Tara Gillespie

• Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Law
• Class Action Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Long Term Care and Seniors Housing Law

Tennessee

Washington

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee

United States District Court for the Western District of Washington

Attorney at Law

Lane Powell PC

Current

Vanderbilt University Law School

J.D

2001

Dean?s List

Southern Illinois University

B.A

1998

with high honors

Current

Activities: Washington State Bar Association

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Activities: Loren Miller Bar Association

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Activities: Member and former chairperson, American Bar Association?s Public Education Committee

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Activities: Defense Research Institute Commercial Litigation Committee

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Activities: Member, Turnaround Management Association

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Activities: Member of the board of directors and legal counsel for Building Families and Communities, Inc. (BFC); assisted BFC with drafting and filing a public charter school application with the local board of education; represented BFC before the local school board

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Activities: Pro bono legal counsel for the Washington Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program for children in parental rights termination proceedings