Profile of Linda Nettles Harris
, .General Civil/Family Law Mediator
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed
Private Practice
General Civil Litigation
Professional Licenses:
Licensed Attorney in Tennessee Courts, Federal District Court and Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Memberships:
Memphis Bar Association
National Bar Association - Ben F. Jones Chapter
Association of Women Attorneys
Public Service
Tennessee Supreme Court ADR CommissionUnited States Postal Service (USPS) EEO Investigator
Special Counsel City of Memphis (2011 - 2013)
Federal Judicial Law Clerk for U.S. District Court Judge Jerome (Jerry) Turner (1989-1990)
State Judicial Law Clerk for Chancellor George T. Lewis (1987-1988)
Memphis Police Officer/Investigator (1979-1988)
United States Department of Justice - Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) (1990-2011)
- Litigation of Medical Malpractice cases, Employment Discrimination cases, and Tort Litigation (AUSA)
- Statutory and constitutional challenges to governmental programs
- Administrative Procedure Act cases
- Bivens Civil Rights cases
- Investigation and prosecution of hundreds of different types of cases ranging from:
immigration fraud, bank fraud, mail fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, public corruption, federal program fraud, civil rights matters and drug trafficking crimes - Has tried more than 70 jury trials (both civil and criminal) to verdict in federal courts
- Represented the United States in Tennessee Chancery, Circuit & General Sessions Courts
- Instructor/facilitator at Department of Justice's Leadership Institute & National Advocacy Center
- Sexual Harassment Point of Contact (POC) for the Western District of Tennessee
- Extensive practice experience with the United States Circuit Courts of Appeal
Educational Background
Bachelor of Arts in Criminal JusticeUniversity of Memphis
Juris Doctorate Degree 1987
Cecil C. Humphrey's School of Law at the University of Memphis
Honors:
- Law Review Staff
- American Jurisprudence Book Awards (Corporations) (Insurance)
- Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
- Who's Who Among American Law Students
- Outstanding Young Woman of America
Training:
EEOC Certified EEO Investigator (2012)
FINRA Online Arbitrator Training and Live Video Training (2011 & 2012)
Memphis Bar Association Annual Mediation Seminar (2011)
Memphis Bar Association Annual Employment and Labor Law Seminar(2011)
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Family Law Mediation Certification Training (July 2011)
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediation Certification Training (December 2010)
Department of Justice Civil Advocacy Course (Instructor) (2009 and 2010)
Department of Justice Leadership Institute Student and Instructor (2009, 2010, 2011)
Department of Justice Conversations and Case Studies (2009)
Department of Justice Mediation and Negotiation Seminar (2008)
Department of Justice Evidence for Civil Litigators Seminar (2008)
Department of Justice Defending Federal Tort Claims Seminar (2007)
Department of Justice Basic Employment Law Seminar (2005)