Candace Ursula Grissom
2325 Willowbrook Drive, Apt. A-10
Murfreesboro, TN 37130
256-347-4582
candaceugrissom@aol.com
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:
UNDERGRADUATE
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)
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
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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
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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:
LITERARY
CONFERENCES:
CONTINUING
LEGAL
EDUCATION:
Presenter, “Using Flash Fiction in the Freshman Writing Classroom”
MTSU Composition Expo, Murfreesboro TN, Spring 2009
Attendee, 2009 F. Scott Fitzgerald Society Conference
Baltimore, MD, September 30, 2009 – October 3, 2009
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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