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Charlotte Knight Griffin Named TBA Vice President

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Jun 17, 2024

NASHVILLE, June 17, 2024 — Eads attorney Charlotte Knight Griffin took office as vice president of the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) last week during the group’s Annual Convention in Memphis. Knight Griffin will advance to the presidency in June 2026.

Knight Griffin began her career in private practice in Memphis after earning her law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. She joined Memphis Light, Gas and Water as a staff attorney in 1978 and was named the manager of legal services in 2000. She retired in April 2023 after 45 years of service.

Knight Griffin has been active in the TBA for many years, most recently serving as speaker of the House of Delegates and a member of the Board of Governors. She is a past chair of the Local Government Practice and Litigation sections, a charter fellow of the Young Lawyers Division (YLD), a past executive officer of the YLD and president of the TBA YLD Fellows. She also has been involved in legal organizations at the local, state and national levels and is a fellow in the Memphis, Tennessee and American bar foundations.

Taking office along with Knight Griffin will be President Ed Lanquist with the Baker Donelson firm in Nashville and President-elect Heidi Barcus of Lewis Thomason in Knoxville. More than 200 Tennessee lawyers were in Memphis for the TBA’s Annual Convention, which provides opportunities for continuing legal education, networking, and recognition of attorneys who have performed outstanding legal work and community service.

The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) is the largest professional association in Tennessee with nearly 14,000 members. Founded in 1881, the TBA represents the entire spectrum of the legal profession in Tennessee and beyond and is dedicated to enhancing fellowship and professionalism among the members of Tennessee’s legal community.

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