About Carrie Eaker Kerley
About Ms. Kerley Professionally Ms. Kerley is a lawyer at The Landers Firm, PLC, where she focuses on litigation of divorce, child custody, child visitation, alimony, child support, child relocation, paternity, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, termination of parental rights, and family law appellate work. About Ms. Kerley Personally Ms. Kerley is active in her community, where she volunteers for numerous civic organizations. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family - her husband Phil and daughter Emma. She also enjoys cooking, reading, gardening, boating and spending time outdoors whenever possible. She serves on the Evergreen Historic District Board of Directors.
Education
Legal Education
- University of Memphis School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 2006
- Juris Doctor
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Humphreys Law Fellow
- Honors: CALI Awards of Excellence for Decedents Estates and Problems in Bankruptcy
- Law Review: University of Memphis Law Review, Associate Editor
Non Legal Education
- Oxford University, England
- Graduate of European Studies Program
- Honors: Cambridge and McWhirter Scholarship Recipient
- Rhodes College, 2003
- B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: cum laude
- Major: Political Science
Current Employment Position(s)
- Associate Attorney
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, University of Memphis School of Law (Fall 2011-2014)
Pro Bono Activities
- Evergreen Historic District Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2008 - Present
- Youth Villages, Mentor
Published Works
Articles
- Medicare Subrogation Rights, Subrogator (Co-Author), Winter 2009
- The Seven Deadly Sins of Legal Writing, Tenn. Bar Journal, Summer 2012 (book review).Contributions to the Legal Community
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2006
- U.S. District Court District of Nebraska, 2009
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Class of 2013
- Memphis Bar Association Leadership Forum Class of 2011
- Shelby County Foster Care Review Board Appointee/Member, 2011 - 2012
- Memphis Bar Association, Bench Bar Planning Committee, 2010 - 2011
- Association of Women Attorneys, Mentor and Alternative Spring Break Advisor
- Memphis Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member)
- Memphis Bar Association, 2014 - Present (Board of Directors)
- Tennessee Board of Law Examiners, 2014 - Present (Investigatory Committee)
- Memphis Bar Association, Family Law Section
- Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Carrie Eaker Kerley |
| Firm | The Landers Firm PLC |
| Address | Cotton Exchange Building, 65 Union Avenue Ninth Floor, Memphis, TN 38103 |
| Phone | 901-522-1010 |
| Phone | 901-522-1050 |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |