John Norris

Christina Norris

Barbara Moss

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John Norris

Practice Areas:

  • Nursing home neglect
  • Personal Injury
  • Civil trials
  • Environmental law

Certification & Experience:

  • Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy and the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization
  • Over 25 years' experience trying jury and nonjury trials before Middle Tennessee state and federal courts
  • Recognized by his peers as having the highest level of skill and integrity. Martindale-Hubbell (Highest rating: AV)
  • Presenter at numerous continuing legal education seminars

Education:

  • Oberlin College (B.A. 1972)
  • University of Tennessee College of Law (J. D. 1977)
    - Tennessee Law Review, staff member

Professional Affiliations:

  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America
  • American Bar Association
  • Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association
  • Nashville Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1998-2000)
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Nashville Bar Foundation

Community Activities:

  • Greenways Commission (Chair, 2004-present)
  • Greenways for Nashville (President, 2001-03)
  • Walk/Bike Nashville (Board of Directors)
  • Environmental and biking advocate

Family:

  • John and Chris Norris have two grown daughters, Sarah and Meg
  • John ran the Los Angeles Marathon with his daughter Meg in 2004 and the Vancouver B.C. half-marathon with his daughter Sarah in 2005.

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Christina Norris

Practice Areas:

  • Probate (Wills, Estates, Conservatorships & Special Needs Trusts)
  • Personal Injury
  • Civil Trials
  • Social Security Disability
  • Appeals

Experience:

  • Over 25 years' experience practicing law in Middle Tennessee
  • Legal Writing Instructor at Vanderbilt Law School (1998 – 2003)
  • Counsel for the State, Criminal Division, Office of the Attorney General (1990 – 1995)
  • Clerk & Master, Chancery Court, Davidson County (1980 - 1989)
  • Presenter at numerous continuing legal education seminars on Elder Law topics such as Conservatorships & Special Needs Trusts

Education:

  • University of Michigan (B.A. with Honors, 1970)
  • Vanderbilt University (M.A. 1973)
  • University of Tennessee College of Law (J. D. 1979)
    - Tennessee Law Review, Articles Editor

Professional Affiliations:

  • Lawyers’ Association for Women (LAW)
    - Founding member (1981)
    - Athena Award nominee (2000)
  • Nashville Bar Association (Board of Directors, 1986-1989)
  • Nashville Bar Foundation
  • Tennessee Bar Association
  • Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women
  • American Bar Association

Community Activities:

  • Metro School Board (2000 – 2004)
    - Chair, Capital Needs Committee
  • Coordinator, Election Day Volunteers, Bill Purcell for Mayor (2000)

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Barbara Moss

Practice Areas:

  • Personal Injury
  • Probate (Wills, Estates & Conservatorships)
  • Business Litigation
  • Employment Law and Counseling
  • Arbitration and Mediation

Experience:

  • Over 30 years’ experience trying jury and nonjury trials before state and federal courts
  • Consistently named by peers at one of the best 100 lawyers in Nashville in the Nashville Business Journal’s “Best of the Bar” competition
  • Chosen as a Mid-South Super Lawyer by Law & Politics Magazine, (2006-09)
  • Named by peers to be included  in The Best Lawyers in America, (2005—present)
  • Adjunct Professor of Law, Vanderbilt School of Law, Appellate Advocacy Program, Trial Advocacy Program (1984-2000)
  • Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee (Organization responsible for all lawyer ethics and discipline in Tennessee) (Member, 1989-96, Chair 1995-96)
  • Registered panel member: American Arbitration Association (1993-present)
  • Rule 31 Mediator, General Civil Mediation (2003-present)

Education:

  • Vanderbilt University (B.A. 1972)
  • Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D. 1977) Order of the Coif; Law Review, Associate Editor

Professional Affiliations:

  • Lawyers’ Association for Women (President, 1994; “Unsung Heroes” Award, 1997)
  • Nashville Bar Association (President’s Award 1989, Board of Directors 1990-93)
  • Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women
  • Tennessee Bar Association (Board of Governors, 1999-2005)
  • Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation (2001-present)
  • Fellow, Nashville Bar Foundation (1992-present)

Community Activities and Awards:

  • Author of a popular column called “Learning the Law,” in the business section of The Tennessean
  • Athena Award Winner 2007
  • Academy of Women of Achievement Award, sponsored by YWCA, October, 2008
  • Recipient of Molly Todd Cup from CABLE (award given to one woman in Nashville each year for community service) 2008
  • Nashville Business Journal, Women of Influence (2007)
  • Leadership Nashville (2001-02), Alumni Board (2004-2006)

Family:

  • Barbara was a single parent for 22 years
  • In 2007, she married a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, Tom Campbell
  • Barbara’s two daughters and Tom’s three children live in Nashville and are sought-after guests for Sunday dinners