Education Patti Garner received her undergraduate degree from South College, a small private college in Knoxville, Tennessee. Patti Garner received her law degree from the Nashville School of Law in 2007. Experience Patti Garner worked as a paralegal for approximately 10 years. During this time, she was completing her undergraduate degree and attending law school. Ms. Garner has assisted with multiple murder cases, DUI defense, divorces, setting aside a forged will and multiple personal injury and disability cases. Patti Garner began working as a family mediator in 2000 although she was not listed by the Administrative Office of the Court until 2007 as a Rule 31 Mediator. Volunteer Work In 2008, Patti Garner has dedicated much of her volunteer time to help with the Sumner County Mock Trial Competition and Teen Court. Working with the youth of the Sumner County area is very important to Ms. Garner and is found to be very rewarding. Patti Garner has been a CASA volunteer since 1998. She has worked with SafeSpace to achieve their goals by seeking pro-bono counsel on behalf of numerous victims of domestic violence since 1997. In 2006 - 2007, she also assisted with a Pro-Bono project in Sevier County that provides Pro-Bono Counsel to victims seeking Orders of Protection. |
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Patti Garner interned with the Public Defenders Office in the 4th Judicial District of Tennessee. She served as a student representative for the Tennessee Bar Association during law school and co-founded the NSL Legal Society. |
