Melanie M. Stewart

Licensed in Tennessee and Mississippi.

Undergraduate – B.S. University of Mississippi, 1979; J.D. – University of Mississippi School of Law, 1981;

Admitted to State and Federal Courts in Tennessee and Mississippi.

Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (Vice-President 2005-2006; Director 2006-2008; Secretary-Treasurer 2008-2009; President Elect 2009-2010; President 2010-2011), Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Defense Research Institute (Tennessee State Representative from 2011 to 2014) and Mississippi Bar Association.

Continuing Legal Education Lecturer:  Insurance Law: Third Party Coverage in Tennessee, National Business Institute, September, 2002; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Law in Tennessee, September, 2003; The Definitive Guide to Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims in Tennessee, December, 2005 and 2006; Insurance Law from A to Z, June 19, 2008;  Insurance Law 2011, December 9, 2011;  The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit, November 12, 2015; Advance Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law, June 20, 2016;

Frequent lecturer to various insurance companies on current state of law in Tennessee and Mississippi.

Elder (2011 to 2013), Clerk of Session (2013), ChristCare Group Leader and Sunday School teacher at Idlewild Presbyterian Church.