Cortlin and her husband, Matthew, have one daughter, Charlotte, and three dogs – Jax, Mia, and Fancy. Fancy is an explosives detection K-9 and accompanies Cortlin’s husband to work at a local school daily.
Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, "Rising Stars," 2025 July 2025 defense verdict for age discrimination in Employment Act claim Second chair counsel in obtaining defense verdict following four-day jury trial for a client in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in a federal and state age discrimination case. Obtained favorable ruling from court on parent’s appeal of student discipline pursuant to Alabama Code Section 16-1-14.