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Julie Carrell Heffington has been with the firm Tisher, Wolaver, Free, Carter & Lynn, PLLC since the firm was founded in February 2015. Prior to the new firm being established, Julie was an associate with Tisher & Wolaver, PLLC, beginning in 2014 after her move back to the Columbia area from a firm based in Franklin, Tennessee. Julie’s practice focuses on insurance litigation, divorce, adoption, property disputes, as well as wills and estates.. Julie received her Doctorate of Jurisprudence from Nashville School of Law in December 2013 and was admitted to the practice of law in April 2014. As part of her honors, she was elected by her professors as recipient of the esteemed Moot Court award for outstanding presentation and performance in the courtroom.. Prior to attending law school, Julie earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Middle Tennessee State University. She enjoyed a long career as a Registered Nurse, working approximately fourteen years with Maury Regional Medical Center in the areas of Labor & Delivery, Recovery, Pediatrics as well as other specialties within the hospital. She remains licensed in the State of Tennessee and active in promotion of the nursing profession.. When asked how being a nurse and a lawyer are different, Julie explains that they are actually very similar in that a person is coming to you in their time of need, not knowing what to expect – whether it is surgery or a lawsuit – and your job as both a nurse and lawyer is to help them navigate through the process, making the journey as easy as possible. Because of her unique educational background, Julie has a true understanding of legal issues that involve medical components.. As stated above, part of Julie’s practice is devoted to adoption, which is very near and dear to her heart due to the fact that she became a mother through the process of adoption – both international and domestic. Julie’s daughters, Anna and Isabell, were adopted from Russia and her son, Alex, was adopted within the state.. Julie is admitted to practice in both State and Federal Court.. Julie is part of the following associations and memberships:. Maury County Bar Association. Maury County Young Lawyers Division. Tennessee Bar Association. American Bar Association. Tennessee Nurses Association. American Nurses Association. Kiwanis International

Jack Leebron grew up in a small western Oklahoma town and many of his values stem from that small town life.  He graduated from Colorado Academy High School in Denver, however, and started college at Colorado State University.  The short college stay was interrupted by an enlistment in the Army in 1968 during the Vietnam conflict.  Jack served with the Special Forces and the 173rd Airborne Brigade in Vietnam for a year and a half.  After the service, Jack went back to Southwestern Oklahoma State University from where he graduated.  With a wife and two children at the age of 30, Jack worked his way through Oklahoma City University Law School.  He was in the private practice of law in Oklahoma and Colorado from his graduation from law school in 1982 until he joined Seattle based Regency Pacific, Inc. as General Counsel in 1998.  Since 2003 Jack has been Vice President, Legal Services, of Brookdale Senior Living, a public corporation, in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Experienced W attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.

Experienced W attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.

Experienced W attorney serving clients in Columbia and surrounding areas.