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
Judge John W. Whitworth, Camden
Chair-Elect
Jacqueline B. Dixon, Nashville
Immediate Past Chair
Angelia M. Nystrom, Knoxville
East Tennessee Trustees
Sam D. Elliott, Chattanooga
Robin L. Miller, Chattanooga
Judge D. Kelly Thomas, Maryville
Middle Tennessee Trustees
Patrick M. Carter, Columbia
Judge Cynthia C. Chappell, Nashville
Charles K. Grant, Nashville
West Tennessee Trustees
Jeffrey P. Boyd, Jackson
C. Barry Ward, Munford
Molly A. Glover, Memphis
Staff
Barri Bernstein
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.
