Carla Suzanne Landers

Ms. Landers is the senior lawyer and managing partner at The Landers Firm, PLC, where she focuses on litigation and mediation of divorce, child custody, child visitation, alimony, child support, protective orders, adoption, child relocation, child support, termination of parental rights, legitimation, paternity, prenuptial agreements, postnuptial agreements, complex divorce issue management such as closely held business valuation, and international child abduction under the Hague Convention.

Ms. Landers was born in Little Rock, AR, is active in her community, serves as a volunteer for numerous organizations, and enjoys traveling widely.

Ms. Landers’ special designations are as follows:

• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 “Family Law Mediator” approval in 1994.
• Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 “Domestic Violence Mediator” approval in 2001.

Ms. Landers’ bar admissions are as follows:

• Tennessee, 1985
• Arkansas, 2010
• U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1985
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2013
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2016

Ms. Landers’ education is as follows:

• Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee (Juris Doctor – 1985).
• Hendrix College, Conway, Arkansas (B.A., Bachelor of Arts in English – 1982).

Ms. Landers was an Adjunct Professor at the Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law teaching “Alternative Dispute Resolution” in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2004.  She still teaches two classes per year.

Some of Ms. Landers honors and awards are as follows:

• Top 50 Mid-South Women Super Lawyers, 2013 – Present
• Super Lawyer (Family Law), 2013 and 2014
• Lawyer of the Year, 2012 & 2013, Mediation
• AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubble
• Selected Best Lawyers in America 2015 & 2016 for Mediation

Ms. Landers’ professional associations and memberships are as follows:

• Memphis Bar Association.
• Memphis Bar Association Family Law Section.
• Memphis Bar Association, Juvenile and Child Welfare Section.
• Tennessee Bar Association, Member.
• International Child Abduction Attorney Network (ICAAN), Referral Attorney.
• Tennessee Bar Magazine, Board of Editors, 2006 – Present.
• Memphis Bar Magazine, Editor and Co-Editor, 1992 – 1997.
• Tennessee Supreme Court’s “Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission”, Member, 2005 – 2016.
• Shelby County Courts’ “Parenting Education Seminar Committee”, Member, 2000 – 2003.
• Memphis Bar Association Membership Committee, Chair, 2006 – Present.
• Memphis Bar Association Nominating Committee, Member, 1995 – 1996.
• Memphis Bar Association Executive Committee, Member, 1995 – 1996.
• “Tennessee Department of Human Services Income Advisory Committee”, 2005 – 2006.
• Tennessee Supreme Court Board of Professional Responsibility Hearing Panelist, 2000, 2001, 2002.

Some of Ms. Landers’ pro bono activities are as follows:

• Board Member of the Memphis Mental Health Association, 1993 – 2000.
• President of the Memphis Mental Health Association, 1995 – 1997.
• Member of the Memphis Child Advocacy Center Board of Directors, 1999, 2000.
• Member of the Orpheum Theater Board of Directors, 2002 – Present.
• Member of the Orpheum Theater Executive Committee, 2002 – Present.
• Legal Counsel for the Orpheum Theater, 2008 – Present.
• Chair-Elect of the Orpheum Theater Board of Directors, 2009 – 2010.
• President of the Orpheum Theater Board of Directors, 2009 and 2010.
• Member of the Hendrix College Alumni Board, 2006 – 2009.
• Member of the Board of Trustees of her church, 2003 – 2008.
• President of the Board of Trustees of her church, 2004 – 2008.