Background
Starnes, Dorothy L. was born on November 1, 1950 in Franklin, Tennessee, United States.
Starnes, Dorothy L. was born on November 1, 1950 in Franklin, Tennessee, United States.
Kansas State University (Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, 1983). Memphis State University (Juris Doctor, 1986).
Worked at King & Ballow (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in General Practice, Trials in State and Federal Courts, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Communications, Construction, Consumer Protection, Copyright and Trademark, Corporate, Defamation, Distribution, Entertainment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Estate Planning, First Amendment, Intellectual Property, Labor Relations, Libel, Municipal, Pension, Probate and Real Estate, Products Liability, Securities, State and Federal Taxation Law and Transportation. Admitted to the bar, 1986, Tennessee and United States. District Court, Western District of Tennessee.
1988, New York and United States.
District Court, Northern District of New New York Articles Editor, Memphis State University Law Review, 1985-1986.
Author: Note, "Fixtures: Tennessee"s New Law on Resolution of Conflicts between Article Nine Security Interests and Owners and Encumbrancers of Realty," 16 Memphis State University Law Review 115 (1985). Comment, "Evidence - A Missing Link Discovered In The Missing Witness Rule," 15 Memphis State University Law Review 105 (1984).
Judicial Law Clerk, the Honorable Robert M. McRae, Junior, United States.
District Judge, Western District of Tennessee, 1986-1987. Instructor, Legal Methods, Memphis State University School of Law, 1987. King & Ballow has a diverse national practice encompassing broad areas of the law.
The firm represents corporate clients in all 50 states, in industries including transportation, banking, manufacturing, health care, finance, air travel, hospitality, publishing, printing, entertainment and local government.
While King & Ballow is best known for its litigation and labor/employment law practice, the firm has an extensive media practice, representing more than 300 daily newspapers and over 100 radio and television stations. The firm also represents many professional corporations and individuals.