Candace Ursula Grissom
2325 Willowbrook Drive, Apt. A-10
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
256-347-4582
GRADUATE
EDUCATION: Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
PhD in English, anticipated May 2011
Primary Concentration: Film Studies
Secondary Concentration: 20th Century American Literature
Awards and Honors: Four Year Full Tuition GTA Scholarship
The University of the South (Sewanee), Sewanee, TN
MFA in Creative Writing, anticipated July 2011
Primary Area: Fiction
Secondary Area: Creative Non-Fiction
University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL
MA in English, May 2008
Thesis: The Roles of Ghosts and the Scourges They Inspire
in the Works of William Shakespeare
Advisor: Angela Balla
Committee: Jerry Mebane and Jeff Nelson
Awards and Honors: Dean’s List
Katherine Harris Women’s Studies
Fiction Award – Short Story, First Place
for “The Cultivation of Violets”
LEGAL
EDUCATION: Samford University, Birmingham, AL
JD in Law, December 2003
Thesis: How the 1998 CTEA Proved to Be a Valid Extension
of Future and Existing Copyrights
Advisor: David Smolin
Awards and Honors: Dean’s List
Scholar of Merit in Negotiation (top in class)
ABA Regional Mediation Competition
Finalist (second in overall competition)
UNDERGRADUATE
EDUCATION: Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Second BS in Recording Industry Management, May 2006
Music Business Concentration, Public Relations Minor
Internships: EMI Music Publishing
Cumulus Media Broadcasting
University of North Alabama, Florence, AL
BS in History, July 2000
Geography Minor
Awards and Activities: Four Year Full Tuition Academic Scholarship
Alpha Delta Pi Social Sorority
University Players Theater Group
University Program Council
TEACHING
EXPERIENCE: Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Graduate Student Administrator/Peer Mentor, August 2009 – present
· Supervising GTA peers and mentoring their teaching process
· Performing administrative tasks and scheduling meetings
· Assisting in the organization of teacher orientation activities
· Contributing to the development of Comp Expo and other events
Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN
Graduate Teaching Assistant, August 2008 – present
· Teaching English 1010 and 1020 to college freshmen
· Engaging in meetings and conferences relevant to nature of the work
Draughons Junior College, Murfreesboro, TN and Nashville, TN (two campuses)
Full-Time Adjunct Instructor of Paralegal and General Studies,
January 2005 – July 2006 and again Part-Time June 2008 – October 2008
· Teaching various law, business, research, history, and English courses
· Overseeing student transfers from two-year paralegal program to MTSU
Southeastern Career College, Nashville, TN
Adjunct Instructor of Paralegal and General Studies, November 2004 – July 2005
· Teaching various courses in law and American government
· Participating in faculty meetings and substituting for absent professors
OTHER
WORK
EXPERIENCE: Diamond Plaza Properties, Cullman, AL
Chief Executive Manager, January 2009 – present
· Owner and Manager of commercial and residential real estate rental company with properties in four Alabama counties: Cullman, Morgan, Colbert, and Lauderdale
· Performs all necessary legal work attendant to the business, including leasing and business agreements and unlawful detainers, after being promoted from Legal Affairs Manager and merging the two positions
· Served as Legal Affairs Manager from July 2006 – December 2008
Candace Ursula Grissom, Attorney-at-Law, Cullman, AL
Solo Attorney, July 2006 - present
· Engages in general practice of law, with cases in areas of law including criminal defense, divorce, property, business, and probate matters
· Manages the business affairs of an independent law office
Bullock, Fly, and Hornsby, Murfreesboro, TN
Law Clerk, June 2004 – October 2004
· Assisted managing partner Frank M. Fly in legal research and drafting
· Managed current client calls, new client intake, and client meetings
· Interviewed prospective staff for open positions within the firm
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS: American Bar Association, Member in Good Standing, 2004 – present
Alabama State Bar Association, Member in Good Standing, 2004 – present
Tennessee State Bar Association, Member in Good Standing, 2004 – present
F. Scott Fitzgerald Society, Member in Good Standing, 2009 – present
PUBLICATIONS: “Snake Carling’s First Lesson” – Short Story, published in Winter 2007
The Project – Literary Magazine of the University of Alabama in Huntsville
“The Cultivation of Violets” – Short Story, published in Spring 2008
The Project – Literary Magazine of the University of Alabama in Huntsville
CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS: Presenter, “Using Flash Fiction in the Freshman Writing Classroom”
MTSU Composition Expo, Murfreesboro TN, Spring 2009
LITERARY
CONFERENCES: Attendee, 2009 F. Scott Fitzgerald Society Conference
Baltimore, MD, September 30, 2009 – October 3, 2009
CONTINUING
LEGAL
EDUCATION: Attendee, Alabama State Bar Annual Meeting
July 15-18, 2009 – 12.5 credits, 1 ethics
Attendee, ABICLE Motion Practice and Trial Skills Agenda
December 18, 2008 – 6 credits, 1 ethics
Attendee, ABICLE 2008 Law Practice and Depositions, Tips from the Masters
December 17, 2008 – 6 credits, 1.5 ethics
Attendee, TBA Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense
December 12, 2008 – 4 credits, 2 ethics
Attendee, TBA Entertainment and Sports Law: Back to Class
December 4, 2008 – 4 credits, 1 ethics
Attendee, ABICLE 29th Annual Estate Planning Seminar
November 30, 2006 – 6 credits, 1 ethics
Attendee, ABICLE Fundamentals of Will Drafting
October 20, 2006 – 6 credits, 1 ethics
Attendee, ABICLE What Every Real Estate Lawyer Needs to Know
October 13, 2006 – 6 credits, 1 ethics
Attendee, ABICLE 2006 DUI Defense in Alabama
October 6, 2006 – 6 credits, 1 ethics
Attendee, TBA General Practice Summit
August 24, 2006 – 12 credits
Attendee, TBA Elder Law Basics and Beyond
August 18, 2006 – 15.7 credits, 1 ethics
Attendee, TBA Intellectual Property Law Forum
April 28, 2005 – 9 credits
Attendee, ABICLE Alabama’s Mandatory Professionalism Seminar
November 10, 2004 – 6 credits, 6 ethics
Attendee, ABICLE Bridge the Gap
June 6, 2004 – 12 credits, 1 ethics
References: Available Upon Request
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