Laurie A. Parker
Laurie Parker represents clients in trust and estate planning and administration, family law, and juvenile law. Her practice includes creating wills and trusts tailored to her client’s individual needs, probate litigation, conservatorships and guardianships, prenuptial agreements, adoptions, and divorce and custody issues.
Laurie has been recognized as a Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star for her work in estate planning. As a member of the Charter Class of Belmont University College of Law, she earned the Dean’s Best Performance Awards in both Advanced Trial Advocacy and Estate Planning, and was regularly named to the Dean’s List of Outstanding Students.
With roots in Texas and Louisiana, Laurie is also proud to call Middle Tennessee home. She enjoys reading, traveling, and spending time with her husband, John Griffey; their son, Sam; and their dog and two cats.
Areas of Practice
Wills, Trusts, and Estate Planning
Probate
Conservatorships and Guardianships
Family Law
Prenuptial Agreements
Divorce
Adoption
Child Custody and Support
Alimony
Post-Divorce Issues
Juvenile Law
Honors and Recognitions
2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America - Elder Law, Family Law
Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star – Estate Planning
Belmont University College of Law
Dean’s List of Outstanding Students
Dean’s Best Performance Award – Advanced Trial Advocacy
Dean’s Best Performance Award – Estate Planning
Education
University of Texas, Austin
Bachelor of Journalism
Belmont University College of Law, Nashville, Tennessee
Doctor of Jurisprudence
Former Law Clerk, 22nd Judicial District of Tennessee
Former Rule 7 Attorney, Public Defender’s Office, 21st Judicial District of Tennessee
Bar Admissions
State Bar of Tennessee
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Williamson County Bar Association
Nashville Bar Association
American Inns of Court, John Marshall Chapter
Publications and Presentations
“Civility Matters,” American Board of Trial Advocates presentation, Belmont University College of Law, March 15, 2018
“Heartaches by the Numbers: Estate Planning for the Digital Estate,” (with Jeff Mobley), presentation to Estate Planning Committee, Nashville Bar Association, March 31, 2014
“Heartaches by the Numbers: Estate Planning for the Digital Estate,” (with Jeff Mobley), Nashville Bar Journal, February 2014, Vol. 14, No. 1
Of Counsel