Marlene Eskind Moses Moses & Townsend, PLLC  101 Church Street Suite 500 Nashville, TN 37201-1607 Phone: 615-242-2521 Fax: 615-726-4812 Email: marlene@marlenemoses.com

Preparatory and Legal Education:

· Tulane University, Bachelors Degree in Psychology, 1972
· Tulane University, Masters Degree in Social Work, 1973
· Nashville School of Law, J.D., 1980

Bar Admissions:

· State of Tennessee, April 11, 1981
· U.S. District Court, (Middle District of TN), December 9, 1981
· U.S. Court of Appeals (6th Circuit), April 30, 1982
· Supreme Court of the United States, March 24, 2004

Private Practice:

· Principal, Moses & Townsend, PLLC
· Areas of practice include Family Law, Mediation, and Arbitration

Certifications:

· Designated as a Family Law Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization - (the first in the State of Tennessee)
· Board Certified as a Family Law Trial Specialist; National Board of Trial Advocacy
· Tennessee Supreme Court Approved Mediator
· Certified Rule 31 Listed Family Law Mediator, 1996; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
· Trained Arbitrator, 1995; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers

Bar and Professional Activities:

· American College of Family Trial Lawyers, Diplomat since 2004
· International Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow since 1998; U.S.A. Chapter Vice-President, 2005–present; Board of Managers, 2004-present; Parliamentarian, 2002-2003
· American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow since 1994; Vice-President, 2004-present; Parliamentarian, 2002-2003; Board of Governors, 2001-2003; Membership Committee Chair, 1998-2002; Legislative Committee Member, 1994-1998; Continuing Legal Education Committee Member, 1995-2001; Chair of Continuing Legal Education Committee 2000 - 2001; Membership Committee 1997-2003; Chair of Membership Committee, 1998-2003; Ad Hoc Member of the Executive Committee, 1998-2004; Liaison to the Changing American Family Committee, 2000 – 2001; Board of Review Committee 2001-2002, 2007
· American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Foundation Board Member, 2001-present; Secretary, 2005-2006; Treasurer, 2003-2005
· National Board of Trial Advocacy - Board Member, 2000-present; Executive Committee Member 2006-present
· Lawyers Association for Women, President 1996-1997; President-elect 1995-1996; Secretary 1994-1995
· Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women; former board member and current member
· Nashville Bar Association, 1990-1993 Member of the Board of Directors, First Vice-President-1993; Domestic Relations Committee, past Chair; Administration of Justice Committee, former Board Liaison; Nashville Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers, past Committee Member and former Board Liaison;
· Fellow of the Nashville Bar Foundation - admitted 1993
· Tennessee Bar Association, Family Law Section - 1982 to present; Tennessee Bar Association, Family Law Section, Chair, 2000-2002; Vice-Chair 2000 - 2001; Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee-1995-present
· Tennessee Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers; past Committee Member
· Tennessee Bar Association, Family Law Code Commission, 2000 - present
· Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Association Foundation - admitted 2001
· Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association, Family Law Section Vice President - 1994
· American Bar Association, Section of Family Law; Family Courts Committee 1993; Law Practice Management Committee - 1993
· American Bar Association, Child Custody Pro Bono Project Advisory Committee, 2001 to 2005
· Board of Professional Responsibility; Hearing Committee Member 1992 to 1999
· Harry Phillips Inns of Court 1992 - Present; Recorder 1994 to present
· Tennessee Board of Law Examiners – 2001-present, President 2003-2006

Awards:

· Included in “The Best Lawyers in America,” in the specialty of Family Law, 2007
· Mid-South Super Lawyer, 2006, 2007
· Awarded the highest rating (AV) for attorneys by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
· American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers' Outstanding Fellow of the Year Award, 2001
· Nashville School of Law Distinguished Alumni Award, 2001
· YW 10th Annual Academy for Women of Achievement Nomination, 2001
· Athena Award Nominee 2002

Lecturer:

· Clerks of Tennessee Courts
· Mediation Association of Tennessee, "Family Law in Tennessee," May, 1995
· Nashville Bar Association: Emerging Trends and Issues Seminar. "The Voices of Children and When They Should be Heard," February, 2000
· Nashville Bar Association: NBA Convention 1992; NBA Probate Seminar 1992; NBA Ethics in Family Law, September 1995
· National Business Institute 1991 & 1992 Family Law
· Southeastern Paralegal Institute: Prior Instructor (Family Law)
· Tennessee Bar Association: TBA Political Ethics: "Seven Areas of Ethical Consideration," 1994 (two sessions); TBA "Preventing Legal Malpractice Claims," May 1995; TBA "How to Handle Custody and Child Support Across State Lines," December, 1998
· Board of Professional Responsibility: "Ethics Workshop" September, 2000
· Tennessee Bar Association: "Bridge the Gap," November, 2002
· American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers: "Ethics Jeopardy," November, 2002
· Tennessee Bar Association: "Preventing Legal Malpractice and Ethics Complaints", December, 2002
· Tennessee Bar Association: “Understanding the New Child Support Guidelines – Ethics”, December, 2004
· Summit Divorce Planning, Financial Advisory Group: “Family Law Highlights”, September 2005
· All About Women (Annual Symposium): “Family Law Highlights”, September 2005.

Co-Author:

· "Guardianship and Conservatorship," by Marlene Eskind Moses, James R. Everett, Jr., and Ronald K. Nevin, Tennessee Practice Series, Legal Forms, chapter 48, volume 15 (Supp.1993).
· Probate Section of Tennessee Practice (prior edition)