Nathan Shelby Recognized by Tennessee Bar Association

July 26th, 2011  

Nathan Shelby was recognized by the Tennessee Bar Association for his work as chair of the Young Lawyers Division Membership & Law School Outreach Committee. Nathan was integral in implementing the Judicial Internship Program for law students. This summer approximately 50 law students served as interns with trial court judges in Tennessee.

About Nathan Shelby

Nathan Shelby’s practice focuses primarily in the areas of employment law, general insurance defense, professional liability, nursing home defense, workers’ compensation, and business litigation.

 

He was admitted to practice in 2007 by the Tennessee Supreme Court. He is also admitted to practice in the United States District Court of Tennessee for the Western District of Tennessee.

 

His memberships include the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Defense Research Institute.

 

Nathan has been associated with the Firm since receiving his Doctor of Jurisprudence from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, magna cum laude. He served as a member of the University of Memphis Law Review and the National Mock Trial Team competing in both Oxford, Mississippi and Raleigh, North Carolina. Nathan received the Herbert Herff Presidential Law Scholarship and interned for the Honorable Diane K. Vescovo, Magistrate, for the United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee and the Honorable W. Frank Crawford, Tennessee Court of Appeals. In addition, he also received CALI Awards for excellence in Labor Relations, Fair Employment Practices, Legal History, Secured Transactions, and Elder Law.

 

He is the author of “Putting My Money Where Your Mouth Is—An Analysis of a Public Teacher’s Right to Object to a Union’s Use of His or Her Dues for Political Purposes in an Open Shop State” Vol. 37 University of Memphis Law Review No. 4.

 

For additional information on this release, please contact:

Casey Smith

Phone: (731) 426-8122

Email: csmith@raineykizer.com

 

Source: Rainey, Kizer, Reviere & Bell, PLC

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