Avvo Rating:
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Rated 3.7 out of 5
Google Rating:
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Rated 4.6 out of 5
Firm: Law Office of Donna Simpson
51 East First Street , Cookeville , Tennessee 38502
Practice Areas: Adoption, Child Custody & Visitation, Child Support, Condemnation & Eminent Domain, Divorce, Family , Government Agencies, Health Care & Hospitalization, Real Estate , Social Security Benefits & Disability, Social Security, Social Security, Social Security, Social Security
Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to work with many people in the Upper Cumberland area. I have both enjoyed my work with them and enjoyed getting to know more about life from each one of them.I grew up in Sparta, TN. My father brought livestock markets to farmers in this area, and my mother reared a family of six while keeping books for the family business. My parents taught me the values of hard work, respect for everyone, living in and trying to improve your community and the importance of having people say your word is as good as a written contract. My experience working with my family in the livestock business has helped me have a better understanding of the lives and work of the rural people of this area.In my early years of practice, I worked with low-income clients at Rural Legal Services of Tennessee (now Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands). There I learned the importance of working with groups of people to achieve common goals. I later worked in partnership with skilled attorneys, Ernie Onks, Kathy Austin, and Mike O’Mara, who helped me hone my legal skills. My clients have each taught me valuable life lessons.Family is important to me. My family relies on each other for help and support – sharing with each other what is most important to each one of us. My daughters, Carrie Massa and Erica Scott, along with Jodi Preis, now work as legal assistants in my law practice. I often call on my son, Ethan Massa, and my children’s father, John Massa, for questions I have about appraisals. My husband, Steve Chapman, guides me in areas of office management. My brothers and sisters are always available for valuable counsel. My close family experience has helped me work with and empathize with the needs of families I meet in my practice.The Upper Cumberland is an area not only where I grew up but also chose to return to and stay in after my years of education. I believe it is important to give back to the community that has given so much to me. Through the years, I have volunteered in my church community, the arts community, youth sports organizations, political organizations, and environmental groups.I am fortunate to live in a place with the beauty of the farmland, lakes, and mountains of the Upper Cumberlands and to have the full and abundant life my family, friends, work and community has provided.
Avvo Rating:
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Rated 5.0 out of 5
Google Rating:
☆☆☆☆☆
★★★★★
Rated 4.6 out of 5
100 S Jefferson Ave , Cookeville , Tennessee 38501
Practice Areas: Adoption
Hi I'm Lindsay. I'm a wife and mother who was raised in Cookeville, TN. I've been practicing in my hometown and surrounding areas since 2009 at my family's law firm Cameron Goolsby & Gross.. I've handled many kinds of cases and met some amazing clients. I believe strongly in doing the right thing, communicating clearly and often, and walking my clients through their legal matter with respect. My main areas of practice are adoptions, conservatorships, criminal defense, child welfare, and real estate closings, but I also handle other matters as well.. I graduated from Nashville School of Law in 2009, and I also have a B.S. degree in journalism from the University of Kentucky where I was also a gymnast. Being a NCAA Division 1 student-athlete was one of my most prized accomplishments as I competed with olympians and other very talented individuals. I also loved serving others through outreach programs and in 2004 and 2005 won awards for those efforts, both in the gym and in the community.. I now am proud to continue my family's legal legacy that began two generations before me. I feel a deep calling to adoptions as I believe strongly in the power of a loving home in a child's life. Love makes all the difference to a child and it is what drives me in my work. I care deeply about my clients and I would love to meet you too.
