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Education
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University of Alabama School of Law
J.D. 1994
Deans Award (1994); Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society; Law and Psychology Review, Nathaniel Hansford Service and Leadership Award (1994); Chief Justice of the Law School Honor Court (1994); Highest score in Moot Court Competition; Best Paper Labor Law
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Auburn University
B.A., summa cum laude, 1991
History
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; ODK; Dean's List
Admissions
Georgia
Tennessee
Service Areas
- Family Law
- Trial Practice
Memberships
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Georgia Bar Association
- Nashville Bar Association, Family Law Section, member; Juvenile Law Section, member; Young Lawyers Division, member
Community Involvement
- YMCA We Build People
- Habitat for Humanity
- Woodmont Christian Church
Cathy C. Speers joined the firm in 2001 as an Associate in the Family Law Section. She is listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2011-12) for Family Law.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Publications
- "Family Law Update," Nashville, Tenn., December 10, 2008
- Presented at the 2004 Tennessee Child Custody and Shared Parenting Conference, sponsored by National Business Institute
- Presented at the 2002 Tennessee Child Custody and Shared Parenting Conference, sponsored by National Business Institute
Before Stites & Harbison
Cathy practiced in Atlanta from 1994 to 1997 at Harmon, Smith, Bridges & Willbanks, where she concentrated on family and employment law. She returned to Tennessee in 1997 and joined Blackburn & McCune, where she was the head of the Family Law Group until 2001.
More Than Stites & Harbison
Civic and community involvement includes YMCA We Build People, Habitat for Humanity and Woodmont Christian Church. She is also active in pro bono work.
Besides Stites & Harbison
Cathy spends her free time with her young children, Max, Grace and Halle, which keeps life quite exciting. She also enjoys spending time with close friends and traveling.