on Fox 13 evening news about Attorney for the Day program--October 23, 2008
Chief Justice Janice M. Holder and MBA President Arthur E. Quinn on Ch. 3's Live at 9 on Monday, March 30, 2009, discussing the 4ALL Pro Bono Public Service Day.
Linda being interviewed on Fox 13's Good Morning Memphis--Sept. 18, 2008
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