Lauren Paxton Roberts
Lauren is a Member in the firm's Nashville office where she concentrates her practice in the areas of business and commercial litigation, with a focus on financial services and professional malpractice. She is a member of the Business Litigation, the Torts & Insurance Practice and the Construction Service Groups.
Trying the Winning Foreclosure Case
Defending multiple national financial institutions and mortgage companies in the Tennessee state and federal courts
Currently representing multiple international manufacturing clients in product liability matters before Tennessee State and Federal courts
Extensive experience with motions practice and bench trials in the Tennessee Circuit and Chancery Courts and arguments before Tennessee Court of Appeals
Currently serving as Pro Bono Project Coordinator for the Nashville office of Stites & Harbison
Office of General Counsel
SWIFT (Stites Women Investing in Our Future Together) Committee, Chair Elect (2015)
Nashville Office Recruiting Committee, member
Nashville Chapter of Washington and Lee University Alumni Association, board member
Nashville Bar Association, Young Lawyer's Division, board member
Alive Hospice, volunteer
Young Leaders Council, Class 53
Junior League of Nashville
Washington And Lee University School Of Law
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Wood Foundation and Washington and Lee Academic Scholarships; Charles V. Laughlin Award;
Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity;
Moot Court Executive Board, Chair;
Mock Trial Team Member;
Honor Advocate;
Public Prosecutor Clinic
magna cum laude
Accounting and Business Administration
Washington And Lee University
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With Special Attainments in Commerce;
Francis P. Gaines Honor Scholarship;
Honor Roll;
Dean's List;
Women's Varsity Cross-Country;
Kappa Delta Sorority
- Chapman v. Bank of America, N.A., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 133590 (M.D. Tenn., Sept. 17, 2012)
- Donaldson v. BAC Home Loans Servicing, L.P., 813 F.Supp. 2d 885 (M.D. Tenn., March 2, 2012)
- Williams. v. Bank of America, N.A., 2012 Tenn. App. LEXIS 733 (Tenn. Ct. App., Oct. 12, 2012)
- Allen v. McPhee, 240 S.W.3d 803 (Tenn. 2007) (on Brief)
- Walker v. Louisville Ladder, Inc., 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9917 (E.D. Tenn., Feb. 9, 2009)
- Rennell v. Through the Green, Inc., 2009 Tenn. App. LEXIS 525 (Tenn. Ct. App., July 31, 2009)
- Gilley v. Gilley, 2010 Tenn. App. LEXIS 32 (Tenn. Ct. App., Jan. 20, 2010)
Lauren joined the firm after clerking for Judge Herbert C. Gill, Jr., of the Twelfth Circuit of Virginia, 2005 to 2006. Outside of the firm, Lauren serves as the President-Elect for the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyer's Division, and is a Board Member for the Nashville Chapter of the Washington & Lee University Alumni Association. Lauren was previously a board member for the Nashville Pro Bono Program, and served as an intern on the board of the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands. She is a member of the Belmont Inn of Court and serves on the Mentoring Committee for the Lawyers Association for Women (LAW).
Lauren is married, with two young daughters. She is an avid runner, currently trying to get back into running half-marathons.
Martindale-Hubbell®AV-Preeminent® Peer Review Rated
Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Rising Star (2014-18)
. . . smart, capable lawyer . . .
. . . attorney of the highest capability and ethical standards.
Ten Stites & Harbison Attorneys Honored by 2018 Mid-South Super Lawyers
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