Marnie Huff has 30 years of litigation experience, including:
* Bankruptcy reorganizations; preference litigation* Complex multi-million dollar state tax litigation* Appellate litigation in state and federal court* Litigation on behalf of government agencies* Former Chapter 7 panel bankruptcy trustee* Past government service as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and a Tennessee Assistant Attorney General, as well as private law practice
Dispute Resolution/Conflict Management Services Offered
* Mediation* Arbitration* Consulting on Conflict Management* Workplace Conflict Management Training Seminars* Facilitation of Informal Dispute Resolution MeetingsDispute Resolution Areas of Practice
* Appellate Case Mediation* Mediation of Bankruptcy/Preference Cases* Business/Commercial Mediation and Arbitration* Mediation and Arbitration of Contract Disputes* State and Local Tax Disputes* Workplace Conflict Management* Homeowner Association and other Grievance Hearings* Mediation of Civil Cases involving Parallel Criminal InvestigationsDispute Resolution Listings/Rosters/Certifications
* Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed General Civil Mediator* Certified Trainer of Managing Workplace Conflict (training and certification by the Mediation Training Institute International)
* ADR panel, U.S. District Court for Middle District of TN* Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court for Eastern District of TN* Better Business Bureau arbitratorTeaching; Presentations
* Adjunct Professor, Middle Tennessee State University: class on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR); coach MTSU mock mediation team (fall 2008); class on Legal Research and Writing (spring 2009, fall 2009 and upcoming fall 2010)
* For upcoming and past presentations, including presentations on Dispute Resolution Training
* ABA Dispute Resolution Section annual conferences (2005-2010)* TN Human Rights Commission training for mediation of employment discrimination cases (2009)* Mediation Training Institute International, Managing Workplace Conflict (2008)* Lipscomb University Institute for Conflict Management, Advanced Mediator Summit (2007)
* Annual continuing mediation education produced by Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts (2005-2007)
* Better Business Bureau arbitration training (2006); BBB arbitrator refresher training (December 2008; March 2010)
* Rule 31 General Civil Mediation training (2004)* Various other ADR seminars produced by American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Nashville Bar Association and TAPM
Professional Memberships
* ABA Center for Professional Responsibility* ABA Dispute Resolution SectionCo-chair of Ethics Committee (August 2007-present)Section liaison to ABA Commission on Ethics 20/20 (2010)Ethics CLE Track Chair and member of 2009 and 2010 Annual SpringConference Committees (2008-2010)Representative to ABA Center for Professional Responsibility JointCommittee on Professionalism and Ethics (2007-present)* ABA Litigation Section* Association for Conflict Resolution* Knoxville Bar Association* Lawyers Association for Women (Past Officer & Board member)* Legal Writing Institute* Nashville Bar Association ADR Committee Appellate Practice CommitteeAttorney Health & Wellness Committee (Chair 2008)Bankruptcy Committee (Chair 1986 and 1991)Past Chair of Ethics Committee (1997) & Pro Bono Committee (1988)Special Task Force on Attorney Health & Wellness (Chair 2007)* Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation* Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators (Founding Member)Chair, Civil Mediation Peer Group (2009-2010)Chair, Website & Membership Services Committee (2006-7)* Tennessee Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Co-chair, Arbitration Fairness Act Study Committee (2009-2010)Chair of Section (2006-7)* Tennessee Lawyers Association for WomenAdmitted to Practice Law in the Following Courts
* Tennessee* U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee* U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee* U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit* U.S. Supreme CourtRelevant Past Government Service
* Assistant Attorney General, State of Tennessee* Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Tennessee* Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Tennessee* Law Clerk for U.S. Magistrate Judge, Middle District of Tennessee Awards
* NBA President's Award for leadership as Chair of Task Force on Attorney Health and Wellness (December 2007)* NBA President's Award for leadership as Chair of Ethics Committee (December 1997)* American Jurisprudence Award for Constitutional Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law (1974)Articles
* Margaret M. Huff, "The Fifth Step: ABA ADR Ethics Resources," ADR News, Vol. 10, Issue 2 (Tennessee ADR Commission Publication, Spring 2010); slightly revised version of article published as an online article by Mediate.com (June 2010)
* “The Two-Court Rule and Bankruptcy Appeals,” Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, Issue No. 7 at pages 6-9 (July 1996)* “Sixth Circuit Review,” Norton Bankruptcy Law Adviser, Issue No. 3 at pages 10-11 (March, 1996)Formal Education
* Smith College (B.A. 1972)* Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D. 1976)(go to home page of Margaret Huff Mediation, Nashville TN)
Margaret Huff Mediation
PHONE: 615.812.5557
About Us
Nashville TN mediator Margaret M. Huff has provided mediation, arbitration, and conflict management services in a number of cases and disputes in Tennessee. Margaret Huff Mediation, established in 2004, is located in Nashville (Davidson County) Tennessee.
Ms. Huff is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating given for legal ability and ethical standards in the peer review process.
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Margaret Huff Mediation PO Box 121951 Nashville TN 37212-1951
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