Tara L. Swafford

Background

Swafford, Tara L. was born on April 16, 1971 in Paris, Tennessee, United States.

Education

University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1992). Case Western Reserve University (Juris Doctor, summa cum laude, 1995).

Career

Worked at Baker, Donelson, Bearman & Caldwell (Chattanooga, Tennessee) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law. Admitted to the bar, 1995, Tennessee. Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.

Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Criminal, Constitutional, Legal Research and Writing, Federal Courts, and Real Estate Transactions.

Notes Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review, 1994-1995. Author: Note, "Responding to Herrera v.

Collins: Ensuring That Innocents Are Not Executed," 45 Case West. Reserve L. Review 603 (Winter 1995).

Law Clerk for The Honorable H. Ted Milburn, United States.

Circuit Judge, 6th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1995-1996. Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.

Achievements

• Tara L. Swafford has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Chattanooga, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.