Profile of Memphis Divorce Attorney Sheree Hoffman:

Memphis family law attorney Sheree L. Hoffman has been practicing divorce and family law in Memphis for over 20 years. Her experience makes her the best choice for you when seeking a divorce lawyer in Memphis

Education:

• Memphis State University - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Juris Doctorate: 1982
• Arizona State University - Bachelor of Science - Cum Laude: 1979
• Mediation of Business, Family and Divorce Conflicts, May 1994
• Advanced Civil Mediation Training in Personal Injury Cases, March 1997
• Resolute Systems, Inc. – Civil Mediation Training for U.S. District Courts, May 1997
• Mediation in Selected Cases Involving Domestic Violence, October 1998
• Advanced Transformative Mediation Skills, January 2000

Continuing Legal Education Seminars: 2003 to Present:

• Collaborative Lawyering - September 2003
• Psychological Tests and How to Understand their Meaning - October-2003
• Depositions: discovery and Evidentiary - November 2003
• IV-D Child Support: What you Need to Know in Juvenile Court - December 2003
• Family Law Update - November 2002, September 2003
• Deviations based on Parenting Time in Excess of that Contemplated in the Guidelines and Alternative Approaches - September 2002
• Current Case Law on Spousal Support - April 2003
• Legislative Update - August 2003
• Domestic Relations Seminar - May 2004
• Striking a Balance - December 2004
• Potpourri For the divorce Lawyer - December 2004
• New Child Support Guidelines - December 2004
• Child Support Guidelines taught by the Experts - August 2005
• The IV D Child Support Agency - December 2005
• Tennessee Divorce and Bankruptcy - December 2005
• QDRO’s: Essentials for Family Law Attorney’s and Mediators - March 2006
• Collaborative Law Training - July 2008

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Continuing Mediation Seminars - 2000 to Present:

• Inside the Mind of a Family Law Mediator - May 2005
• Ethics for Tennessee Lawyer Neutrals - May 2005
• Mediation - December 2005
• Mediation: How to deal with Insurance Adjusters - April 2006
• The Role of Financial Analysts, Structured Settlements and Trusts in Mediation - June 22, 2006

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Work Experience:

• Juvenile Court: Memphis, TN
  1975: Records Clerk
• Hoffman, Hughes, McWhorter & Wener P.C.: Memphis, TN
  1979 to 1983: Law Clerk
  1983 to 1989: Associate Attorney
  1989 to 1991: Attorney-Of-Counsel
• Shelby County Sheriff’s Department
  1988 to 1992: Legal Advisor/Attorney
• Law Office of Sheree L. Hoffman: Germantown, TN
  1991 to 1994: Attorney
• Law & Mediation Office of Sheree L. Hoffman
  May 1994 to present: Legal and Mediation Services
• Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, as a Mediator for both Civil and Family Law Mediation.
• Approved as an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) mediator for the United States Post Office

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Professional Activities:

• Top 100 Fundraiser for the 2010 Memphis-MidSouth Race for the Cure
• Memphis State University School of Law
  Bar Governor – School of Law: 1981, 1982
  Alumni Board of Director: 1983 to 1989
  Alumni President: 1986 to 1987
• Co-Chairperson: Basic Practice Skills Seminar, sponsor - Memphis State University School of Law: 1986
• Chairperson: Annual Judges Reception, sponsor – Memphis State University School of Law: 1985, 1986
• Search Committee – Dean of Memphis State University School of Law: 1986
• Committee to Elect Tim Dwyer Judge-General Sessions Court, Division VIII: Treasurer: 1984
• Memphis Bar Forum Magazine: Business Manager: 1988. 1989
• Memphis Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Directors: 1986
• Committee to Elect Tim Dwyer Judge-General Sessions Court, Division VIII: Treasurer: 1990
• Lamplighter Montessori School: Board of Directors: 1984 –1998, Vice President: 1997
• Committee to Elect Tim Dwyer Judge-General Sessions Court, Division VIII: Treasurer: 1998
• Mediation Association of Tennessee: Board of Directors, Memphis Chapter- Treasurer: 1996 to 1998
• Association of Attorney Mediators: Board of Directors, Memphis Chapter- Secretary 1997 to present
• Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Governors: 1998 to present
• Mediation Association of Tennessee: Board of Directors, Memphis Chapter- Co-Chairperson: 2000 to present
• Friends of Harold Byrd for Shelby County Mayor: Treasurer: May 2001-Present
• Memphis Bar Association - Board Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2003 - present
• Memphis Bar Association – Chairman –Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, December 2005 - present

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Professional Affiliations:

• Memper of Int'l Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP)
• Memphis Bar Association: Board of Directors, 2009
• Memphis Bar Association: Board of Directors, 2008
• Memphis Bar Association: Board Executive Committee, appointed by the President of the MBA, 2008
  
• Memphis Bar Association: Family Law Section
  
• Memphis Bar Association: Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
  
• Association of Women Attorneys
• Association for Conflict Resolution

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Publications and Speeches:

• Friday November 4, 2011: Presentation to the University of Memphis Psychology Dept (faculty, administrators and students) about forging relationships between psychology and the law relating specifically to the Collaborative Law model in family law cases
• Spoke at the Leo Bearman, Sr American Inn of Court Meeting about Collaborative Law on 9 November 2010 at the Racquet Club of Memphis
• "Binding Mediation" speech given at the annual Memphis Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar on December 14th, 2007 at the Racquet Club of Memphis.
• “How to Find the Right Divorce Attorney” – Speech at the Women’s Business Association
• “Legal Aspects of Breastfeeding” – La Leche Regional Conference
• Guest speaker: "Binding Mediation" - A new direction in Case Resolution - ADR Section Annual Review Seminar December 2007 and September 2007
• “Mediation and Conflict Resolution” – Speech - Tennessee Counseling Association Annual Conference
• "Legal Aspects of Breastfeeding"- Speech - Tennessee Association of Lactation Nurses
• Article - Mediation Works. Published by Memphis Flyer.(May 1998)
• Article – Mediate: Don’t Litigate. Published by Women’s News of the Mid-South
• Radio Interview - Mediation. WRAC, Tennessee Matters
• Television Interview - Action News 5 - Legal Rights of Breastfeeding Mothers
• Television Interview – Cable Channel 19 Legal Lines: Civil and Family Law Mediation
• Mediation: What's The Big Deal? An editorial; The Official Journal of the Tennessee Counseling Association; Volume VI, Number 1, Fall 2002
• "Overview of Divorce: From Beginning to End" - Seminar - Sponsor: University of Memphis Continuing Education Programs, September 2003, September 2004
• Guest Speaker: Association Women Attorneys – Law Student section – October 2004 – Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
• Received Mediation Day Proclamation as Chairman of the ADR section of the Memphis Bar Association from Mayor A.C. - November of 2006
• "You Got To Hook 'Um Before You Reel 'Um in" -Speech at Memphis Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar - August 2006 - On the importance of client committment to mediation from the start
• Guest Speaker: Mediation Seminar: Sponsored by the ADR section of the Memphis Bar Association - October 2006
• Article: Memphis Commercial Appeal: Guest Editorial - Mediation Can Provide a Kinder, Gentler Remedy - October 17, 2006

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