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Admitted to:. 1.  United States Court of Military Appeals, 1974. 2.  United States Federal District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 1978. 3.  United States Supreme Court, 1981

A native Memphian, Leah Lloyd Hillis received her undergraduate degree from Rhodes College in 2000. After teaching high school English, Leah attended law school and graduated magna cum laude from the University of Memphis School of Law in 2005. During law school, Leah received Excellence Awards in Advanced Constitutional Law, Non-Profit Organizations, Secured Transactions, and Juvenile Law.. Following a clerkship for United States Magistrate S. Thomas Anderson of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Leah began practicing law in 2006 and has focused exclusively on family law for the past fifteen years. Leah is a partner at Mullins, Whitfield, White & Hillis, PLLC, where she handles cases in all areas of family law, including pre-nuptial agreements, divorce, child custody disputes, and adoption.. In addition to participation in litigation matters, Leah has completed the training necessary to participate in collaborative law matters, is a member of the Memphis Collaborative Alliance, and is listed by Tennessee's Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission as a General Civil Mediator. She has also been inducted as a Fellow with the Memphis Bar Foundation.

A lifelong Memphian, Lani Lester joined Burch, Porter & Johnson after graduating from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Her civil litigation practice focuses on commercial and business matters, including intellectual property and personal injury issues.  Clients of Ms. Lester can expect to receive a thorough analysis of the law in service of a clear legal strategy for addressing their needs.. Besides her appreciation for being a part of a group of professionals committed to providing the best legal service to our clients, Ms. Lester enjoys reading, drawing, and gardening. In her spare time, she serves on boards for the Mid-South Peace and Justice Center and Memphis Challenge.

"Tell people what they need to know and not what they want to hear." It is this guiding principle that Mitchell D. Moskovitz credits with shaping not only his own career, but also the reputation of Shea, Moskovitz, & McGhee as one of the largest, most well-respected domestic relations law firms in the Southeast.. A born and bred Memphian, Mitch left the Bluff City to attend and graduate from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He returned to Memphis in 1989 and graduated from the University of Memphis (formerly Memphis State University) with a Juris Doctor in 1992. In 1993, Mitch partnered with Wanda B. Shea and together, the two founded Shea, Moskovitz, & McGhee. For nearly three decades now, Mitch has practiced exclusively in the area of domestic relations and, as a result thereof, has acquired significant experience and knowledge of the law as it relates to divorce, alimony, child custody, child support, termination of parental rights, adoption, paternity and parentage, and juvenile court matters. In addition to frequently litigating at the trial court level, Mitch has appeared in front of the Court of Appeals roughly 50 times. Mitch has also litigated several high-profile and precedent-setting cases before the Tennessee Supreme Court. Notably, Mitch was the prevailing attorney in Berryhill v. Rhodes (21 S.W.3d 188 (Tenn. 2000)) and Barnes v. Barnes (193 S.W.3d 495 (Tenn. 2006)).. Mitch has spent his career zealously representing clients in various states throughout the Southeast and from all socioeconomic statuses and backgrounds, including but not limited to public figures, professionals, stay-at-home parents, same-sex individuals, and low-income families. Mitch is an active member of the community and has served on numerous boards, including the University of Memphis Law Alumni Board, the Jewish Community Center Board, and the Memphis Jewish Family Services Board. Mitch is frequently asked to lecture on various family law topics at events throughout the community. In his free time, he enjoys exercising, spending time with his family, and cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs.