Jenna Hoffman McDonald Nichols is a native Memphian and third generation lawyer. In 2011, she graduated from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Arts degree in History. While at Ole Miss, Mrs. Nichols was inducted into the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society and the Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society. In 2014, Mrs. Nichols earned her law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. While in law school, she served as a member of Phi Alpha Delta and the Public Action Law Society, and she was recognized with the Dean’s Distinguished Pro Bono Service Award in 2012. Mrs. Nichols also served in the University of Memphis Child & Family Litigation Clinic, where she was appointed as Guardian ad Litem to represent the best interests of children in juvenile dependency and neglect proceedings.

Mrs. Nichols’ law practice currently covers the areas of divorce and separation, child custody, child support, juvenile law, paternity/parentage, and adoption. Mrs. Nichols is also specially trained in collaborate divorce and she is a strong advocate for mediation and other alternative dispute resolution methods.

Jenna McDonald Nichols is an Associate Attorney with Black McLaren Jones Ryland & Griffee, P.C.