AT TO R N E Y P R O F I L E By: Jason S. Collver Assistant District Attorney General 9th Judicial District
BARRISTERS PRESIDENT MEAGAN COLLVER
Meagan had her sights set on being an attorney since she was ten years old, though it’s likely the idea started to percolate even younger. She was born in Friendsville, Tennessee; for those who do not know where that is, it’s a small town located between Maryville and Lenoir City. Later on, Meagan moved to Kingston, Tennessee where she was exposed to Court TV and hearing stories from her mom, a court clerk in Knox County in the early 2000s. Meagan’s family says she was destined to be an attorney from a young age for her ability to argue with adults and leave them stumped. In 2008, Meagan graduated from Roane County High School and was quickly accepted to the University of Tennessee Knoxville. When asked by university advisors what she wanted to study, Meagan asked,
“What do I need to study to go to law school?” After being told there isn’t a particular course of study, she decided to major in psychology and minor in political science. While working towards her minor in political science, Meagan met me (her husband), who she still accuses of stealing her seat in the class. Something so small turned into something really big. In 2012, Meagan was accepted into a six-month internship program with the Tennessee Legislature. During this program, she worked exclusively February 2022
for House Representative Bill Dunn (District 16) who was the Chairman of the House Calendar and Rules Committee. After graduating in December 2012 from the University of Tennessee summa cum laude with a bachelor’s in psychology and a minor in political science, Meagan was asked by the Tennessee House of Representative’s Clerk’s Office to return to Nashville in January of 2013, which she graciously accepted. Meagan was accepted at the University of Tennessee College of Law (the only school she applied to) in 2013, where she edged one step closer to her dream. While at UT Law, she continued to show her aptitude for the law. She was a member of numerous law school organizations including Law Women and the Tennessee Journal of Law and Policy. During Meagan’s 2L summer she clerked at Ritchie, Dillard, Davies, & Johnson (now Ritchie, Davis, Johnson, & Stovall) and for the Honorable Deborah Stevens, Knox County Circuit Court Judge. In this same summer, I asked Meagan to marry me. Her father, Jeff Davis, had a couple of conditions to this matrimony: Meagan had to graduate law school before the wedding, and we had to take her two cats with us. Fortunately, Meagan was a good negotiator and got me out of both of her dad’s conditions, though I’ve never heard the end of it. In Meagan’s 3L summer, she started clerking for London & Amburn. Meagan and I married in August 2015, just before she started her 3L year at UT. In May 2016, Meagan graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law with honors and was asked to join London & Amburn as an associate attorney, focusing on healthcare liability defense, upon her passing the bar in October. Since Meagan’s admittance to practice, she has been an active member of the Knoxville Bar Association and Barristers. She quickly became Chair of the Barristers Hunger and Poverty Committee, where she led numerous clothing, toy, and food drives. Meagan became a shareholder at London & Amburn in January 2021. In addition to the KBA, Meagan is also an active member of the Tennessee Bar Association, Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court, and the American Bar Association where she Co-Chairs the Legal Project Management Committee and co-chairs Communications Committee of the Women Rainmakers Committee both within the Law Practice Division. In Meagan’s spare time, she enjoys taking our dogs, Layla and Ira, for walks, spending time with her family, hiking, and traveling together. Meagan looks forward to leading the KBA Barrister’s into the future through these unprecedented times while preparing the next generation of lawyers to continue the Barrister legacy.
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