Faculty Profile: Maha Ayesh

Maha M. Ayesh is the Director of Externships and a Teaching Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee Winston College of Law.  Prior to attaining that position in 2026, she was a member of the faculty of the Lincoln Memorial University Duncan School of Law and also served as its Associate Dean of Academic Affairs and Director of Experiential Learning.  Maha is a Tennessee-licensed attorney and practiced as a plaintiff’s-side employment attorney for several years with Jennifer Morton Law, PLLC, in Knoxville.  She is a long-time member of the TBA Labor and Employment Law Section Executive Council and is currently serves as a co-editor of the TBA Labor & Employment Connect newsletter.