Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Welcomes Three New Associates
Bradley Arant is pleased to announce that Brooke L. Baird, Jeffrey W. Sheehan and Jillian A. Sparks have joined the firm’s Nashville office as associates.
Ms. Baird has joined the Real Estate Practice Group, where she provides counsel in commercial leasing, real estate acquisitions and dispositions, and real estate finance. She represents national, regional, and local banks, insurance companies, real estate developers, and corporate clients. Previously, she was with Morgan, Akins & Clark, PLLC. Ms. Baird earned her B.S. (summa cum laude) from Lipscomb University. She then earned her J.D. ( cum laude) from the University of Tennessee College of Law, where she served as managing editor of the Tennessee Law Review and was named to the Order of Barristers. She is a member of the American, Tennessee and Nashville bar associations, and also belongs to the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties (NAIOP).
Mr. Sheehan has joined the firm’s Litigation Practice Group. His focus on appellate issues allows him to collaborate with attorneys across the litigation team to help protect clients’ interests before and during the appeals process. Mr. Sheehan joined the firm following a clerkship with the Honorable Gilbert S. Merritt on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He earned his B.Mus. (magna cum laude), M.A., Ph.D., and J.D. from Vanderbilt University. While in law school, he served as editor-in-chief of the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law and was second chair for two oral arguments in the Sixth Circuit through the Vanderbilt Appellate Litigation Clinic. He is a member of the American, Tennessee, and Nashville bar associations.
Ms. Sparks has joined the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. Before joining Bradley Arant, she completed a clerkship with the Honorable Sharon L. Blackburn on the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Ms. Sparks earned both her B.A. (summa cum laude) and her J.D. (summa cum laude ) from the University of Alabama, where she served as an executive editor of the Alabama Law Review and co-chair of the Campbell Moot Court Board.
About Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP serves emerging businesses; established regional, national, and international companies; and individuals. Our offices—strategically located in Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and the District of Columbia—provide an extensive geographic base from which to best accommodate our clients. Recognized across the country, our attorneys serve as national, regional, and statewide counsel for clients across many industries. Clients rely on Bradley Arant Boult Cummings attorneys for innovative legal services that reflect a detailed understanding of their business goals.
The firm’s attorneys serve clients in matters pertaining to antitrust, appellate, arbitration, banking, bankruptcy, construction, corporate and securities, complex business litigation, class actions, economic development, emerging business and technology, employee benefits, energy and natural resources, entertainment, environmental, family-owned businesses, financial services litigation, government affairs, government contracts, healthcare, insurance, intellectual property, labor and employment, life sciences, mediation, medical malpractice, pharmaceutical, private companies, professional liability, product liability, real estate, tax, utilities, and white-collar criminal defense law.
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