Siew-Ling Shea - Nashville, TN

Awards and Honors

Education

• Legal Education

  • Nashville School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 2006
    J.D.
    Honors: With Honors
    Honors: Honorable Top 10%
    Honors: Member of Society of Cooper's Inn

• Non Legal Education

  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1986
    B.A.
    Major: Communication and Sociology (Double Major)
  • Lipscomb University: 40 hour Rule 31 Civil Mediator Training, March, 2011
  • Vanderbilt University: Collaborative Law 2-day mediation training by Chip Rose, June, 2010

Current Employment Position(s)

• Partner

Past Positions

• Access Health Systems (HMO), Project Manager, 1994 - 2001
• Meharry Medical College, Assistant to Executive VP, 1992 - 1994
• Wayne State University, Assistant to Vice President for University Relations and Event Coordinator, 1990 - 1992

Classes and Seminars

• Parenting Plan Best Practices, Family Law Conference for Tennessee Attorneys, Nashville, Tennessee, M. Lee Smith Publishers, October 10,2019
  
• Substitute speaker on "High Conflict Divorce Cases" - Tennessee Bar Association Family Law Forum, Nashville, Tennessee, May 15, 2019
  
• Deductibility of Alimony, at the John Marshall American Inns of Court, Franklin, Tennessee, April 9, 2019
  
• Settlement Negotiation, Trial Strategies and Drafting Final Orders, Tennessee Attorneys Memo, M. Lee Smith Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee, October 10, 2018
  
• Guest on podcast Movers & Thinkers: "What is Love?" by Emily Siner, WPLN Nashville Public Radio, April 18, 2018
  
• Discovery Issues in Family Law, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville, Tennessee, April 5, 2018
  
• Family Law from Start to Finish: Settlement Negotiation, Trial Strategies and Drafting Final Orders, National Business Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, May 9, 2017
  
• Discovery Guidelines, Your Role During Settlement and Trial, Institute for Paralegal Education, Nashville, Tennessee, April 18, 2017
  
• UCCJEA/UIFSA Considerations When Modiffing and Enforcing Custody and Child Support Orders, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, January 13, 2017
  
• Complex Child Custody & Support Issues in Divorce: Modiffing and Enforcing Child Support Decrees, National Business Institute, Nashville, Tennessee, November 17, 2016
  
• Subpoenas and Mental Health Records, Tennessee Association for Justice, April 2013

Pro Bono Activities

• Mentor: Students in Nashville School of Law Rigorous Writing Exercise Program, October 2017 to present
• Mentor: Student in Nashville School of Law Juvenile Clinic, March to May 2016
• Mentor: New attorneys through Tennessee Bar Association, March 2016 to 2019

Representative Cases

• Gant v. Gant, 2017 WL 417225, Tenn.Ct.App. January 31, 2017 (No. M201502160COAR3CV)
• Wester v. McDow, 2009 WL 1034758, Tenn.Ct.App. April 16, 2009 (No. M200602457COAR3CV)
• O'Rourke v. O'Rourke, Chancery Court, Williamson County, Tennessee
• Duke v. Duke, Chancery Court, Williamson County, Tennessee
• Johns v. Johns, Chancery Court, Williamson County, Tennessee
• Anderson v. Anderson, Chancery Court, Williamson County, Tennessee
• Goodwin v. Morgan, Circuit Court, Davidson County, Tennessee
• Walker v. Walker, 2020 WL 4354602, Tenn.Ct.App. June 18, 2020
• Sullivan v. Sullivan, 2019 WL 4899760, Tenn.Ct.App. Oct. 4, 2019
• Sullivan v. Sullivan, 2019 WL 4899760, Tenn.Ct.App. Oct. 4, 2019
• Wills v. Wills, 2016 WL 2937358, Tenn.Ct.App. May 16, 2016
• Wills v. Wills, 2016 WL 2937358, Tenn.Ct.App. May 16, 2016
• Rousos v. Boren, 2014 WL 4217415, Tenn.Ct.App. Aug. 26, 2014
• Rousos v. Boren, 2014 WL 4217415, Tenn.Ct.App. Aug. 26, 2014

Published Works

Articles

• Co-Authored chapter on "The Deductibility of Alimony: Implications of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017"; Alimony Bench Book, Tennessee Bar Association March 2019
  
• New Statutory Parental Rights: Play Nice and Fair, or Be Punished for Misconduct Toward The Other Parent, Tennessee Bar Journal, November 2014
  
• When A Child's Best Interests Are At Issue: Privacy of Mental Health Records in Divorce and Custody Proceedings, Tennessee Bar Journal, July 2013
  

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 2006

Specialties and Certifications

• Paralegal Certificate, Southeastern Paralegal Institute (ABA Approved), 1997

Other Affiliations

• Tennessee Bar Association Alimony Bench Book Committee, 2018 - Present (Co-Chair)
• Tennessee Bar Association Family Law Executive Council , 2016 - Present (Chair (June 2020 to present) and Member, 2016 to Present)
• Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance (Training Chair, Board of Directors, 2016 and 2017)
• Member of the Tennessee John Marshall American Inn of Court 2014 - Present
• Member of the Honorable Society of Cooper's Inn of Nashville School of Law, May 2006
• Tennessee Bar Association Family Law Executive Council
• Tennessee Bar Association Family Law Executive Council
• Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance
• Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance
• John Marshall American Inns of Court
• John Marshall American Inns of Court
• Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators
• Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators
• Tenessee Association for Justice
• Tenessee Association for Justice
• Nashville Bar Association
• Nashville Bar Association
• Williamson County Bar Association
• Williamson County Bar Association
• Lawyers Association for Women
• Lawyers Association for Women