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Sharon Dawn Coppock

36 years of experience
Family Law
Tennessee

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Biography

I am a Solo Practitioner Attorney, not an adoption agency, based in Strawberry Plains, Knox County, Tennessee, and I practice from Nashville to the Eastern edge of Tennessee. My practice is limited almost solely to adoption law, including representation of birth parents and adoptive parents and sometimes agencies. I feel that insuring the security of a child in his or her home is one of the most important obligations an attorney can undertake. As an experienced adoption practitioner, I know the value of a methodical, conservative approach to adoption cases. I endeavor to treat all parties with respect and sensitivity while not substituting my own goals or values for that of the parties. Representing a party in an adoption is an honor.

Practice Area

Family Law: Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Tennessee

Languages

English

Professional Experience

Owner, Operator and Primary Presenter for Good Law, a seminar company serving attorneys.: Good Law; 2017 - Current

Owner / Sole Practitioner: Law Office of Dawn Coppock; 1993 - Current

Attorney: Rainwater, Humble & Vowell; 1987 - 1993

Law Clerk: Judge James H. Jarvis, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee; 1986 - 1986

Law Clerk: Egerton, McAfee, Armistead and Davis, P.C.; 1985 - 1985

Intern: U.S. Congressman James H. Quillen - Washington DC; 1982 - 1982

Education

William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law: J.D. (1987) | Law; 1987; Honors: American Jurisprudence Book Award for Trusts and Estates; Activities: Moot Court Board Negotiations Team Society of Mary & William

University of Exeter: Studied European economic community and comparative English and French law.; 1986 - 1986; Summer program in England.

Carson-Newman College: B.S. (1983) | Double Major, Management and Business Data Processing.; 1983; Honors: Magna Cum Laude

Awards

Knoxville's Top Attorneys since 2014: CityView; 2017

Tribute to Women Finalist: Knoxville YWCA; 2012

Knoxville's Top Attorneys 2006, 2008-09, 2011-2012: CityView; 2012

Tribute to Women Honoree: Knoxville YWCA; 2010

Bill Williams Service Award: Tennessee Department of Children's Services; 2010

Distinguished Young Alumna 2005-2006, Business Department: Carson-Newman College; 2006

150 Best Lawyers in the State of Tennessee: Business TN Magazine; 2005

Angel in Adoption: Unitd States Congressional Coalition on Adoption; 2004

Best 101 Lawyers in the State of Tennessee: Business TN Magazine; 2004

AV Rating since 2003: Martindale Hubble; 2003

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Professional Associations

Executive Women's Association: Member; 2018 - Current

Tennessee Bar Association: Adoption Committee; 2018 - Current

Southeast Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women (SETLAW): Member; 2015 - Current

Tennessee Bar Foundation: Fellow; 2011 - Current

Knoxville Bar Foundation: Fellow; 2011 - Current

Tennessee Bar Association: Young Lawyers Fellow; 2009 - Current

Sevier County Bar Association: Member; 2009 - Current

Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women: Member; 2008 - Current

Knoxville Bar Association: Member; 1998 - Current

American Academy of Adoption Attorneys: Fellow; 1992 - Current

American Bar Association: Family Law Section & Adoption Committe Member; 1991 - Current

Tennessee Bar Association: Founder & Chair of the Adoption Law Committee, 1991. Chair of the Adoption Law Committee 1996-1997. Member of the Family Law Section and the Appellate Practice Section. Board member of Tennessee Young Layers Conference 1988-1992.; 1988 - Current