APPLY ONLINE 800.372.8346 About Us What We Do Self-Help Events Volunteer Donate Staff Catherine B. Clayton Executive Director Catherine (Cathy) graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law. She returned to WTLS in 2015 after over two decades of private practice as a civil litigator and Tennessee Supreme Court approved Rule 31 civil and family mediator. She is a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation and is a member of the Howell Edmunds Jackson American Inns of Court (Master and President), Lawyers Association for Women, the Tennessee Bar Association, and the Jackson-Madison County Bar Association. Cathy serves on the Tennessee Bar Association Access to Justice Committee, the Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on the Rules of Practice & Procedure (vice-chair), and the Tennessee Association of Legal Services (Board Executive Committee and former Chair). Karen Laird Chief Financial Officer Karen graduated from the University of Tennessee at Martin with a BS in Business Administration. She has been a Certified Public Accountant for the last 28 years, and worked in public accounting and industrial accounting for 26 years before joining the WTLS team. Karen came to West Tennessee Legal Services in 2016, and has been heading the Accounting Department as the Chief Financial Officer since then. Ashley Holliday General Counsel Ashley graduated with a BA in Communications from the University of Tennessee at Martin and earned her J.D. from Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law. Prior to joining WTLS in 2009, Ashley worked in private practice handling consumer bankruptcy and family law matters. Ashley is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association and is a member of the executive committee for Southwest Tennessee Area Agency on Aging and Disability. She was a member of the 2014 Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law class, was named one of the Top 40 Under 40 professionals by the Jackson Sun in 2015, and received the B. Riney Green award in 2017. Megan Allen Attorney Kathryn Avent-Mann IT Manager/Paralegal Beth Bates Managing Attorney Abbie Bayless Utility Clerk Sandy Bingham Financial Staff Lane Bowen Paralegal Kimberly Boyd Long-Term Care Ombudsman Vanessa Bullock Managing Attorney Kenneth Caldwell Case Manager Garth Carson Attorney Andy Cole Pro Bono Coordinator Carita Cole Case Manager Teresa Cook Lead Agent Representative Emma Covington Grant Administrator Michael Creasy Attorney James DiMarco Attorney Elizabeth Duke Attorney Ronnie Dukes Outreach Coordinator Suzie Edwards Paralegal Chelsea Glaspie Attorney Caitlin Hakim Managing Attorney Randy Hampton Managing Attorney Laura Hilton Fair Housing Testing Coordinator Brittany Holmes Case Manager Jason Jackson Attorney Tammie Johnson Paralegal Sarah Johnston-Barnett Development & Communications Coordinator Gracie Kemp Case Manager Jennifer Laird Paralegal/IT Assistant Suzanne Newhouse Paralegal Nhung Nguyen Assistant Controller Jake Old Attorney Julie Palmer Attorney Ashley Parker Attorney La Fran Plunk Paralegal Dana Poteete Paralegal Katelynn Pratt Paralegal Susan Price Managing Attorney Christy Salinas Bilingual Paralegal/Office Coordinator Allison Shull Financial Assistant Katrina Singleton Paralegal Heather Staggs Attorney Mallory Wheeler Paralegal Mark White Paralegal Diana Wray Legal Secretary West Tennessee Legal Services Toll Free: 800-372-8346 Main Office: 731-423-0616 Fax: 731-423-2600 Main Office 210 West Main Street Jackson, Tennessee Dyersburg Office 208 South Church Avenue Dyersburg, Tennessee 38024 Huntingdon Office 113 West Paris Street Huntingdon, Tennessee 38344 Selmer Office 141 North Third Street Selmer, Tennessee 38375 Connect With Us Visit our Facebook page Visit our Twitter page Visit our Youtube page Visit our LinkedIn page Sign Up for Our Newsletter We serve the counties of Benton, Carroll, Chester, Crockett, Dyer, Decatur, Gibson, Hardeman, Hardin, Haywood, Henry, Henderson, Lake, McNairy, Madison, Obion, and Weakley. 2019 FORM 990 2018 FORM 990 © 2021 West Tennessee Legal Services. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy Contact Non-Discrimination Statement