lauren shine

Education

B.S., University of Alabama at Birmingham (2000)
J.D., Cumberland School of Law (2005)

Practice Areas

General civil litigation, insurance defense, workers' compensation

Bar Admissions

Alabama 2005
Tennessee 2005

Courts

Admitted to practice in all state courts in Alabama and Tennessee, United States District Court,  Western District of Tennessee, 2005, United States District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2009

Professional Associations

Alabama State Bar Association
Tennessee State Bar Association
Memphis Bar Association
Birmingham Bar Association (Women Lawyers
Section, Programs Committee member)
American Bar Association

Honors and Awards

Presidential Scholarship
Finalist, Haley Trial Competition
Runner up, Freshmen Trial Competition

More About Lauren

Prior to joining Gaines Wolter Kinney, Lauren practiced in Memphis, Tennessee for three years, working in-house for municipal utilities on claims appeals, employment, workers' compensation, contract disputes, TVA and bond hearings, premises liability, auto/trucking defense, and creditor bankruptcy practice. She returned home to Birmingham in 2008 to practice insurance defense litigation with a focus on workers' compensation, retaliatory discharge, premises liability, construction law, insurance coverage, and auto/trucking defense. Lauren enjoys writing, traveling, and spending time outdoors with her husband and two boys.