Irwin Jacobs Kuhn

Irwin Kuhn takes a caring approach to helping guide people through family law matters efficiently and without adding unnecessary conflict. Divorce can be one of the most stressful life events so how people get divorced matters. The choice can have long lasting effects on themselves and their families. Irwin approaches divorce more as a set of problems to be resolved not as a battle to be won. He works on family law matters both as an advocate for individual clients and as a mediator for divorcing couples.

rwin was among the first Tennessee lawyers to be trained in collaborative family law practice and one of the most experienced. As a collaborative lawyer, Irwin works with the other party’s attorney in an effort to resolve family cases fairly with minimal intervention of the court Irwin is co-chair of the American Bar Association Committee on Collaborative Law, and the Tennessee Bar Association Subcommittee on Collaborative Family Law. Irwin is a founding member and past President of the Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance. He rejoined the board in 2018. He is a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals and serves on the Access to Collaboration Committee that focuses on new and streamlined approaches to collaborative practice. Irwin has spoken about collaborative practice to groups of lawyers, financial professionals and mental health professionals in Nashville and Memphis. His articles on collaborative family law have appeared in the Nashville Bar Journal and the Nashville Tennessean.