Abigail Ritchie Email & Phone Number

Assisted senior partners and associates in representing clients in matters involving divorce, child custody, time sharing, terminating parental rights, and adoption. Drafted petitions, complaints, motions, memoranda, orders, and discovery requests and responses. Responsible for maintaining contact with clients regarding all aspects of their litigation. Collaborated with opposing counsel in all aspects of representation. Worked as part of a team to prepare for trial by reviewing documents, organizing exhibits, and preparing witnesses to testify.

Knoxville, Tennessee Area

Edited and revised appellate brief on child custody filed in the Eastern Section of the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Researched and drafted a memorandum of law on transmutation and commingling of separate real property into marital property in a divorce action. Accompanied attorneys to hearings and and on home and school visits in Guardian ad litem cases. Assisted attorneys in court by organizing and locating documents and taking notes during cross and direct examination.

Doctor Of Law (Jd)

Activities and Societies: Student elected At Large Representative and Social Chair, Student Bar Association; Volunteer Civil Mediator.

Bachelor Of Arts (Ba), French Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: summa cum laude; Phi Beta Kappa; Golden Key International Honour Society; Studied abroad in Paris, France.