Jennifer McKinnish
Serving Families Across East Tennessee
Ms. Burton graduated with a Bachelors Degree from the University of Tennessee and received her law degree from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. While in law school, she received the award for Best Oral Advocate in 2003 and was named the Associate Chief Justice of the University of Memphis law school as Moot Court Board. Also while in law school Ms. Burton was a National Environmental Moot Court semi-finalist and completed an internship with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee, a clerkship in the Corporate Legal Division with Servicemaster, Inc. and a summer clerkship with The Bosch Law Firm, P.C., focusing on complex criminal defense litigation, including death penalty defense. Upon graduation she was admitted to the Tennessee Bar in 2005.
Ms. Burton began her practice with Rice, Amundsen & Rogers, P.L.L.C., a boutique Domestic Relations firm located in Memphis, Tennessee, where she was a member of the Memphis Bar Association. Ms. Burton returned to the East Tennessee area to be closer to her family. Her primary practice areas include family law, social security law and adoptions. Ms. Burton is a member of the NOSSCR and the Tennessee Bar Association. She is also a member of Sevier Heights Baptist Church.
She is now the owner of Burton McKinnish, PLLC (est. 2008)- a multi-office law firm which serves all of East Tennessee. Burton McKinnish, PLLC offers social security disability, family law, criminal defense and general civil litigation services. All initial consultations are free. 865.233.1105
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Divorce
- Collaborative Law, Contested Divorce, Military Divorce, Property Division, Same Sex Divorce, Spousal Support & Alimony, Uncontested Divorce
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders, Victims Rights , Victims Rights
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Juvenile Law
- General Civil
- Adoption Law
- Free Consultation
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
- Tennessee
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- English
- University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
- J.D.
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- Honors: Outstanding Oral Advocate - 2003; National Moot Court Semi-Finalist, Pace Environmental Moot Court Competition - 2005; Associate Chief Justice Moot Court Board (2004-2005)
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- University of Tennessee - Knoxville
- B.A. | Political Science/English
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- "Rising Star" Award
- SuperLawyers.com
- Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in selecting a lawyer, we limit the lawyer ratings to those who can be hired and retained by the public, i.e., lawyers in private practice and Legal Aid attorneys.
- "Rising Star" Award
- SuperLawyers.com
- Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in selecting a lawyer, we limit the lawyer ratings to those who can be hired and retained by the public, i.e., lawyers in private practice and Legal Aid attorneys.
- "Rising Star" Award
- SuperLawyers.com
- Super Lawyers selects attorneys using a patented multiphase selection process. Peer nominations and evaluations are combined with independent research. Each candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement. Selections are made on an annual, state-by-state basis. The objective is to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource for attorneys and consumers searching for legal counsel. Since Super Lawyers is intended to be used as an aid in selecting a lawyer, we limit the lawyer ratings to those who can be hired and retained by the public, i.e., lawyers in private practice and Legal Aid attorneys.
- Tennessee Bar Association
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- Sevier County Bar Association
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- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
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- Certified Rule 31 Mediator
- Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts
Burton & McKinnish SSA Attorneys
If you are disabled and no longer able to work we would like to help. We provide aggressive representation, and I am a former SSA agent who knows how to break through barriers.
Burton and McKinnish Family Law
Family law and divorce attorneys in Sevierville, Maryville and East Tennessee-providing representation to protect you and your children and what's rightfully yours.
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