1. JENNIFER POWERS HIMES
Greensboro, North Carolina
(336) 271-2511
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WORK EXPERIENCE
June 2014 – Present Tuggle Duggins P.A., Greensboro, NC
Of Counsel – Licensed in NC, TN and GA.
* General commercial and creditor work.
May 2011 - October Husch Blackwell, LLP, Memphis, TN
2013 Sr. Counsel
* Represent Fortune 100 national and international clients in
creditors’ rights practice throughout the United States.
* Support and assist Trustee practice in large Chapter 11
bankruptcies.
* General civil and commercial litigation, representing
businesses, banks, builders and contractors.
September 2007- The Hale Law Group, PLLC formerly known as Hale, Dewey &
April 2011 Knight, PLLC, Memphis, TN
Of Counsel
* Grow high volume creditors’ litigation practice in local bar
and southeast region of the United States.
* Manage local counsel and litigation in geographically
distant jurisdictions.
* Mentor and oversee junior associates and law clerk.
* Practice self-storage unit premises liability and defense.
* Manage firm benefits and administrative personnel.
May 2006- Buchanan & Land, LLP, Columbus, GA
June 2007 Associate
* Complex civil litigation defense/ Class Action defense.
* Defense of trademark infringement action.
* Plaintiff work in select areas, i.e. nursing home negligence,
personal injury.
January 2003 – Husch & Eppenberger, LLC, Memphis, TN
June 2005 Sr. Associate/ Member
* Represent Fortune 100 national and international clients in
creditor’s rights bankruptcy practice throughout the United
States.
* Concentration in representing creditors in Chapter 11
bankruptcies.

2. * Defense of clients named in adversary proceedings
involving preference claims, violation of automatic stay,
debtor’s objections to client claims and student loan
discharge claims.
* Protection of claims pursuant to the Perishable Agricultural
Commodities Act.
* Commercial litigation for regional banking clients.
* Supervised associates and support staff within Chapter 11
and bankruptcy litigation team.
* Member of firm effective January 2005.
July 2001 – Hale Headrick, PLLC, Memphis, TN
December 2002 Associate
* Represent national and international clients in creditor’s
rights bankruptcy practice throughout the United States.
* Concentration in Chapter 11 bankruptcies; defense of
clients named in adversary proceedings involving
preference claims, violation of automatic stay, and student
loan discharge claims.
* Prepared bankruptcy seminar materials, and participated in
teaching seminars for clients and for potential clients.
* Built firm business when retained as regional bankruptcy
counsel by regional banking institution.
March 1998 – AutoZone, Inc., Memphis, TN
July 2001 Real Estate Attorney
* Negotiate and draft Purchase and Sale Agreements, Ground
Leases and Shopping Center Leases for Store Development
Department. Due diligence. Close transaction.
* Member of closing team that traveled to New York to assist
in $108 million closing of escrow on 100 former PepBoys
Express stores.
* Recipient of November Department and December
Corporate Extra Miler Recognition Awards for work on
auto parts chain acquisition.
EDUCATION
Legal The University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of
Law
Juris Doctor, May 1997
Moot Court Board Member
ATLA National Mock Trial Competition (Spring 1997)

3. Environmental Law Council (President, 1996)
Tennessee Journal of Practice and Procedure (Editor 1997)
The Dean's Award for Academic Excellence in Trial Advocacy
CALI Award for Professional Responsibility
1997 Recipient of The Dean's Distinguished Service Award
Phi Delta Phi Member
Undergraduate The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Arts, January 1994
Major in History, minor in Anthropology
Dean's List (spring 1992, fall 1992, spring 1993)
History Club (Secretary, Spring 1993); Anthropology Club
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Presently Greensboro Bar Association, Greensboro,North Carolina
December 2008 - Association for Women Attorneys,Memphis, Tennessee
October 2013 President-Elect/ Co-Chair of Special Events, formerly Secretary.
1998 - 2013 Memphis Bar Association,Publication Committee
2013 Memphis Area Legal Services Fund Raising Committee
January 2006 - Georgia Association ofWomen Lawyers,Columbus Chapter
May 2007 Chairperson for Membership Drive.
AFFILIATIONS
Tennessee State Bar. Georgia State Bar. North Carolina State Bar.
Admitted to practice before: the Courts of North Carolina, Tennessee
and Georgia; The United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle
and Southern Districts of Georgia and the Western and Eastern Districts
of Tennessee,United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Member of North Carolina, Tennessee and Georgia Bar Associations,
Greensboro Bar Association.