Martin promoted at Miller & Martin
The law firm of Miller & Martin PLLC has elected Alison Bales Martin to the firm’s policy committee. This committee serves as the firm’s managing board of directors and is responsible for evaluating and approving all major decisions for the firm across all offices.
Carr Allison adds two attorneys
The law firm of Carr Allison has added two attorneys to the firm. Jeffrey G. Miller joins the Birmingham, Ala., office as counsel, and Logan C. Threadgill joins the Chattanooga office as an associate.
Miller has practiced for more than 10 years in a variety of areas including employment litigation and personal injury. He earned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law. He joins Carr Allison’s transportation team.
Logan C. Threadgill received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law, graduating cum laude. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi honor society and he competed on the National Environmental Law Moot Court Team.
Alderman adds Wells to firm
Alderman Holdings, LLC has added Patrick Wells to its leadership team.
Recently recruited from Mobile, Ala., Wells worked in partnership with a private investment group and successfully grew multiple businesses for its shareholders. With this experience, Wells adds skill and depth to the Alderman Holdings partnership.
Wells graduated from Samford University with a bachelor’s degree in finance and a masters in business administration.
Walsh earns high accreditation
Karen S. Walsh, LVMT, CFE, CAWA, has achieved the highest level professional designation for animal welfare professionals, Certified Animal Welfare Administrator (CAWA).
This designation acknowledges excellence and the accomplishments of nonprofit and municipal executives across the U.S., Canada and Australia. Walsh is one of only two residents in the state of Tennessee who have achieved this designation.
The professional certification program, administered by the Society of Animal Welfare Administrators (SAWA), distinguishes top-level executives and managers working in nonprofit and municipal agencies for their knowledge, experience and expertise. There are currently only 103 professionals world-wide who have achieved this designation.
Dale Buchanan relocates
Dale Buchanan and Associates, a multi-state law firm headquartered in Chattanooga, has relocated from 6576 East Brainerd Road to Suite 110, 1206 Pointe Centre Drive in East Brainerd.
The new location places the law firm in the heart of the Social Security District Office and Social Security Hearing Office locations and allows it to better serve its clients.
Dale Buchanan and Associates was founded in 1983, and it has remained a family-owned and operated law firm for more than 30 years.
Keyt joins Leitner, Williams
Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC announces that attorney David W. Keyt has joined the Chattanooga office.
Keyt focuses his practice on professional liability. He is a native of Chattanooga and graduated from McCallie School in 2008, where he was a member of the Mock Trial team for four years. He earned a bachelor of arts degree at Emory University in 2012, and received his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2015.
He is a member of the Tennessee and Chattanooga Bar Associations.
Fox to head Legal Aid group
Sheri A. Fox, an attorney with the Chattanooga office of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, P.C., has been named executive director of Legal Aid of East Tennessee, which serves 26 Tennessee counties.
She replaces David R. Yoder, who is retiring at the end of the year.
Fox comes to LAET after 14 years as an attorney. She served on various committees including the firm’s pro bono committee. She is a long-time volunteer with LAET’s Pro Bono Project in Chattanooga and has been recognized as an Attorney for Justice by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Fox has a wide range of litigation experience at both trial and appellate levels in state and federal courts.
Fox earned her law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law and also holds an M.S. degree in mental health counseling from Nova University and an A.B.J. in journalism from the University of Georgia.
“I am thrilled and humbled to join LAET in its ongoing quest to ensure that our elderly, abused and low-income neighbors receive the legal help they otherwise would be denied solely because they cannot afford to hire an attorney,” said Fox.
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