Meghan A. Bodie - Knoxville, TN
Attorney at Law Office of Meghan A. Bodie
Adoption Lawyers in Knoxville, TN
800 S. Gay Street Suite 1650-A Knoxville, TN 37929
Knoxville Adoption Lawyer
Updated: 03/10/2026
Areas of Practice
- Adoption 30%
- Divorces 30%
- Child Custody 30%
- Wills and Trusts 10%
Litigation: 75%
Attorney Information
Overview
Meghan has passion for helping children and families. She serves as a Guardian ad Litem for children as they navigate through the court system. Through her work as an adoption lawyer, she is able to see families brought together, and begin a new journey together. Meghan handles step-parent adoptions, grandparent adoptions, infant adoptions, as well as helping foster parents give a forever home to their foster children.
Meghan graduated with a degree in Political Science from Emory & Henry, where she was active in Pi Sigma Alpha, Cardinal Key, and Pi Gamma Mu. While studying at Emory & Henry she completed an Honor Thesis titled, The Front-Loading Problem in American Presidential Elections.
After graduating from Emory & Henry, Meghan received her Juris Doctorate from Cumberland School of Law, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. During her time there, she held prestigious internships with the Alabama Attorney General's Office and the Tennessee Supreme Court. Following graduation, she served as law clerk to the Honorable James P. Smith in Huntsville, Alabama before moving to Knoxville, Tennessee.
Meghan is currently licensed in Tennessee and Alabama.
Education
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Legal Education
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Cumberland School of Law, Samford University,
Birmingham,
Alabama, 2010
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Alabama Attorney General's Office, Intern
Honors: Tennessee Supreme Court, Intern
Law Journal: American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 2009 - 2010
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Cumberland School of Law, Samford University,
Birmingham,
Alabama, 2010
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Non Legal Education
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Emory & Henry,
Emory,
Virginia
B.A.
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Pi Sigma Alpha
Honors: Cardinal Key
Honors: Pi Gamma Mu
Honors: Completed Honor Thesis titled, The Front-Loading Problem in American Presidential Elections
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Political Science
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Emory & Henry,
Emory,
Virginia
Current Employment Position(s)
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Attorney
Past Positions
- The Honorable James P. Smith, Huntsville, Alabama, Law Clerk
Classes and Seminars
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Adoption Law Made Simple, National Business Institute, 2016
- Adoption Law: Start to Finish, National Business Institute, 2017
Pro Bono Activities
- Guardian ad Litem for children
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2010
- Alabama, 2010
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association, 2017 - Present
- Knoxville Bar Association, 2013 - Present
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Contact
800 S. Gay Street
Suite 1650-A
Knoxville, TN 37929
Phone: 865-643-8626
Fax: 865-522-3525
Email: Send a message
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