Attorney Patricia Best Vital - Biography

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 Accomplishments

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• TN Supreme Court Rule 31 Family Listed Mediator

• National Association of Securities Dealers Arbitrator & Chairperson

• Key Bridge Foundation Mediator re: Americans with Disabilities Act

• U.S. Department of Labor/Cornell University Employment Mediator

• TN Supreme Court Rule 31 Domestic Violence Listed Mediator

• American Health Lawyers Association Mediator

• Settlement Solutions, LLC Independent Contract Mediator

• Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Division of Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, Protection from Harm Mediator

• Chattanooga Bar Association Fee Dispute Resolution Arbitrator & Chairperson 

 

Significant Cases

No appealed cases of record to date. All tried cases are of record primarily in the state trial courts in Hamilton County, TN; Catoosa, Walker, & Dade Counties, GA; and surrounding counties.

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Practice Areas

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• Family Law

• Child Support

• Custody & Visitation

• Divorce

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Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 1993

• Georgia, 1994

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1993

• U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia

• U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993

• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit

• Georgia Court of Appeals

• Supreme Court of Georgia

• U.S. Supreme Court

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Education

• University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee

  • J.D. - 1992

• University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

  • B.A. - 1989

  • Honors: magna cum laude

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Professional Associations

• Tennessee Bar Association

• Chattanooga Bar Association

• Lookout Mountain Bar Association

• American Bar Association

• Georgia Bar Association

• Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association

• House of Delegates, Tennessee Bar Association

• Tennessee Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, Executive Council

• Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association, Greater Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, President - Elect

• ProLex, LLC Advisory Board, Chair

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