Steady
She Is
MARLENE ESKIND MOSES
· FOUNDING MANAGER, MTR
FAMILY LAW; NASHVILLE
· FAMILY LAW; ALTERNATIVE
DISPUTE RESOLUTION
· MID-SOUTH SUPER LAWYERS:
2006–2014; TOP 100 TENNESSEE:
2008–2014; TOP 50 MID-SOU TH
WOMEN: 2011–2014; TOP 50
NASHVILLE: 2012–2014
BY NANCY HENDERSON PHOTOGRAPHY BY PHILLIP PARKER
Marlene Eskind Moses guides clients
through the toughest family law struggles
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WHEN MARLENE ESKIND MOSES SAW HER CLIENT STRUGGLING—
the woman was fighting drug addiction and was devastated after losing
custody of her child—her social work background kicked into high gear.
Fueled by a desire to give the young mother more than just legal advice,
Moses helped her get treatment at a rehabilitation center, work on a
parenting plan and secure a joint custody agreement with her ex-husband.
“She’s doing great,” says Moses, 63, founding manager of MTR Family
Law in Nashville.
“People need to be empowered to make their decisions and to understand
the consequences and to take ownership in the decisions,” she says. “I’m very
careful to make sure that their situation is not taken over by me. I think it
would do them a disservice if I were ever to say, ‘Don’t worry about it, I’ll take
care of it,’ and then not make them a part of the team in getting through the
process and becoming stronger.”
One of the most respected family law lawyers in Tennessee, and the
state’s first certified family law specialist, Moses works hard to safeguard
her clients’ assets, protect their children and resolve complex issues through
litigation, negotiation, mediation, arbitration and collaborative law. She
will be president-elect of the U.S. chapter of the prestigious International
