Trevecca graduate Virginia J. Connell has been accepted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL).
IAFL is a worldwide association of practicing lawyers who are recognized by their peers as the most experienced and expert family law specialists in their respective countries, and membership is by invitation. IAFL was formed in 1986 as the International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers to improve the practice of law and administration of justice in the area of divorce and family law throughout the world. The USA Chapter currently has more than 370 Fellows from 39 states. Connell is one of just six fellows in Tennessee.
She is a 2005 cum laude graduate of Trevecca with a B.A. in management and human relations. Connell received her J.D. from Nashville School of Law in 2010. Prior to completing law school, Connell was a paralegal for 12 years, including 2 years as a paralegal for Child Support Services of Davidson County.
Connell was also inducted as a Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation this fall. The Nashville Bar Foundation Fellows Program was established as a way for the bar to honor its colleagues who have contributed significantly to the community. Fellows are selected by their colleagues. Each "class" of Fellows is limited to approximately 2% of the bar in Nashville.
A member of the Nashville Bar Association, Connell serves as the chairperson for its domestic relations committee. She is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, Lawyers’ Association for Women: Marion Griffin Chapter, Williamson County Bar Association, Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, John Marshall American Inn of Courts and Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance.
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