Meet Our Board of Governors
The Knoxville Bar Association serves more than 2000 members with an eighteen member Board of Governors. All policies and programs are either developed or overseen by the bar's Board of Governors. The Officers of the Knoxville Bar Association, or the Executive Committee, consist of the President, the President-Elect, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Immediate Past President. Elections for the Board of Governors are held each December.
KBA Board of Governors
President
Loretta G. Cravens
Eldridge & Blakney, P.C.
P.O. Box 398, Knoxville, TN 37901-0396
Phone: (865) 544-2010
President-Elect
Carlos A. Yunsan
U.T. College of Law
1505 W. Cumberland Ave., Knoxville, TN 37996-1810
Phone: (865) 974-1481
Treasurer
Jonathan D. Cooper
Knox Defense
607 Market St., Suite 1100, Knoxville, TN 37902-2240
Phone: (865) 524-8106
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Secretary
Rachel P. Hurt
Arnett | Baker LLP
P.O. Box 300, Knoxville, TN 37901-0300
Phone: (865) 546-7000
Immediate Past President
Jason H. Long
Lewis Thomason, P.C.
P.O. Box 2425, Knoxville, TN 37901-2425
Phone: (865) 546-4646
Barristers President
Hon. Zachary R. Walden
8th Judicial District - Criminal Court
P.O. Box 852, Knoxville, TN 37757-0852
Phone: (423) 907-7503
Barristers Vice President
Charles S.J. Sharrett
Kay Griffin, PLLC
900 S. Gay St., Suite 1810, Knoxville, TN 37902-1857
Phone: (865) 314-8422
Barristers Immediate Past President
Meagan Collver
Lewis Thomason, P.C.
P.O. Box 2425, Knoxville, TN 37901-2425
Phone: (865) 546-4646
Board Member
Ursula Bailey
Law Office of Ursula Bailey
422 S. Gay Street, Suite 301, Knoxville, TN 37902-1167
Phone: (865) 522-9943
Board Member
Daniel L. Ellis
Daniel L. Ellis, Attorney at Law
P.O. Box 31601, Knoxville, TN 37930-1601
Phone: (865) 235-1787
Board Member
Jacob Spencer Fair
U.S. Attorney's Office
800 Market Street, Suite 211, Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: (865) 545-4167
Board Member
Luke P. Ihnen
Federal Defender Services
800 S. Gay Street, Suite 2400, Knoxville, TN 37929-9714
Phone: (865) 637-7979
Board Member
Hon. E Jerome Melson
Circuit Court, Division I
400 Main Avenue, City County Bldg., M-40, Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: (865) 215-4485
Board Member
William A. Mynatt Jr.
Lewis Thomason, P.C.
P.O. Box 2425, Knoxville, TN 37901-2425
Phone: (865) 546-4646
Board Member
T. Mitchell Panter
U.S. Attorney's Office
800 Market Street, Suite 211, Knoxville, TN 37902
Phone: (865) 545-4167
Board Member
M. Samantha Parris
Law Office of Samantha Parris
2908 Tazewell Pike, Suite G, Knoxville, TN 37918-1878
Phone: (865) 687-8744
Board Member
Courtney Epps Read
Watson, Roach, Batson & Lauderback, P.L.C.
P.O. Box 131, Knoxville, TN 37901-0131
Phone: (865) 637-1700
Board Member
Vanessa Samano
Samano Family Law
1430 Island Home Ave., Knoxville, TN 37920-1811
Phone: (865) 291-1550
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