Mary Dee Allen - Cookeville, TN
Attorney at Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC
Labor and Employment Defense Lawyers in Cookeville, TN
1420 Neal Street, Suite 201 P.O. Box 655 Cookeville, TN 38501
Cookeville Labor and Employment Defense Lawyer
Updated: 03/16/2026
Areas of Practice
- Labor and Employment Defense
- Workers Compensation Defense
Attorney Information
Overview
MARY DEE ALLEN is a Member in the Cookeville, Tennessee office of Wimberly Lawson Wright Daves & Jones, PLLC, which she joined in 2003. Mary Dee is a practicing trial attorney since 1992, handling primarily workers' compensation defense and employment discrimination defense, in state and federal Courts and administrative agencies. She obtained an Associates Degree in Nursing from Union University in 1988, a Bachelor's Degree in History from Union University in 1989, and a Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from the University of Memphis in 1992. Mary Dee has an AV Preeminent® Rating - which is the highest possible rating given by Martindale-Hubbell, the leading independent attorney rating entity. Mary Dee is the Legislative and Governmental Affairs Co-Chair of the Upper Cumberland Society for Human Resource Management, and a member of the Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- Recipient: Herbert Herff Presidential Law Scholarship
- West Publishing Award for Outstanding Scholarship
- American Jurisprudence Awards in Trial and Appellate Advocacy
- Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell for Ethical Standards and Legal Ability
Education
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Legal Education
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Memphis State University School of Law,
Memphis,
Tennessee, 1992
J.D.
Honors: Member, Moot Court Board; Moot Court Winner
Honors: National Mock Trial Team
Law Review: Memphis State University Law Review
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Memphis State University School of Law,
Memphis,
Tennessee, 1992
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Non Legal Education
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Union University, 1988
A.A.
Major: Nursing; passed State licensure Boards, 1988 -
Union University, 1989
B.S.
Major: History
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Union University, 1988
Current Employment Position(s)
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Member
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1992
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1992
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1997
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2003
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1997
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Society for Human Resource Management (Member)
- Upper Cumberland Society for Human Resource Management (Legislative and Governmental Affairs Co-Chair)
Contact
1420 Neal Street, Suite 201
P.O. Box 655
Cookeville, TN 38501
Phone: (931) 372-9123
Fax: (931) 372-9181
Email: Send a message
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