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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Aug 7, 2023

Cheryl Rumage Estes, a shareholder in the Memphis office of Lewis Thomason, died July 15 after a brief illness. She was 65. Estes, a 1982 graduate of the University of Memphis School of Law, began her legal career with the firm as a runner and went on to become one of its first female shareholders. For a decade, she led the Labor and Employment Group. Estes also was a member of the Shelby County Bar Association and a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation. Memorial donations may be made to the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Checks should be made payable to the University of Memphis Foundation and note that the gift is being given in honor of law school alumna Cheryl Rumage Estes. Checks should be mailed to Department 238, University of Memphis Foundation, P.O. Box 1000, Memphis, TN 38148.