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Wanda Sobieski
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Wanda Sobieski

5.0
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900 S. Gay Street, Suite 600, Knoxville, TN 37902-1603

Family Law

About Wanda Sobieski

Phi Delta Phi. Chair, Moot Court Board, 1981-1982; National Moot Court Champion, 1981. Advisor and Mock Trial Judge, National Moot Court. Runner-Up: Best Oralist, National Finals, 1981; Best Brief Award and National Finalist, 1981. Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law. Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Chair, Federal Question Committee, Delay and Expense Reduction Advisory Group, Eastern District of Tennessee. Board Member, National Conference of Women's Bar Associations, 1990-1993. Chair, Knox County Foster Care Review Board, 2004-2005. Recipient: Best Oralist, Regional Competition, 1980, 1981; National Women's History Project Awards; Ann Selwyn Award; Tennessee Alliance for Progress, 2007; Long Haul Award; ETLAW Spirit of Justice Award, 2008. Member: Tennessee Commemorative Woman Suffrage Commission; Delay and Expense Reduction Advisory Group for the Eastern District of Tennessee; American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters; East Tennessee Historical Society; Appalachian Zoological Society; National Wildlife Federation. President, Club Town Hall East Neighborhood Association. Contributor, The Tennessee Appellate Practice Handbook. Advisor Committee, International Conference on War and Peace. Formerly with Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf, 1982-1993. Rule 31 Listed Family Mediator.

 

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May 17, 2011
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Wanda is one of the most ethical, intelligent, and kind people on earth. Her standards are the highest of any professional with which I have had the pleasure to work. My ex-husband's lawyer was absolutely despicable, but Wanda never stooped to his level at any time. She was incredibly kind to me during a horrible time in my life, and for this I will be forever grateful.

 

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Areas of Law

  • Family Law

Practice Details

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    Payment & Cost Features
    Fixed hourly rates
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    Visa
  • Video Calls
    Offers Video Calls
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  • Firm Information
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    Firm Name
    Sobieski, Messer & Elledge
    Firm Onwership
    Minority Owned

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1982, Tennessee
    District of Columbia
    U.S. Supreme Court
    U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits
    U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
    U.S. Court of Claims
    Memberships
    Knoxville, Tennessee (Executive Committee, 2007—) and American Bar Associations
    Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women (President, 1995)
    East Tennessee Lawyers Association for Women (President, 1989-1990, Board Member, 1986-1991)
    American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel of Arbitrators, 1993-1995)
    Newsletter Articles for the American Builders and Contractors Association
    Board of Advisors for the Young Lawyer's.
    Bar Fellowship
    Tennessee Bar Foundation.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Tennessee
    Class of 1982
    J.D.
    with high honors
    Other Education
    Dartmouth College

    University of Tennessee
    Class of 1974
    M.A.
    with high honors

    University of Tennessee
    Class of 1974
    M.A.
    Speech/Communications

    Wichita State University
    Class of 1969
    B.A.
    English and Chemistry
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1947
    Kansas City, Missouri, November 7, 1947

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Truist Building, 900 S. Gay Street, Suite 600Knoxville, TN 37902-1603U.S.A.

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    Wanda Sobieski was admitted in 1982 to the State of Tennessee.
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