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KBA Board of Governors

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
Cravens Legal
P.O. Box 396, Knoxville, TN 37901-0396
Phone: (865) 544-8929

 

 

President-Elect

Carlos A. Yunsan
Tennessee Court of Appeals
P.O. Box 444, Knoxville, TN 37901-0444
Phone: (865) 594-5246

 

 

Treasurer

Jonathan D. Cooper
Knox Defense
607 Market St., Suite 1100, Knoxville, TN 37902-2240
Phone: (865) 524-8106

 

 

Secretary

Rachel P. Hurt
Arnett, Draper & Hagood, 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

 

 

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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 Ellis
Lewis, Thomason, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C.
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) 215-2397

 

 

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Board Member

William A. Mynatt Jr.
Lewis Thomason, P.C.
P.O. Box 2425, Knoxville, TN 37901-2425
Phone: (865) 546-4646

 

 

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Board Member

T. Mitchell Panter
Lewis Thomason, P.C.
P.O. Box 2425, Knoxville, TN 37901-2425

Phone: (865) 291-1550

 

 

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Board Member

M. Samantha Parris
Law Office of Samantha Parris
2908 Tazewell Pike, Suite G, Knoxville, TN 37918-1878
Phone: (865) 687-8744

 

 

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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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