tlawson@raineykizer.com

Jackson – Main St.

P: 731-426-8118

Education

• The University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, TN, Juris Doctor (2020)
• Christian Brothers University, Memphis, TN, Bachelor of Arts in History with a double- minor in Spanish and Global Studies (2017)

Bar Admissions

Tennessee (2021)

Honors and Distinctions

Authorships, Speaking Engagements, and Honors

• May 2021: WTSHRM Chapter Meeting, How the New COVID-19 Relief Package Aids Employers
• Author – Job Applicants and Age Discrimination Claims, HR Professionals Magazine
• Author – The Right to Reentry: A Look at the Unemployment Crisis for Individuals with Criminal Records and Tennessee’s Efforts to Solve the Problem, The Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, & Social Justice (2020)
• Co-Author – Federal Court Vacates Portions of the DOL’s Final Rule Under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, HR Professionals Magazine (2020)
• Co-Author – The Brown Girl’s Guide to College (2018)
• Co-Author – The Book of Success & Scholarship (2019)
• Tennessee Bar Association’s Diversity Leadership Institute (2019)
• 2017 LaSallian Fellow, Christian Brothers University
• 2015 Vanderhaar Student Peace Award, Christian Brothers University

Community Involvement

• Christian Brothers University – Commission on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusive Excellence Committee Member
• The Cooperative – Co-Founder