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Taylor is a native Memphian and graduated with honors from the University of Memphis for both her bachelor’s degree and law degree. Taylor has focused her work on family-related matters since 2015. Taylor concentrates her practice in the areas of divorce, alimony, child custody and support, dependency and neglect, termination of parental rights, adoption, paternity/parentage, international custody and property disputes, high asset divorces, orders of protection, prenuptial agreements, and post-divorce matters. Taylor has experience at the trial and appellate level and also handles a wide range of other civil matters in Tennessee, including, contractual, probate and trust, and other general litigation matters.. Taylor's love for research is what drove her to law school, where she served as Research Editor on the Senior Editorial Board of the University of Memphis Law Review, Research Assistant to Professor Andrew J. McClurg, Law Clerk to the Honorable Diane K. Vescovo of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, and Student Attorney in the Child and Family Litigation Clinic. During law school, Taylor's Student Note, Taylor Oyaas, Reefer Madness: How Tennessee Can Provide Cannabis Oil Patients Protection from Workplace Discrimination, 47 U. Mem. L. Rev. 935 (2017), was published in Volume 47 of the University of Memphis Law Review. Taylor's publication has received honors and was favorably relied upon by the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in Noffisinger v. SSC Niantic Operating Co., 273 F. Supp. 3d 326 (D. Conn. 2017). Noffisinger has become a landmark case in many states across the country on this issue of law.. Taylor has continued to research and work on improving policy, where the law remains unclear or should be changed.

Prior to joining Shea Moskovitz & McGhee, Gray Bartlett practiced for 17 years with Ballin, Ballin & Fishman, PC. Mr. Bartlett’s practice areas include criminal defense, asset forfeiture and federal criminal law. He is licensed in the State of Tennessee and the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. In addition, he is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, the American Bar Association, the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Mr. Bartlett earned his undergraduate degree from the University of Alabama with a B.A. in political science and went on to earn his juris doctor from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law.

Ms. White concentrates her practice on litigation and mediation of divorce, child custody/parenting, alimony, child support, child relocation, adoption, and dependency and neglect. Ms. White has broad trial and appellate experience. She also assists her clients in the preparation of pre-nuptial and post-nuptial agreements. Ms. White is admitted to practice in Tennessee and Mississippi, and she practices extensively in both jurisdictions.. Leigh Taylor White is a native of Batesville, Mississippi. Ms. White attended Rhodes College, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy in 2002. Ms. White then returned to Mississippi to attend the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she graduated with her Juris Doctorate in 2005. Following law school, Ms. White clerked for the Honorable David M. Ishee during his tenure with the Mississippi Court of Appeals.. Ms. White is active in her community. She is a member of the University of Mississippi Law Alumni Board, a Fellow with the Memphis Bar Foundation, and a past president of the Memphis Bar Association Family Law Section. She volunteers for Memphis Area Legal Services, Inc. and the Community Legal Center. She also serves as an elder at Idlewild Presbyterian Church. Ms. White is an avid runner and outdoors enthusiast. She especially enjoys spending time with her husband and their two boys.

Ms. Rejaei has lived in the Memphis area for most of her life. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Memphis with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. She subsequently attended the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. During law school, Ms. Rejaei served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable James F. Russell of the Circuit Court of Shelby County, Tennessee, whereby she was able to get a birds-eye view of the litigation process, research law, and provide memorandums for Judge Russell. She also was able to attend numerous hearings and trials, which allowed her to better understand the legal courtroom process. During law school, Ms. Rejaei was further active in Moot Court, which allowed her to receive training for courtroom appearances as an attorney. She also served as a staff writer for the University of Memphis Law Review, which honed her research and writing skills.. She has been part of the NST team since 2010. Throughout her time with the firm of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, she has handled a wide variety of cases, including automobile accidents, wrongful death, social security disability, and workers’ compensation, which is her main area of practice. Ms. Rejaei knows how devastating work injuries can be to an individual and family, and she has developed a passion for helping these workers with permanent injuries. She now chairs NST’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group.. Ms. Rejaei is admitted to practice law in Tennessee. In 2016, she was elected to the Memphis Bar Associated Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors.  She is also an active member of the Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Rejaei was selected to the 2016 Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Stars list, which recognizes lawyers who have received professional achievement through a rigorous peer recognition system. Ms. Rejaei has dedicated herself to making a difference in the lives of injured workers and is zealous and passionate in her representation of them. Outside of her practice, she enjoys running, biking, watching the Memphis Grizzlies, and spending time with her husband, daughter, and three rescue dogs. She has served as President of the Memphis Law Animal Advocacy Group. Ms. Rejaei also committed time as a volunteer mentor for several years with Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mid-South.

Ms. Rachel E. Cohen is a graduate of the New England School of Law in Boston. Ms. Cohen is an advocate in the firm’s Social Security Advocacy Practice Group. Prior to joining Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, she worked with a disability law firm based out of Wakefield, MA. Ms. Cohen is currently a member of the National Organization of Social Security Claimant’s Representatives (NOSSCR).

Ms. Laura Owings moved to Memphis at the early age of seven. She graduated from Evangelical Christian School in 1998 and received her baccalaureate degree from Baylor University where she was a Provost Scholarship Recipient, 1998-2002. While a law student at the University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, Ms. Owings received the Dean's Distinguished Service Award, 2006, and was the William B. Leffler Scholarship Recipient, 2003-2004. She also served as a Notes and Comments Editor for The University of Memphis Law Review. Prior to joining Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, Ms. Owings completed a summer internship with the United States Postal Service, Law Department, and has worked as a technical writer at International Paper Company. Ms. Owings is an avid college football fan and enjoys reading and spending her spare time with her husband and daughter. Her primary area of practice is Nursing Home Litigation.

Mr. Fairchilds grew up in Virginia and obtained his undergraduate degree from James Madison University in 2002. He attended law school at The University of Memphis School of Law where he was a member of the Tennessee Journal of Practice and Procedure. After graduation in 2005, he served as litigation associate at a defense firm and as general counsel at Sports Floors, Inc. Mr. Fairchilds practices in the areas of automobile accidents and workers' compensation litigation and is a member of the Memphis Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association and American Bar Association. Mr. Fairchilds is a golfer but also supports our Memphis sports teams, the Grizzlies, Tigers and Redbirds. He also enjoys participating in competitive food events, such as chili cook-offs and hot wing festivals, which benefit a wide variety of charities.

Megan Arthur’s practice includes a wide range of complex litigation in state and federal courts with a significant concentration in family law, including divorce, child custody, parentage, paternity, adoption, child support, alimony, and prenuptial agreements. Ms. Arthur understands the life-altering situations her clients face and is dedicated to personally guiding her clients through the legal process with the primary goal being a reasonable, practical, and equitable solution to domestic disputes. She has a stellar reputation in the legal community and is a formidable opponent in the courtroom should your dispute become adversarial.A native of Memphis and a graduate of The Hutchison School, Ms. Arthur earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in 2000. After graduation, she served three years as a broker’s assistant to multiple senior investment executives at a national financial planning corporation before earning her Juris Doctorate degree in 2006 from The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Her accolades during law school include awards for Best Legal Memorandum and Best Appellate Brief. She also served as a member and published author on the University of Memphis Law Review.. Ms. Arthur is a member of the American Bar Association, the Memphis Bar Association, and the Tennessee Bar Association. For six consecutive years, from 2013-2018, she was selected as a Rising Star in Family Law in the Mid-South by Super Lawyers. In 2020 through 2023, she was also nominated and accepted as a Family Law Super Lawyer in the Mid-South area. In 2015, she was nominated and elected as a Barrister Member of the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court. In 2017, she was selected and inducted as a Fellow into the Memphis Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the Memphis Bar Association that advocates public awareness of the legal system and encourages and recognizes professionalism among members of the Bar. Ms. Arthur completed a three-year term as a nominated and elected member of the Board of Directors for the Memphis Bar Association in 2018.. Ms. Arthur is proud to be an active member of the local legal community. Since her admission to practice law in Tennessee in 2006, Ms. Arthur served three terms on the Memphis Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors from 2008-2010, three terms as a member of the steering committee for the Young Lawyers Section of the Memphis Area Legal Services Access to Justice Fundraising Campaign, as Vice-President of the Family Law Section of the Memphis Bar Association in 2014, and as President of the Family Law Section in 2015.. Outside of the office, Ms. Arthur has served on many community boards and programs, including a three-year term as a member of the board of directors of the Downtown Memphis Commission (formerly the Center City Commission) for Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee (2010-2013). Ms. Arthur is a graduate of Leadership Memphis’s 2011 civic leadership class as well as a graduate of the Tennessee Bar Association’s 2012 Law Leadership Class. Ms. Arthur served on the planning committee for the Red Boa Ball, the annual fundraiser for the Memphis chapter of the American Red Cross, in 2022.. In her time away from the practice of law, Ms. Arthur is an avid tennis player and in an active member of The University Club of Memphis. Most recently, in 2023, she is proud to have been selected to serve on the Midtown Memphis Central Gardens Association Leadership Committee, representing the preservation and development of one of Memphis’s most historic residential neighborhoods in the Mid-South.

Mark N. Geller, who is bilingual in Spanish, graduated with honors from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. During his studies, he participated in Moot Court and the Order of the Barristers. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Geller worked as a biochemist for the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. In 2012, he was invited by the National Trial Lawyers Association to be a member in their Top 40 Under 40. Mr. Geller’s primary area of practice is nursing home litigation and he chairs the firm’s Nursing Home Practice Group. In addition, he participates in personal injury and workers' compensation cases. Husband and father of two, Mr. Geller enjoys playing soccer, reading, traveling and attending Grizzlies games.

Marcus Nahon was a Founding Member and Senior Partner of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz and is now serving as Of-Counsel. He is engaged in a civil trial practice with emphasis in the areas of personal injury, automobile accidents, wrongful death, and workers' compensation. In the past Mr. Nahon has served on several civil legal and charitable committees. He has been a lecturer at seminars and educational affairs and has taught and lectured the paralegal programs at Christian Brother's University and Southwest Tennessee Community College (formerly State Technical Institute of Memphis). Mr. Nahon has also served as a special judge in the civil and criminal divisions of the general sessions courts.. Mr. Nahon is also the Founding Member of the Nahon Law Firm in Nashville ,TN He now serves as Of-Councel.

Jenna McDonald Nichols is a native Memphian and third generation lawyer. Mrs. Nichols is compassionate, understanding, and will fight for you during life's hardest moments. Mrs. Nichols is experienced in the areas of divorce and separation, child custody, child support, juvenile law, paternity/parentage, adoption, and estate planning. Mrs. Nichols is also specially trained in collaborate divorce and she is a strong advocate for mediation and other alternative dispute resolution methods.

I have been practicing law for 44 years. The scope of my practice has ranged from insurance defense and personal injury to commercial litigation, collections, to currently and for the past 25 years I have handled probate matters such as estates, conservatorships, guardianships, will contests, muniment of title and small estates. I have also handled real estate matters such as residential and commercial closings, foreclosures, tax sale matters which involve redemption , excess proceeds claims, and Quiet Title suits, evictions for landlords, boundary line/ easement disputes and other title claim matters. I also handle business disputes and have served as a mediator and arbitrator.. I am Alta Certified for real estate closings, I have an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, a legal rating firm, and our firm is an Accredited Business through the Better Business Bureau.

Glenn K. Vines, Jr., a native Tennessean, was born in 1972. During 1993-1994 he was an All-American football player in college. Prior to graduation, Mr. Vines was a law clerk for Chief Judge David S. Kennedy, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western District of Tennessee. Joining Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz in 2001, Mr. Vines’ areas of practice include personal injury, workers’ compensation and medical negligence and chairs the firm’s Trucking Litigation Practice Group. Mr. Vines was listed as a Super Lawyer in 2013 and 2014 by the Law and Politics Magazine.

Corey B. Trotz is a founding member and Senior Partner of Nahon, Saharovich & Trotz, PLC. Prior to joining the firm, he was a Law Clerk for two Shelby County Circuit Court Judges, The Honorable Wyeth Chandler and The Honorable Charles O. McPherson, Circuit Court Judges of Shelby County, Tennessee. Mr. Trotz’s areas of practice include personal injury, automobile and trucking accident cases, workers’ compensation, products liability and civil litigation. Mr. Trotz has been a featured speaker at the University of Memphis School of Law and the Memphis Bar Association, and he regularly speaks about legal issues throughout the area. He authored the chapter "Important Pointers for Today's Plaintiff's Attorney in Presenting and Winning Cases" which was published in 2011 by Thompson Reuters in the book Inside the Minds: Representing Plaintiffs in Personal Injury Cases. Mr. Trotz has been recognized as a Super Lawyer by Law and Politics Magazine. Most recently, Mr. Trotz was named a personal injury "Power Player" by Inside Memphis Business Quarterly Magazine. Mr. Trotz is a former board member on the Exchange Club Family Center, an organization dedicated to the prevention of child abuse and family violence. He has served as president and vice-president of this board. Further, Mr. Trotz formerly served on the Board of BRIDGES, Inc., an organization whose mission is to build a community of leaders to advance racial, economic, educational and environmental justice. In addition, Mr. Trotz has chaired the fund-raising gala for Facing History and Ourselves, a non-profit organization, and he has participated in a myriad of other fundraising activities.

C. Edward Baker attended The University of Tennessee College of Law where he graduated with honors, and served as the Student Materials Editor of the Tennessee Law Review as well as the 3rd Year Editor of Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law. Mr. Baker also attended the University of Florida in Levin College of Law receiving his LL.M. in July 2009. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Baker was associated with Leitner, Williams, Dooley & Napolitan, PLLC in Knoxville, Tennessee where he represented clients in general liability matters. Mr. Baker practices in the area of personal injury.

AREAS OF PRACTICE: Divorce , Children , Prenuptial Agreements , Mediation , Collaborative Law , Post-Divorce Modification , Contempt & Post-Divorce Enforcement , Orders of Protection & Restraining Orders. Susan Hinsley received her undergraduate degree from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 1990 and her Juris Doctorate (J.D.) Degree in 1999 from the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at the University of Memphis.. Susan has over 22 years of experience in the practice of Family Law, including such areas as, divorce and separation, child custody, child support, adoptions, child abuse and neglect, juvenile court practice, paternity, dependency and neglect, and post-divorce modifications of parenting schedules, child support, alimony, Conservatorships and name changes.. Susan is a certified Rule 31 Mediator focusing primarily on assisting people resolve family law disputes, both divorce and post-divorce as well as other family law related disputes. Susan is also trained in collaborative family law.. Susan has earned a BV* rating by Martindale-Hubble for her ethical standards and legal ability.  Susan’s rating indicates an exemplary reputation and well-established practice, and reflects her peers rating her legal ability and ethical standards as “high to very high.”. She is a member of the Memphis Bar Association and served on the Board of Directors of the Young Lawyers Division in 2000 and 2001. She is also a member of the Family Law Section of the Memphis Bar Association.  She was a member of the Leo Bearman Sr. Chapter of American Inns of Court from 2001 through 2003. Susan is currently a member of the American Inns of Court for Conflict Resolution.

Alex Saharovich is a Founding Member and Senior Partner at Nahon Saharovich and Trotz PLC. The law firm is the largest Tennessee based personal injury firm with 33 lawyers and over 100 support staff. Mr. Saharovich is engaged in a civil trial practice with emphasis in the areas of mass tort litigation, automobile accidents, and wrongful death claims. Mr. Saharovich has argued cases before the Tennessee Supreme Court as well as the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Saharovich has extensive experience and over the last 27 years, he has managed the law firm and has participated in numerous trials, mediations and arbitrations which have resulted in over 1 billion dollars in recovery for the firm’s clients.. Mr. Saharovich has served on numerous charitable and philanthropic boards including Facing History and Ourselves, Plough Towers, Memphis Jewish Federation, Temple Israel, Solomon Schechter Day School of Memphis, and  Southeast Regional Anti-Defamation League. He has previously served as Secretary, Vice-President and then President of Plough Towers. He has also served as Vice-president of Solomon Schechter Day School of Memphis. He has also served as chair of the Mid-South Alumni Admissions Council for Northwestern University, his alma-mater. He currently serves as Vice-President of Temple Israel which is a 4,000 member reform congregation in Memphis, Tennessee.. Mr. Saharovich has lectured at legal seminars on the topics of mediation and arbitration. He has also taught and lectured at paralegal programs at Christian Brothers University and Southwest Tennessee Community College(formerly State Technical Institute of Memphis.]. Mr. Saharovich who is married and has three sons, enjoys riding bikes, running, reading and cheering for the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team and the Memphis Grizzlies and Northwestern Wildcats.

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.

"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.