About Us
The Tennessee Bar Foundation was founded in 1982 with a mission to honor distinguished attorneys as “Fellows”, support law-related public interest projects, and administer Tennessee’s IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts) program.
Board of Trustees
The Foundation is governed by a 12-member board. The Chair, Chair-Elect and Immediate Past Chair serve one-year terms. Geographic distribution is ensured by the election of three Trustees per Grand Division (east, middle, west) who serve three-year terms and whose terms are staggered.
Chair
Jacqueline B. Dixon, Nashville
Chair-Elect
Sam D. Elliott, Chattanooga
Immediate Past Chair
Judge John W. Whitworth, Camden
East Tennessee Trustees
Marcia M. McMurray, Cleveland
Robin L. Miller, Chattanooga
C. Scott Taylor, Knoxville
Middle Tennessee Trustees
Patrick M. Carter, Columbia
Judge Cynthia C. Chappell, Nashville
Charles K. Grant, Nashville
West Tennessee Trustees
Jeffrey P. Boyd, Jackson
Molly A. Glover, Memphis
Steve Conley, Union City
Staff
John D. Murphy
Executive Director
Therese Byrne
Assistant Executive Director
Office Location
The Foundation’s office is located in the Historic Castner-Knott Building, at the corner of Church Street and Anne Dallas Dudley Boulevard (formerly known as Capitol Boulevard) which is between 6th and 7th avenues, North, in downtown Nashville.
