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Sharon Dawn Coppock
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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
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Languages
- English
Professional Experience
- Owner, Operator and Primary Presenter for Good Law, a seminar company serving attorneys.
- Good Law
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- Owner / Sole Practitioner
- Law Office of Dawn Coppock
- - Current
- Attorney
- Rainwater, Humble & Vowell
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- Law Clerk
- Judge James H. Jarvis, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
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- Law Clerk
- Egerton, McAfee, Armistead and Davis, P.C.
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- Intern
- U.S. Congressman James H. Quillen - Washington DC
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Education
- William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law
- J.D. (1987) | Law
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Book Award for Trusts and Estates
- Activities: Moot Court Board Negotiations Team Society of Mary & William
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- University of Exeter
- Studied European economic community and comparative English and French law.
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- Summer program in England.
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- Carson-Newman College
- B.S. (1983) | Double Major, Management and Business Data Processing.
- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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Awards
- Knoxville's Top Attorneys since 2014
- CityView
- Tribute to Women Finalist
- Knoxville YWCA
- Knoxville's Top Attorneys 2006, 2008-09, 2011-2012
- CityView
- Tribute to Women Honoree
- Knoxville YWCA
- Bill Williams Service Award
- Tennessee Department of Children's Services
Professional Associations
- Executive Women's Association
- Member
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- Tennessee Bar Association
- Adoption Committee
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- Southeast Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women (SETLAW)
- Member
- - Current
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- Tennessee Bar Foundation
- Fellow
- - Current
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- Knoxville Bar Foundation
- Fellow
- - Current
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- Tennessee Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Fellow
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- Sevier County Bar Association
- Member
- - Current
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- Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women
- Member
- - Current
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- Knoxville Bar Association
- Member
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- American Academy of Adoption Attorneys
- Fellow
- - Current
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- American Bar Association
- Family Law Section & Adoption Committe Member
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- 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.
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- East Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women
- Member
- - Current
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- Tennessee State Bar # 012606
- Member
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- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Tennessee Bar Association
- Member
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- Knoxville Bar Association
- Board of Governors
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- Tennessee Bar Foundation
- IOLTA Grant Review Committee
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- Tennessee Supreme Court
- Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice & Procedure
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- Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law with Forms on CD
- Celtic Cat Publishing
- Coppock on Tennessee Adoption Law with Forms & Statutes, 2nd - 6th Editions (1998, 2000, 2003, 2005 & 2011)
- Lexis Law Publishing
- Federal Adoption Laws (Editorial Advisory Board & Author of Forward)
- Lexis Law Publishing (1999 & 2002)
- Tennessee Adoption Law with Forms & Statutes
- Michie Co.
Certifications
- 1987 Admitted Tennessee State Bar
- Tennessee State Bar
- 1990 Admitted Federal District Court Eastern District of Tennessee
- Federal District Court
- 2002 Certified as a Family Law Mediator Pursuant to Rule 31
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- 2009 Certified as a Juvenile-Child Welfare Specialist
- National Association of Counsel For Children
- 2008-2012 Registered Volunteer Lobbyist
- Tennessee General Assembly
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