Amy Worrell Sterling
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 17 years of experience
Commercial Law
530 Oak Court Drive, Suite 360, Memphis, TN 38117
About Amy Worrell Sterling
Practice Areas
- Commercial Law
Education
- University of Memphis School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 2006J.D.
- Honors: cum laude
- Honors: Board Member, University of Memphis Law Alumni Board of Directors
- Honors: Dean's Award for Academic Excellence in Legal Methods
- Honors: Best Oral Advocate
Show More - Belmont University, 1999B.B.A.
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Represented a psychiatrist in federal court who was indicted as part of the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force, resulting in not-guilty verdicts on three counts, a mistrial on three counts, a dismissal of one count, and a guilty verdict on three counts.
- Obtained summary judgment in favor of client St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co., resulting in dismissal of a $20 million insurance coverage claim brought against St. Paul.
- Successfully defended LPL Financial in a FINRA arbitration final hearing, resulting in the arbitration panel denying the claimants’ $5.8 million claim.
- Represented Morgan Keegan, as a part of a team, in the defense of more than 300 customer-initiated arbitrations in the wake of the failure of a family of mutual funds.
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2006
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
Other Affiliations
- Young Lawyers Division of the Memphis Bar Association (Board Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Tennessee Bar Association (Member)
- Memphis Bar Association (Member)
- Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court (Barrister)
Past Positions
- Tate Lazarini Brady & Davis, PLC, Associate
- Honorable Diane K. Vescovo, Magistrate Judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, Judicial Law Clerk
Articles
Published Works
- Co-author, The Lingering Question after Oxford Health: Determination of Class Arbitrability, ABA Commercial & Business Litigation News (April 2014)
- Author, Professional Responsibility—Doe vs. Doe: Free Speech Violated by Requiring Confidentiality of Attorney Misconduct Allegations, 35 U. Mem. L. Rev. 951 (2005)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 27 years of experienceFamily Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate, Civil Litigation
- 47 years of experienceCommercial Law, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Insurance, Environment, Construction, Debtor & Creditor
Nearby Lawyers
- Commercial Law
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