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Caren Beth Nichol

Evans Petree PC
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Administrative / Regulatory Law
    Appellate Practice...
  • Law School:
    The University of Memphis
  • Lawyer Page:
    https://evanspetree.com/profes...
  • Website:
    https://www.evanspetree.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    901-525-6781
  • Phone Number:
    901-525-6781
  • E-mail:
    cnichol@evanspetree.com
  • Gender:
    Female
  • Locations:
    1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 800
    Memphis, TN 38120
  • 6060 Poplar Ave, Suite 400
    Memphis, TN 38120

Caren Beth Nichol is a member of Evans Petree’s Property Tax Group where she litigates commercial property tax appeals before state boards of equalization and state courts.

From 2017-2018 she served as President of Evans Petree PC, a full-service law firm founded in 1907 that has grown to include 49 attorneys.  Prior to being elected President, Caren served as the firm’s Secretary, as a Director for over 15 years, and as Chair of the Marketing Committee and Litigation Practice Group. When elected President, she became the first female Chief Executive Officer of a major law firm in Memphis. Under her leadership, the firm added numerous attorneys, opened its Oxford location, revamped its marketing, and moved its headquarters.

Caren’s professional recognitions include the Sam A. Myar, Jr. Memorial Award for service to the community and the Bar Association, inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 in Commercial Litigation for the sixth year, and recognition by Super Lawyers as one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in the Mid-South. She was also chosen as a finalist in the Memphis Business Journal’s 2016 Best of the Bar Awards and was recently included in the Memphis Business Journal’s Super Women in Business.

Caren has served as a mentor for the Memphis Business Journal Mentoring Monday program, acted as the legal correspondent for Fox 13 News, and was appointed by the Mayor to the Beale Street Tourism Development Authority.

Until recently, Caren was very active with the Children’s Museum of Memphis, serving as a member of the Board of Directors, a Member of the Executive Committee, and as Treasurer. Additionally, Caren was the Project Coordinator for the Facing History project for the Memphis Bar Association, acted as a volunteer coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, and served on the Grant Committee for the Memphis Bar Association.   Currently, Caren is heavily involved in efforts to renovate the University of Memphis natatorium, helping to raise $10 million of the $13 million needed for the project as well as being instrumental in forming a partnership among the University of Memphis, Memphis Tiger Swimming, Splash Mid-South, YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South and the Rose Foundation to develop an aquatics center to be named for the late Memphis businessman and philanthropist, Mike Rose. 

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Lawyer Bio

Caren Beth Nichol is a member of Evans Petree’s Property Tax Group where she litigates commercial property tax appeals before state boards of equalization and state courts.

From 2017-2018 she served as President of Evans Petree PC, a full-service law firm founded in 1907 that has grown to include 49 attorneys.  Prior to being elected President, Caren served as the firm’s Secretary, as a Director for over 15 years, and as Chair of the Marketing Committee and Litigation Practice Group. When elected President, she became the first female Chief Executive Officer of a major law firm in Memphis. Under her leadership, the firm added numerous attorneys, opened its Oxford location, revamped its marketing, and moved its headquarters.

Caren’s professional recognitions include the Sam A. Myar, Jr. Memorial Award for service to the community and the Bar Association, inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 in Commercial Litigation for the sixth year, and recognition by Super Lawyers as one of the top 50 Women Lawyers in the Mid-South. She was also chosen as a finalist in the Memphis Business Journal’s 2016 Best of the Bar Awards and was recently included in the Memphis Business Journal’s Super Women in Business.

Caren has served as a mentor for the Memphis Business Journal Mentoring Monday program, acted as the legal correspondent for Fox 13 News, and was appointed by the Mayor to the Beale Street Tourism Development Authority.

Until recently, Caren was very active with the Children’s Museum of Memphis, serving as a member of the Board of Directors, a Member of the Executive Committee, and as Treasurer. Additionally, Caren was the Project Coordinator for the Facing History project for the Memphis Bar Association, acted as a volunteer coordinator for Habitat for Humanity, and served on the Grant Committee for the Memphis Bar Association.   Currently, Caren is heavily involved in efforts to renovate the University of Memphis natatorium, helping to raise $10 million of the $13 million needed for the project as well as being instrumental in forming a partnership among the University of Memphis, Memphis Tiger Swimming, Splash Mid-South, YMCA of Memphis and the Mid-South and the Rose Foundation to develop an aquatics center to be named for the late Memphis businessman and philanthropist, Mike Rose. 

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  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law

Education:

  • The University of Memphis , J.D., graduated 1993
  • The University of Texas at Austin, BA, graduated 1989

Bar Admissions:

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Memphis (2020)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Appellate Practice
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Litigation and Controversy - Tax
 

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Special Focus:

  • COVID-19
 

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Evans Petree PC
https://www.evanspetree.com
 
Headquarters
1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38120
901-525-6781
4 Office Locations
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United States

United States

Mississippi

Mississippi

Oxford, MS

1204 Office Park Drive, Unit B

Oxford, MS 38655

United States

662-546-4655

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Tennessee

Franklin, TN

2550 Meridian Boulevard, Suite 200

Franklin, TN 37067

United States

615-567-8161

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Memphis, TN

6060 Poplar Ave, Suite 400

Memphis, TN 38120

United States

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