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Jennifer is a member of Butler Snow’s Commercial Litigation group. Prior to joining Butler Snow, Jennifer served as a Signals Intelligence Analyst in the U.S. Army and worked as a Senior Intelligence Analyst, Target Analyst Reporter, and Deputy Division Chief at the National Security Agency (NSA) of over 40 joint-service military and civilian personnel. She also served as lead NSA representative on two deployments to overseas locations. Jennifer also served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable Andre B. Mathis of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

• Commercial Litigation
• Data Privacy & Security

• Conducts internal investigations for clients in various industries.
• Advises businesses with information security programs, policies, procedures, and data breach response plans.
• Oversees and counsels the City of Memphis as part of federally-appointed independent monitor responsible for ensuring compliance with the Kendrick Consent Decree. Provides legal analysis and feedback on various issues key to monitoring compliance with the Kendrick Consent Decree and Orders issued by the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee.
• Represents the City of Memphis in case involving an inverse condemnation claim.
• Secured a favorable civil settlement on client’s behalf in case involving personal property damage of nearly $70,000.
• Obtained a defense verdict in a Lanham Act bench trial regarding trademark ownership.
• Served as Deputy Division Chief of over 40 joint-service military and civilian personnel while employed at NSA.
• Researched, analyzed, authored, and edited numerous intelligence reports while employed at NSA and while serving in the U.S. Army.
• Developed and provided impactful briefings for senior leadership, including NSA Director, while employed at NSA and while serving in the U.S. Army.
• Served as a lead NSA representative on two deployments to overseas locations.

• Tennessee, 2020
• U.S. District Courts
  • Tennessee: Western, Middle
• U.S. Court of Appeals
  • 6th Circuit

• University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
  • The Order of the Coif
  • Dean’s List (High Honors)
  • Tennessee Law Review, Managing Editor
  • Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy, Research Editor
  • Law Women
  • Vols for Vets
  • University of Tennessee Student Conduct Board, Member
  • Lexis Certification
  • Title IX Internship (Fall 2018)
• American Military University, B.A., Intelligence Studies, Concentration: Intelligence Analysis, with honors, 2010

• Clerkship, Honorable Andre B. Mathis, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2022-2024

• Tennessee Bar Association
• Memphis Bar Association
• American Bar Association

• Presenter, “Data Privacy in 2022: A Legal Patchwork,” Memphis Bar Association, April 14, 2022.
• Presenter, "Data Security and Privacy Update," Tennessee Society of CPAs Forensic and Valuation Services Conference, October 20, 2021.
• Co-Author, "U.S. Privacy Law: Past, Present and Future," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 14, No. 3, September 2021.
• Co-Author, “Virginia’s Privacy Law: A Primer,” BizLitNews Blog, March 2021.
• Co-Author, “Prison Abolition: From Naïve Idealism to Technological Pragmatism,” 111 J. Crim. L. & Criminology 351 (2021).
• Co-Author, “A Fresh Approach to What It Means to Be a Religious Refugee,” 48 Pepp. L. Rev. 577 (2021).
• Co-Author, “LESS PRISON TIME MATTERS: A Roadmap to Reducing the Discriminatory Impact of the Sentencing System Against African Americans and Indigenous Australians,” 37 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1405 (2021).
• Co-Author, “The Increased Exposure to Coronavirus (COVID-19) for Prisoners Justifies Early Release: And the Wider Implications of This for Sentencing – Reducing Most Prison Terms Due to the Harsh Incidental Consequences of Prison,” 48 Pepp. L. Rev. 121 (2021).
• Panelist, “Diploma Privilege, Virtual Testing, and the 2020 Tennessee Bar Exam,” Leo Bearman, Sr. Inn of Court Program, Oct. 2020.
• Co-Author, “The Cruelty of Supermax Detention and the Case for a Hard-Time Sentencing Discount: A Pragmatic Solution to a Moral Shortcoming Which Is Otherwise Unlikely to Be Fixed,” 60 Santa Clara L. Rev. 101 (2020).

• University of Tennessee College of Law Wills Clinic, Fall 2019
• University of Tennessee College of Law Expungement Clinic, Fall 2017