Profile of Memphis Family Law Attorney Sheree Hoffman:

Education
Continuing Legal Education Seminars
Continuing Mediation Seminars
Work Experience
Professional Activities
Professional Affiliations
Publications and Speeches

Education:

• Memphis State University - Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law Juris Doctorate: 1982
• Arizona State University - Bachelor of Science - Cum Laude: 1979
• Mediation of Business, Family and Divorce Conflicts, May 1994
• Advanced Civil Mediation Training in Personal Injury Cases, March 1997
• Resolute Systems, Inc. – Civil Mediation Training for U.S. District Courts, May 1997
• Mediation in Selected Cases Involving Domestic Violence, October 1998
• Advanced Transformative Mediation Skills, January 2000

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Continuing Legal Education Seminars: 2003 to Present:

• Collaborative Lawyering - September 2003
• Psychological Tests and How to Understand their Meaning - October-2003
• Depositions: discovery and Evidentiary - November 2003
• IV-D Child Support: What you Need to Know in Juvenile Court - December 2003
• Family Law Update - November 2002, September 2003
• Deviations based on Parenting Time in Excess of that Contemplated in the Guidelines and Alternative Approaches - September 2002
• Current Case Law on Spousal Support - April 2003
• Legislative Update - August 2003
• Domestic Relations Seminar - May 2004
• Striking a Balance - December 2004
• Potpourri For the divorce Lawyer - December 2004
• New Child Support Guidelines - December 2004
• Child Support Guidelines taught by the Experts - August 2005
• The IV D Child Support Agency - December 2005
• Tennessee Divorce and Bankruptcy - December 2005
• QDRO’s: Essentials for Family Law Attorney’s and Mediators - March 2006
• Collaborative Law Training - July 2008

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Continuing Mediation Seminars - 2000 to Present:

• Inside the Mind of a Family Law Mediator - May 2005
• Ethics for Tennessee Lawyer Neutrals - May 2005
• Mediation - December 2005
• Mediation: How to deal with Insurance Adjusters - April 2006
• The Role of Financial Analysts, Structured Settlements and Trusts in Mediation - June 22, 2006

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Work Experience:

• Juvenile Court: Memphis, TN
  1975: Records Clerk
• Hoffman, Hughes, McWhorter & Wener P.C.: Memphis, TN
  1979 to 1983: Law Clerk
  1983 to 1989: Associate Attorney
  1989 to 1991: Attorney-Of-Counsel
• Shelby County Sheriff’s Department
  1988 to 1992: Legal Advisor/Attorney
• Law Office of Sheree L. Hoffman: Germantown, TN
  1991 to 1994: Attorney
• Law & Mediation Office of Sheree L. Hoffman
  May 1994 to present: Legal and Mediation Services
• Approved by the Tennessee Supreme Court, Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission, as a Mediator for both Civil and Family Law Mediation.
• Approved as an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) mediator for the United States Post Office

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Professional Activities:

• Memphis State University School of Law
  Bar Governor – School of Law: 1981, 1982
  Alumni Board of Director: 1983 to 1989
  Alumni President: 1986 to 1987
• Co-Chairperson: Basic Practice Skills Seminar, sponsor - Memphis State University School of Law: 1986
• Chairperson: Annual Judges Reception, sponsor – Memphis State University School of Law: 1985, 1986
• Search Committee – Dean of Memphis State University School of Law: 1986
• Committee to Elect Tim Dwyer Judge-General Sessions Court, Division VIII: Treasurer: 1984
• Memphis Bar Forum Magazine: Business Manager: 1988. 1989
• Memphis Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Directors: 1986
• Committee to Elect Tim Dwyer Judge-General Sessions Court, Division VIII: Treasurer: 1990
• Lamplighter Montessori School: Board of Directors: 1984 –1998, Vice President: 1997
• Committee to Elect Tim Dwyer Judge-General Sessions Court, Division VIII: Treasurer: 1998
• Mediation Association of Tennessee: Board of Directors, Memphis Chapter- Treasurer: 1996 to 1998
• Association of Attorney Mediators: Board of Directors, Memphis Chapter- Secretary 1997 to present
• Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association: Board of Governors: 1998 to present
• Mediation Association of Tennessee: Board of Directors, Memphis Chapter- Co-Chairperson: 2000 to present
• Friends of Harold Byrd for Shelby County Mayor: Treasurer: May 2001-Present
• Memphis Bar Association - Board Member, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, 2003 - present
• Memphis Bar Association – Chairman –Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, December 2005 - present

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Professional Affiliations:

• Memphis Bar Association: Board of Directors, 2008
• Memphis Bar Association: Board Executive Committee, appointed by the President of the MBA, 2008
  
• Memphis Bar Association: Family Law Section
  
• Memphis Bar Association: Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
  
• Association of Women Attorneys
• Association for Conflict Resolution

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Publications and Speeches:

• "Binding Mediation" speech given at the annual Memphis Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Seminar on December 14th, 2007 at the Racquet Club of Memphis.
• “How to Find the Right Divorce Attorney” – Speech at the Women’s Business Association
• “Legal Aspects of Breastfeeding” – La Leche Regional Conference
• Guest speaker: "Binding Mediation" - A new direction in Case Resolution - ADR Section Annual Review Seminar December 2007 and September 2007
• “Mediation and Conflict Resolution” – Speech - Tennessee Counseling Association Annual Conference
• "Legal Aspects of Breastfeeding"- Speech - Tennessee Association of Lactation Nurses
• Article - Mediation Works. Published by Memphis Flyer.(May 1998)
• Article – Mediate: Don’t Litigate. Published by Women’s News of the Mid-South
• Radio Interview - Mediation. WRAC, Tennessee Matters
• Television Interview - Action News 5 - Legal Rights of Breastfeeding Mothers
• Television Interview – Cable Channel 19 Legal Lines: Civil and Family Law Mediation
• Mediation: What's The Big Deal? An editorial; The Official Journal of the Tennessee Counseling Association; Volume VI, Number 1, Fall 2002
• "Overview of Divorce: From Beginning to End" - Seminar - Sponsor: University of Memphis Continuing Education Programs, September 2003, September 2004
• Guest Speaker: Association Women Attorneys – Law Student section – October 2004 – Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
• Received Mediation Day Proclamation as Chairman of the ADR section of the Memphis Bar Association from Mayor A.C. - November of 2006
• "You Got To Hook 'Um Before You Reel 'Um in" -Speech at Memphis Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar - August 2006 - On the importance of client committment to mediation from the start
• Guest Speaker: Mediation Seminar: Sponsored by the ADR section of the Memphis Bar Association - October 2006
• Article: Memphis Commercial Appeal: Guest Editorial - Mediation Can Provide a Kinder, Gentler Remedy - October 17, 2006