Background
III, Edward Lesley Stanton, was born in 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
III, Edward Lesley Stanton, was born in 1972 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States.
Bachelor, University Memphis, 1994. Juris Doctor, University Memphis, 1997.
Law clerk Office of Legal Counsel University Memphis, 1995—1997. Law clerk to Honorary James E. Swearengen Circuit Court of Shelby County, 1996—1997. Associate attorney Law Offices of Charles E. Carpenter, PC, 1997—2000.
Assistant city attorney Law Division City of Memphis, 2000—2001. Associate attorney Armstrong Allen Professional Limited Liability Company, 2001—2002. Senior counsel Litig.
Department Federal Express Corporation, 2002—2010. United States attorney (western district) Tennessee United States Department Justice, since 2010.
Volunteer AmeriCorps, 1994. Board member Memphis-Shelby County Center City Commission, since 2005, board secretary, 2008—2009. Board member Memphis Center City Development Corporation, 2008—2009.
Fellow: Memphis and Shelby County Bar Foundation. Member: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American Bar Association, American Inn of Courts, Federal Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, National Bar Association - Ben F. Jones Chapter.
