Faculty Profile: Mary Jo Middlebrooks

Certified as a Family Law Specialist; Rule 31 Listed Mediator in the field of General Civil/Family Mediation, with a designation as "Specially Trained in Domestic Violence Issues"; Tennessee Bar Association; Charter Member Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women; Charter Member Lawyers' Association for Women, Anne Schneider Chapter; past Board of Law Examiners: Chairperson for District 7 Investigating Committee; Jackson Area Business and Professional Women; 2015 Master Of The Bench of the Howell Edmunds Jackson American Inn of Court; past Commissioner and Vice-Chair, Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission.

Honors and Awards:

2022 Influential Women in Jackson, Tennessee; 

2021 Women in American History award presented by Daughters of the American Revolution;

2018 Sue Shelton White award, presented to an attorney for her work as a community activist to create or change legislation to improve the lives of women of children in Tennessee;

2011 Women of Empowerment presented by the Women's Resource and Rape Assistance Program;
2011 Second Century Award, presented by the Jackson-Madison County NAACP;
2011 Awarded the Ernie H. Gray Paralegal Utilization Award by the Tennessee Paralegal Association West Tennessee Chapter;
2011 Awarded the Pro Bono Award by West Tennessee Legal Services, Inc. for commitment and dedication to the Pro Bono Project;
2010 Recipient of the Sterling Award honoring the 20 Most Influential Women in West Tennessee;
January 28, 2008 Honored by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee by Senate Joint Resolution No. 619 for meritorious service to the State of Tennessee;
2008 Awarded the Pro Bono Award by the Legal Services Corporation for extraordinary commitment to providing equal access to justice;
2008 Tennessee Bar Foundation Fellow;
2008 Jackson-Madison County NAACP Branch Advocate Award;
2007 Woman of Achievement awarded by Jackson Business & Professional Women