Lawyer Patricia J. Cottrell, graduated from University of Tennessee, B.S., with honors, 1969 University of Tennessee, J.D., 1976, is now employed by Bone McAllester Norton PLLC at Nashville City Center 511 Union Street, Suite 1600 Nashville, TN 37219-1733.

While being a member of Nashville Bar Foundation; Tennessee Bar Foundation; Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society; Lawyers Association for Women; Harry Phillips Inn, American Inns of Court., Patricia J. Cottrell is one of the more than one million lawyers in United States. Before choosing Patricia J. Cottrell as your lawyer, you should consider whether Patricia J. Cottrell offers free consultation, (if not) how much the initial interview costs, if there is any hidden attorney fees, what's the fee schedule, whether he or she has good community reputation and is able to provide a list of good references. You can also contact the Board of Professional Responsibility of the state bar, to find out if Patricia J. Cottrell has ever been placed under any disciplinary actions. Please be aware that, though Patricia J. Cottrell's office is located at Nashville, TN, he or she might belong to the bar association of other states.

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Patricia J. Cottrell has been admitted in 1976, Tennessee. His or her practice areas include Administrative Law; Governmental Law; Litigation; Health Care; Municipal Law.

Patricia J. Cottrell's college and law school education includes University of Tennessee, B.S., with honors, 1969, University of Tennessee, J.D., 1976. Other biographical background includes Patricia J. Cottrell, a former judge on the Tennessee Court of Appeals, focuses her practice on Administrative Law and appellate practice. Her attorney expertise is in administrative and government law. As a judge on the Tennessee Court of Appeals, she has dealt with a wide variety of areas of state civil law: family law, torts, contracts, estates, governmental regulations and others. She serves in an Of Counsel role at Bone McAllester Norton.Judge Cottrell was appointed to the court by former Governor Don Sundquist in November 1998 and was elected to full terms in 2000 and 2008. In 2007, she became the first woman to serve as Presiding Judge of that court. During her tenure as judge, she served four years on the Tennessee Court of the Judiciary and was a member of the Judicial Council. She retired from the court in 2014.A native of Memphis, Tenn., she graduated from East High School and was awarded a National Merit Scholarship, which allowed her to attend college. She earned her bachelor's degree in 1969 with honors from the University of Tennessee. She then became the first paralegal in the state. That experience inspired her to pursue a career as an attorney, and in 1976, she graduated from the University Of Tennessee College Of Law in the top five percent of her class. After graduation, she became an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Tennessee and was later appointed Deputy Attorney General, the first woman named to that position.In 1991, Judge Cottrel. You should contact other lawyers and law firms nearby before choosing your legal representatives.

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