The Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison, P.C. law firm is pleased to announce that Melissa Weitzel has joined the firm as an associate. Melissa will be practicing in Business and Corporate Law, Financial Services and Transactions, Governmental and Administrative Law, Litigation, and Labor and Employment. Melissa is a Gulfport, Mississippi native and graduate of Vanderbilt University’s Law School. Prior to joining the firm, Melissa worked as a Law Fellow in Vanderbilt University’s Office of the General Counsel where she assisted with a range of higher education matters including finance, labor and employment, intellectual property, and student affairs. During law school, Melissa participated in the Intellectual Property & the Arts Clinic where she represented small businesses in trademark filings and disputes. She completed a full-semester externship with the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate at Arnold Air Force Base in Tullahoma, Tennessee, and a summer internship with USAID’s Justice for All Activity Ukraine. She served on the executive boards of the Space Law Society, the Entertainment & Sports Law Society, and OutLaw. Prior to law school, Melissa attended Mississippi State University where she graduated summa cum laude with degrees in Political Science and History. During her time as an undergraduate, she studied internationally at the University of Oxford and with Cornell University in Turin, Italy. At Mississippi State, Melissa worked as a Student Office Assistant for the Shackouls Honors College, served as Secretary-General of Mississippi Model Security Council, and as Vice-President of the College of Arts & Sciences’ Dean’s Student Advisory Council. Melissa is a member of the Chattanooga Bar Association, the Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, and the Southeastern Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women (SETLAW).  In her free time, Melissa enjoys practicing her (very underwhelming) Russian language skills, being active, and traveling with her loved ones.

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The Board of Directors of Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison ("GKH"), a Chattanooga law firm, are pleased to announce the election of Kane Shepherd as Director at the firm. Kane guides clients in all aspects of real estate matters, financial and lending transactions, and mergers & acquisitions. Kane represents clients ranging from startups to businesses with large international footprints. Kane is a native of Montana who joined the firm in 2019. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Montana, and received his J.D. with a concentration in business transactions from the University of Tennessee in 2018. Prior to joining GKH, Kane clerked at the Hamilton County Chancery Court for the Honorable Pamela A. Fleenor and the Honorable Jeffrey M. Atherton, and previously worked as a wildland firefighter for the U.S. Forest Service. To learn more about Mr. Shepherd, please visit his webpage at http://www.gkhpc.com . Contact him at 423-756-8400 or by email at kshepherd@gkhpc.com .

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CBA members voted in by acclamation Katherine Lentz, Keith Grant, and Logan Threadgill