Congratulations to LAW Foundation’s 2025 Grant Recipients:
Tennessee Innocence Project
Napier-Looby Bar Association
Tennessee Freedom Circle Education Fund
The Lawyers’ Association for Women Marion Griffin Chapter Foundation (Foundation) was incorporated in November of 2022 with funds collected by the Lawyers’ Association for Women – Marion Griffin Chapter.
Mission
(A) To promote, support, and foster charitable programs and services that advocate for and encourage the participation and inclusion of women in the legal profession, on the bench, in bar associations, and in leadership positions;
(B) To educate individuals about issues affecting women in the legal profession and legal issues affecting women in society;
(C) To foster dialogue about unjust societal discrimination and bias; and that promote diversity in the workplace, bar association membership, and legal profession generally; and
(D) To engage in other activities in furtherance of such purposes and exercise any and all powers, rights, and privileges as may be authorized by the Charter of the Corporation and that are permitted to be carried on by an entity either (i) exempt from Federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Code, or (ii) to which contributions are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Code.
Directors
Shellie Handelsman
Director
Sara Anne Quinn
Director
Margaret L. Behm
Director
Melanie Gober Grand
Director
Courtney Orr
Director
Susan McGannon
Director
Ex-Officio Board Members
Shundra Manning
Ex-Officio
Victoria Gentry
Ex-Officio
Leighann Ness
Ex-Officio
Officers
Emily Warth
President
Kimberly Faye
Secretary
Bernadette Welch
Treasurer
Contributions
If you would like to support the Lawyers’ Association for Women Marion Griffin Chapter Foundation, we welcome your donation. We accept contributions by mail, online, or by donation of securities.
Donate by Mail:
You may mail a check payable to LAW Foundation, P.O. Box 150532, Nashville, TN 37215.
If you wish to donate securities to the Foundation, please contact Julie Alley, J.D., Senior Vice President, Trust and Wealth Administration, Pinnacle Financial Partner, 629-216-3470 or julie.alley@pnfp.com.
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Refund Policy: All contributions/donations are non-refundable.