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Areas of Expertise:

  • Legal Writing
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Litigation

Meredith Aden

 

Director, Legal Writing

 

Education:

  • Master of Laws in Litigation & Dispute Resolution, The George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, 2006, with highest honors
  • Juris Doctor, University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2003
  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1997, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa


Professional Experience:

  • Director, Legal Writing, Mississippi College School of Law, 2007 - present
  • Associate, Wise Carter Child & Caraway, Jackson, Mississippi, 2003 - 2005; 2006 - 2007
  • Financial Analyst, Schroder & Co., Inc., New York, New York, 1998 - 2000

 

Law School Service:

  • Academics Standards Committee, 2007 - present
  • Coach & Faculty Advisor, American Bar Association Representation in Mediation Competition Teams
  • Faculty Advisor, American Bar Association, Arbitration Competition Teams

 

Professional Memberships:

  • Legal Writing Institute
  • Association of Legal Writing Directors
  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Hinds County Bar Association
    • Charity Golf Tournament Committee, 2008 - present
    • Membership Committee, 2009 - present
  • Jackson Young Lawyers
  • Mississippi Women Lawyers 
    • Women in the Profession Committee, 2006
  • Coach, High School Mock Trial Team, Jackson Preparatory School, Fall 2006

 

Bar Admissions:

  • Mississippi State Courts
  • Massachusetts State Courts
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States Court for the Northern District of Mississippi
  • United States Court for the Southern District of Mississippi