Faith Watson is a native of Nashville, Tennessee but has been in Memphis since 2013. She graduated Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2016 and was selected to be a clerk for Chancellor JoeDae Jenkins in Chancery Court Part III in Shelby County. She was also a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable William Campbell, Jr. for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. 

After completing her clerkships, Faith practiced Family Law with the Rice Law Firm and then became an Assistant District Attorney for Shelby County before working as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Memphis. She is currently a Professor at Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in Memphis, Tennessee where she teaches Legal Methods and Divorce Law Practicum and coaches the Mock Trial Team. She also serves as President of the Memphis Bar Association-Young Lawyers Division and involved with Tennessee Bar Association- Young Lawyer Division.

Noor Obaji is an associate at Baker Donelson, where she focuses her practice area on financial services and compliance.  Ms. Obaji has extensive litigation experience defending clients in health care liability defense, automobile liability, premises liability, and workers' compensation cases. Ms. Obaji served as second chair in both federal and circuit court jury trials involving health care and transportation/logistics matters. She conducts research on complex legal issues to guide case strategy and drafts pleadings, motions, and briefs for federal, state, and appellate courts. Ms. Obaji also has experience arguing motions before state court judges and conducting and defending depositions in various liability cases and mediations.

Ms. Obaji is an active member of the Memphis legal community, most recently serving as president of the AWA.  She contributes to the legal profession by mentoring aspiring lawyers, coaching Hutchison School's mock trial team, and participating in various community outreach and professional development initiatives.

Rachel is an associate attorney at Lewis Thomason, where she concentrates her practice on civil litigation. Prior to joining the firm, she served for two years as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Holly Kirby on the Tennessee Supreme Court, gaining valuable insight into appellate advocacy and judicial decision-making.

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A graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Rachel is committed to thoughtful, client-focused advocacy and active engagement in the Memphis legal community.

Kelsey Duckett helps her clients in the area of business formation at Harris Shelton. Her dedicated, hardworking and resilient work ethic ensures the best outcomes for her clients.

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Kelsey’s interest in law was sparked after taking Constitutional Law as an elective in undergraduate school. It was the cases and how the courts interpreted and shaped our Constitution with those cases that inspired her to pursue law. She further honed her legal skills working at AutoZone, Inc. During her internship there, she drafted and reviewed contracts and vendor agreements and policed trademark registrations.

Outside of her practice at Harris Shelton, Kelsey is involved in several professional organizations, such as Memphis Urban League Young Professionals, Association for Women Attorney’s, National Bar Association – Ben F. Jones Chapter, Memphis Bar Associations, and many others.

Hallie Robison serves as the Social Chair for the Association of Women Attorneys.  Hallie is an associate at Lewis Thomason, PC, where she focuses her practice area on civil litigation. 

Hallie received her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2020. She then earned her J.D. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphrys School of Law in 2023. 

Anita serves as the Treasurer for AWA. Anita is a member at Phelps Dunbar LLP.  Her practice concentrates in the areas of financial institutions regulatory compliance, commercial finance transactions, real estate transactions, and general corporate law.  

She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University and her Juris Doctor degree from Boston University.  

Anita serves as the Treasurer for AWA. Anita is a member at Phelps Dunbar LLP.  Her practice concentrates in the areas of financial institutions regulatory compliance, commercial finance transactions, real estate transactions, and general corporate law.  

She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Northwestern University and her Juris Doctor degree from Boston University.  

Sara K. McKinney is an Associate Attorney at Glankler Brown concentrates her practice in the area of business and commercial litigation, and medical malpractice.

Eliza is a member of the Financial Services Litigation and Compliance Group, where she represents financial institutions and businesses in complex commercial litigation and arbitration matters nationwide. Her practice spans state and federal courts, as well as FINRA and AAA arbitrations, and includes defending clients in consumer and class action litigation and resolving a wide range of business disputes.

Eliza is an active leader in the Memphis legal community and proudly serves on the boards of both the Memphis Bar Association and the Association for Women Attorneys. She values mentorship, collaboration, and service, and is committed to supporting and advancing women in the legal profession.

Page Smith was born and raised in Memphis, Tennessee except for a four-year span when she attended Mississippi State University where she graduated Summa Cum Laude with a bachelor’s degree in Criminology and a minor in Psychology. Upon her return to Memphis in 2016, she attended the Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law, where she served as a Student Attorney for the Neighborhood Preservation Clinic, as well as externed with the Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation’s Corporate Legal Counsel and the University of Memphis Office of Legal Counsel. In 2019 she obtained her J.D. from the Cecil C. Humphrey’s School of Law and began practicing with Hodum Law, PLLC, where she has remained ever since, practicing in family law, criminal law, probate, business law, and other areas of civil litigation.

Hannah is a born and raised Memphian with a heart for seeing her grit and grind city flourish! She attended University of Arkansas and obtained her Bachelor's degree in political science and legal studies. Woo Pig Sooie! Missing Memphis, she returned home for law school at Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, where she graduated in 2024.  Go Tigers Go!

Harris Shelton Hanover Walsh PLLC is where Hannah practices general civil litigation with a focus on healthcare liability defense and premises liability defense. In law school, Hannah served her students as the Student Bar Association President, and she looks forward to continuing to the success of the Memphis legal community through the AWA.

Dakota Beasley concentrates her practice in real estate law. A proud Memphis native, she earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, where she served as President of the Student Bar Association, and simultaneously obtained her Master of Business Administration from the Fogelman College of Business.

During law school, Dakota gained valuable experience through a judicial externship with Judge Sheryl Lipman in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee and through internships with FedEx’s corporate legal and compliance teams. She is deeply connected to the Memphis community and is committed to leadership, service, and professional excellence.

Chelsea Connor is currently a Partner at Gill Family Law, PLLC, where she concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce, child custody and support, abuse and neglect, termination of parental rights, adoptions, grandparent visitation, and other areas of family law. Chelsea began her legal career as a Law Fellow for the Office of Legal Counsel at the University of Memphis, where she provided legal assistance to all areas of the University. Prior to entering private practice, Chelsea had the privilege to clerk of the Honorable Jim Kyle, Chancellor of Part II of the Shelby County Chancery Court. In addition to serving as the CLE Co-Chair for the AWA, Chelsea is a participant in the Memphis Bar Leadership Forum and also serves as the Vice President of the Family Law Section of the Memphis Bar; Board Member of the Dream Factory of Memphis, an organization that grants dreams to chronically ill children; and the Chair of the West Cancer Foundation’s Young Professional’s Advisory Board.

Olivia Klepzig is an associate at Bass, Berry & Sims, where she provides healthcare regulatory and transactional counsel as it relates to mergers, acquisitions, compliance and operational matters.

Olivia obtained her undergraduate degree in Political Science at Arkansas State University in 2021 and her Juris Doctorate from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 2024. 

Misty L. O’Neal is a 2018 Juris Doctor graduate from the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law where she graduated with a Certificate in Advocacy. Misty currently works as an Associate Attorney for her father’s law practice, the Law Office of Darrell J. O’Neal, where she is currently in her seventh (7) year of practice.  Misty’s law practice includes a general law practice of Civil Litigation which includes Labor and Employment Law, Estate and Probate Planning, Environmental Court, Contracts and Sales Law, Property Law, Corporate Formation and Dissolution, Partnership Dissolution and Agency Law, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Forcible Entry and Detainer, Collections, Administrative Law, Civil Rights/Constitutional Law, Social Security Disability, and Race, Age and Gender Discrimination.

Misty has served on the Board of Directors of the Memphis Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) from 2024-2025 and has also served as the Memphis Bar Association's Representative for the Association of Women Attorneys (AWA), and the Association of Women Attorneys’ Representative for the Memphis Bar Association’s Board of Directors.

Lauren Hutton is an Assistant District Attorney with the Shelby County District Attorney’s Office, where she has served since 2021. Her legal experience includes prior work as an associate attorney and law clerk at Godwin, Morris, Laurenzi & Bloomfield, P.C., as well as legal internships with Shelby County Schools and Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare.

A graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Lauren is committed to public service and the Memphis community. She brings a strong work ethic, diverse professional background, and dedication to justice to her role, and values service and leadership within the legal profession.

Meredith Brasfield is an associate in the law firm of Weaver & Craig, P.C., where her practice has been devoted primarily to adoptions in Tennessee and Mississippi.  Within the practice, she assists and represents adopting couples, birth parents and adoption agencies in matters including surrenders, termination of parental rights and interstate, international, relative and private placement adoptions. Mrs. Brasfield is a member of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, and she is a frequent speaker on adoption law. She is also a member of the Adoption Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association and served as the section Chair for 2022-2023.  Mrs. Brasfield received her B.A. degree from Birmingham-Southern College and J.D. degree from Mississippi College School of Law. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee with her husband, Charles, and their two children Blair (7) and Harrison (6).

Rebekka Freeman Terrell is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Shelby County Criminal Court Clerk’s Office. She serves as the Judicial Reception Chair for the 2026 AWA Board.

Meredith Brasfield is an associate in the law firm of Weaver & Craig, P.C., where her practice has been devoted primarily to adoptions in Tennessee and Mississippi.  Within the practice, she assists and represents adopting couples, birth parents and adoption agencies in matters including surrenders, termination of parental rights and interstate, international, relative and private placement adoptions. Mrs. Brasfield is a member of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, and she is a frequent speaker on adoption law. She is also a member of the Adoption Law Section of the Tennessee Bar Association and served as the section Chair for 2022-2023.  Mrs. Brasfield received her B.A. degree from Birmingham-Southern College and J.D. degree from Mississippi College School of Law. She lives in Memphis, Tennessee with her husband, Charles, and their two children Blair (7) and Harrison (6).

Jodi Wilson currently serves as Associate Professor of Law at the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.  Jodi first joined the Memphis Law Faculty in 2009, serving as the Director of the first-year legal research and writing program.  She served as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs from 2018-2025.

Before joining the Memphis Law Faculty, Jodi was a litigator with a national civil litigation and arbitration practice, focusing on class actions, business disputes, and securities industry arbitrations. Jodi earned her J.D. from the Washington University School of Law and her B.A. from the University of Arkansas – Fayetteville. 

Constance K. Brown is an Anti-Blight Prosecutor for the City of Memphis and a proud Mississippi Delta native. Her work is rooted in public service, community advocacy, and improving quality of life in Memphis neighborhoods.

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Constance is an active member of the Memphis Bar Association, National Bar Association, and the Association for Women Attorneys, and has been widely recognized for her commitment to justice and service. Her honors include the Memphis Bar Association’s 2021 Champion of Justice: Public Interest Attorney award, recognition by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a 2024 Attorney for Justice for her pro bono work, and the 2024 AA Latting Community Service Award from the Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association.

She earned her Juris Doctor from Mississippi College School of Law, where she was recognized for excellence in trial advocacy, and holds a Master of Business Administration from Belhaven University with a concentration in leadership.

Caroline Montoya serves as the TBA–YLD Representative for AWA. She is an associate in Lewis Thomason’s Memphis office and is licensed to practice in both Tennessee and Mississippi. She is a proud Memphis native who pursued her legal education in Washington, D.C. at American University Washington College of Law, where she earned her JD in 2023. Her practice focuses primarily on healthcare defense, premises liability, transportation, and corporate formation.

Brande L. Boyd is a Memphis-based attorney whose practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions. A graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, she earned her Juris Doctor in 2019 and has been admitted to practice in Tennessee since that time.

Brande has been recognized as a Rising Star from 2023 to 2025 for her professional excellence and commitment to client advocacy. She is an active leader in the Memphis legal community and is dedicated to service, mentorship, and advancing women in the legal profession through her involvement with the Association for Women Attorneys.