FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Leadership Franklin has selected Stites & Harbison, PLLC attorney Lauren Paxton Roberts to join its 2023-24 class. Participants are chosen based on their leadership skills and community involvement.

Since 1996, Leadership Franklin has been developing leaders in Franklin and Williamson County. Each class of 20 members receives leadership training during the 10-month program and completes a leadership project to improve the community. The class of 2023-24 will begin with a retreat in mid-August.

Roberts is a Member (Partner) of Stites & Harbison based in Franklin and Nashville, Tenn. 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 and the Torts & Insurance Practice groups.

Outside of the firm, Roberts stays active in variety of professional and community organizations. She is a member of the Lawyers Association for Women – Nashville and serves as board secretary of Williamson County CASA. Roberts is a graduate of Young Leaders Council (Class 53) and the Tennessee Bar Association’s Leadership Law program (Class of 2014).