Camille Alley

Third year J.D. candidate at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Class of 2025

Graduate from East Tennessee State University, Class of 2020

I am a driven law school candidate proven by receiving Summa Cum Laude undergraduate academic honors and placing on the UT College of Law Dean’s List. Upon graduation and bar admission, I plan to practice in Knoxville, Tennessee.

The Bogert Project – Knoxville, Tennessee                                                                Research Assistant, May 2023–Current   

Create textual updates for Bogert’s The Law of Trusts and Trustees treatise with author assistance.  Complete individual research on state and federal caselaw and legislation relating to wills, trusts, estate tax, and fiduciary duty.  Collaborate with Professor Amy Hess to draft footnotes and textual entries.

Kennerly, Montgomery, & Finley P.C. – Knoxville, Tennessee                                     Summer Associate, June–August 2024

Assisted attorneys with client affairs, drafting legal documents, including Wills, Operating Agreements, pleadings and motions, and conducting legal research for various civil litigation matters such as estate planning and business law.

Butler, Vines & Babb, P.L.L.C. – Knoxville, Tennessee                                                     Summer Associate, May–June 2024

Assisted attorneys with client affairs such as depositions and meetings, drafted legal documents, including discovery responses, pleadings, and motions, and conducted legal research to support the pre-trial and trial preparation process for various civil litigation matters.

University of Tennessee Wills Clinic – Knoxville, Tennessee                                           Student Attorney, January-May 2024

Individually and collaboratively developed cohesive estate plans for clients, including Wills, various Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, Guardianship, and Conservatorship documents. Advised clients on Asset Protection and Probate Administration.

Legal Aid of East Tennessee – Knoxville, Tennessee                                                               Law Clerk, May–August 2023   

Assisted attorneys with housing, estate planning, and government benefit court-related affairs, including hearings and trials. Performed legal research, client in-take, and client communication. Drafted Wills, Powers of Attorney, client letters and memorandum.  

PennStuart & Eskridge – Johnson City, Tennessee                                                             Legal Assistant, March–July 2022   

Assisted attorneys with business transactions and estate planning.  Managed office paper and internet files dating from 1990-2022. Coordinated with five other legal assistants to manage and complete firm tasks.

Sullivan County Department of Public Defender – Bristol, Tennessee                                  Intern, August 2021–January 2022   

Aided general sessions public defender with reviewing evidence for hearings, trials, and other court-related affairs.  Managed communication between public defender and prosecutor, probation officers, clerks, security, other department employees, and clientele.

Tennessee Justice Center – Nashville, Tennessee                                                                         Intern, May–August 2021   

Analyzed weekly, individual research projects to maximize full use of federal funds to increase Medicare/Medicaid coverage for Tennesseans.  Collaborated with five members on earned revenue team to generate refined research and resources for clientele.

The University of Tennessee College of Law – Knoxville, Tennessee                                                                       May 2025

Candidate for Juris Doctor

Grade Point Average: 3.5/4.3     Class Rank: 33/128 (Top 26%)

Honors & Activities: Dean’s List Fall 2022, Honors; Spring 2023, Honors; Fall 2023, Honors; Spring 2024, High Honors; CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Legal Process II; East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, Susan B. Anthony Scholarship; Judge L. Kirby Matherne Scholarship; Judge Herschel P. Franks Award of the Tennessee Judicial Conference; James Frank & Patricia Ann Wilson Scholarship; Harold C. Warner Centurion Scholarship; Tennessee Law Review, Staff Editor, Articles Editor; Law Women, Law Women Commitment Award, Mentor; Animal Legal Defense Fund, 1L Representative, Executive Vice President, Executive President; Christian Legal Society 

Publications: Alley, C. Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh. Tennessee Law Review Online  

East Tennessee State University – Johnson City, Tennessee                                                                        December 2020

Bachelor of Arts, Summa Cum Laude

Grade Point Average: 3.91/4.0 Major: Criminal Justice and Criminology        Minor: Legal Studies 

Honors & Activities: Dean’s List (five semesters); Alpha Phi Sigma Honors Society; Prelaw Society; Criminal Justice Society; Academic Misconduct Committee, Student Panelist; Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, Community Service Specialist, Southern Appalachia Ronald McDonald House Charities Volunteer; Sorority Women Can Change the World, Student Ambassador; Humane Society of Johnson City, Volunteer; America Reads, Tutor