Publications

• Newsletter articles for the American Builders and Contractors Association, the Associated General Contractors, the Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women and the East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women
• Board of Advisors for the Young Lawyers’ Division Publication; Tennessee Rules of Form;
• Contributor to the Tennessee Appellate Practice Handbook; 
• “Tennessee Lawyers v. the Suffragists,” Tennessee Bar Journal, Volume 51, No. 8, August 2015.

Professional Organization

American, Tennessee, and Knoxville Bar Associations since 1982:

• Various sections and committees, including Judicial Committee and Pro Bono Panel,
• Advisory Panel in the American Bar Association
• Seminar faculty
• Family Law Committee for Tennessee Bar Association (2007 – present)
• Appellate Practice Executive Committee for Tennessee Bar Association
• Seminar instructor re. construction and employment issues

Tennessee Bar Foundation:

• Fellow 1995 - present
• Grant Review Committee 1993-1995

Knoxville Bar Foundation:

• Fellow 2009

East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women:

• President 1989 and 1990
• Board member 1986-1992
• Coordinator of the Susan B. Anthony Celebrations 1990, 1991, and 1995

Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women:

• President 1995
• Board member 1993-96

National Conference of Women’s Bar Association:

• Board member 1990-92

Member, Delay and Expense Reduction Advisory Group for the Eastern District of 

   Tennessee

• Chair of the Federal Questions Committee

 

Advisory Committee for International Conference on War and Peace

National Moot Court and Mock Trial Judge and Advisor

National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Instructor

Chair, Foster Care Review Board

Court Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
• Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
• District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
• United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
• United States Court of Claims
• All Tennessee courts

Mediator

Rule 31 Listed Family Mediator

Related Experience

Ms. Sobieski practiced law with Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf from 1982 until January 1, 1993, when she established her own firm.  During that time Ms. Sobieski worked on complex environmental and construction cases primarily and was honored to become the first women partner in the hundred-year history of the firm. Ms. Sobieski has, from time-to-time, been active in social issues and political campaigns on behalf of candidates she believed would improve the administration of justice. Her work has extended to lobbying for social change legislation and appearing before the state legislative committees, including the judicial committees, to speak in support of legislation of particular value.

Community Service/Interests

• Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law
• Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
• University of Tennessee President’s Club
• Town Hall East Neighborhood Association
• Parent Teacher Association
• President, Suffrage Coalition 1995-present (erected the Tennessee Woman Suffrage Memorial in 2006 and the Burn Memorial in 2018)
• Commissioner, Tennessee Commemorative Women’s Suffrage Commission 1995
• Board member, Women’s Suffrage Inc. 1995
• Member, American Association of University Women
• Member, League of Women Voters
• Member, East Tennessee Historical Society
• Member, Appalachian Zoological Society
• Member, National Wildlife Federation
• Frequent lecturer on issues related to the history of women’s legal status
• Guardian ad litem representing children in Juvenile Court
• Charter Member, National Women’s History Museum
• Member, Knox Heritage