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About Ms. Landers Professionally:
Ms. Landers was the senior lawyer and managing partner at The Landers Firm, PLC, for years where she focused on litigation and mediation of divorce, child custody, child visitation, alimony, protective orders, adoption, child relocation, child support, termination of parental rights, legitimation, paternity, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, complex divorce issue management such as closely held business valuation, and international child abduction under the Hague Convention.
About Ms. Landers Personally:
Ms. Landers was born in Little Rock, AR, and is active in her community and serves as a volunteer for numerous organizations. She enjoys traveling widely, cooking, spending quality time with her sons, and hiking, swimming, running and Pilates.
Ms. Landers' Certified Legal Specialties:
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 “Family Law Mediator” approval in 1994
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 “Domestic Violence Mediator” approval in 2001
Ms. Landers’ Bar Admissions:
Tennessee, 1985 - present
U.S. Federal Courts, 1985
Arkansas, 2010 - 2021
U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1985
U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2013
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2016
Ms. Landers’ Education:
Juris Doctor - 1985 - Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis
B.A., Bachelor of Arts - 1982 - College, Conway, Arkansas (Major: English)
Adjunct Professor - 2000 to 2005: Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Guest Lecturer - 2005 to present: Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Ms. Landers’ Honors and Awards:
Top 50 Mid-South Women Super Lawyers, 2013 - Present
Super Lawyer (Family Law), 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017
Lawyer of the Year, 2012 & 2013, Mediation
AV Preeminent rating by Martindale-Hubbell
Selected Best Lawyers In America 2005 – 2021 in Mediation
Ms. Landers’ Professional Associations and Memberships:
Tennessee Bar Association, Member
International Child Abduction Attorney Network (ICAAN), Referral Attorney
Tennessee Bar Magazine, Board of Editors, 2006 - 2022
Memphis Bar Magazine, Editor and Co-Editor, 1992 - 1997
Tennessee Supreme Court’s “Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission”, Member, 2005 - December 31, 2016
Shelby County Courts’ “Parenting Education Seminar Committee”, Member, 2000 - 2003
Memphis Bar Association Membership Committee, Chair, 2006 - Present
Memphis Bar Association Nominating Committee, Member, 1995 - 1996
Memphis Bar Association Executive Committee, Member, 1995 - 1996
Tennessee Department of Human Services Income Advisory Committee, 2005 - 2006
Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panelist, 2000, 2001, 2002
Ms. Landers’ Pro Bono Activities:
Board Member of the Memphis Mental Health Association, 1993 - 2000
President of the Memphis Mental Health Association, 1995 - 1997
Member of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center Board of Directors, 1999, 2000
Member of the Orpheum Theater Board of Directors, 2002 - 2022
Member of the Orpheum Theater Executive Committee, 2002 - 2022
Chair-Elect of the Orpheum Theater Board of Directors, 2009 - 2010
Legal Counsel for the Orpheum Theater, Alternating from 2008 - Present
President of the Orpheum Theater Board of Directors, 2009 and 2010
Member of the Hendrix College Alumni Board, 2006 - 2009
Member of the Board of Trustees of her church, 2003 - 2008
President of the Board of Trustees of her church, 2004 - 2008