Christen Blackburn

Ms. Blackburn is an associate in the Nashville office whose practice focuses primarily on general civil litigation. While in law school, Ms. Blackburn served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the University of Memphis Law Review. She received the Dean's Award for Excellence for Best Memorandum and the Dean's Award for Excellence for Best Appellate Brief. She also received the Dean's CALI Award for Excellence in Article 9: Secured Transactions and Article 2: Sales. While in law school, Ms. Blackburn served as a Judicial Extern to the Honorable James D. Todd, Chief Judge for the Western District of Tennessee. She also served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Holly Kirby of the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Ms. Blackburn is the author of "Who is a Mother? Determining Legal Maternity in Surrogacy Arrangements in Tennessee," 39 U. Mem. L. Rev. 349 (2009).

• Associate

• Honorable James D. Todd, Chief Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, Judicial Extern
• Honorable Holly Kirby of the Tennessee Court of Appeals, Judicial Extern

• Tennessee, 2008

• Tennessee Bar Association
• Nashville Bar Association
• Law Association for Women