Alison Potterfield

Alison Potterfield joined Smith-Wright Law as a law clerk in the summer of 2021. Alison is a second-year law student at The University of Tennessee at Knoxville. She currently serves on the Executive Board of Pro Bono Society and the Christian Legal Society. She is also a member of the Law Women organization and the Tennessee Journal for Law, Leadership and Policy. Alison has been recognized by the Pro Bono Society for contributing 194 hours of pro bono service to the community. She spent two semesters working with the UT Legal Clinic and will continue that work in the Fall of 2023. Alison has interned for the Legal Aid Society of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberlands.

Alison previously attended Middle Tennessee State University. She graduated in 2020 with a Bachelors of Business Administration in Marketing and a minor in Business Administration. She served on multiple Executive Boards of different organizations, including National Panhellenic Counsel, Raiders for Christ and Relay for Life. Alison is a proud sister of Alpha Delta Pi. She has completed the Dale Carnegie Course, participated in multiple sales competitions and won two scholarships through the Marketing Department. Alison expects to graduate law school in May 2024. She hopes to practice in Middle Tennessee after passing the bar.

Outside of her professional life, Alison enjoys reading and learning Spanish in her free time. She has an orange cat named Mister.