Hoffman

Lauren assists on multiple teams, handling matters ranging from contract disputes to handbook and policy drafting to helping advise clients on working through complex issues and considerations. 

• Commercial Litigation
• Labor & Employment

Lauren graduated summa cum laude from the University of Tennessee, where she double majored in global studies, concentrating in global politics and economy and political science, concentrated in public administration. She also minored in Americana studies and African studies and was a member of the Chancellor’s Honors Program and Phi Beta Kappa.

Lauren was an active member of multiple groups on campus, including serving as a research assistant studying study abroad language learning, a mentor and orientation leader for international students, an afterschool elementary school Spanish teacher, treasurer of OXFAM of UT Knoxville, and volunteer with the Boys and Girls Club, a peer health educator, a leadership and service ambassador, She additionally founded an on campus organization which hosted a forum for students to hold conversations on controversial topics. She was nominated for the Diversity and Inclusion Award.

While at Vanderbilt, Lauren was the Development Editor in the Journal of Entertainment and Technology. She also was an active member of the Black Law Student Association, where she served as a Community Service Chair and Social Chair. She also formally and informally mentored students.

She is a proud Tennessean, having been born in Nashville and attending law school there, studying and living in Knoxville, and growing up and now working in Memphis. Outside of the office, Lauren spends time hiking, biking, traveling, and mentoring. She is admitted to the State Bar of Tennessee and the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. She is a member of the Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, and the American Bar Association.

• The National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40, 2023

• Tennessee, 2021

• Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2021
  • Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law, Development Editor
  • Black Law Student Association, Community Service Chair, Social Chair, Parliamentarian
  • Co-Counselor; 1L Mentor
  • Dean’s Leadership Award
  • Chancellor's Law Award
• University of Tennessee, B.A., Global Studies with a Concentration in Politics and Economy, Political Science with a Concentration in Public Administration, summa cum laude, 2018
  • Campus Callosum, Founder and President
  • Center for Leadership and Service, Leadership and Service Ambassador
  • Center for Health Education and Wellness, Peer Health Educator
  • OXFAM of UT Knoxville, Treasurer
  • UTK Accelerated Spanish Program in Santander, Spain
  • Inskip Elementary, Afterschool Volunteer Spanish Teacher
  • Boys and Girls Club of the Tennessee Valley, Tutor
  • Chancellor’s Honors Program, Honors Mentor
  • Dean of Students, Nomination for the Diversity and Inclusion Award
  • Phi Beta Kappa

• Memphis Bar Association
  • Young Lawyers Division
    • Board of Directors
• Tennessee Bar Association
  • Litigation Section
  • Dispute Resolution Section
• American Bar Association
  • Young Lawyers Division
  • Litigation Section
  • Section of Dispute Resolution
  • Forum on Affordable Housing and Community Development Law
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • DRI Young Lawyers
• University of Tennessee
  • Black Alumni Council, Councilwoman
  • Alumni Board, Memphis Chapter

• Author, The CROWN Act – What Tennessee Employers Need to Know, TGCSA, The Checkout, November 22, 2022.