Stacey Garrett Koju is a founding member of Bone McAllester Norton PLL - PDF document

Stacey Garrett Koju is a founding member
Stacey Garrett Koju is a founding member of Bone McAllester Norton PLLC and chair of the rm’s Board of Directors. She concentrates her law practice in the areas of higher education, corporate transactions, healthcare and government affairs. Stacey represents several institutions of higher education. She also serves numerous clients in various corporate transactions. In the area of healthcare, entities and counsels clients in matters concerning contracts, fraud and abuse and compliance issues relating to carriers and intermediaries.In 2003, former Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen appointed Stacey to serve as a Commissioner on the Tennessee Human Rights Commission through 2009. In 2009, he reappointed Stacey to serve on the commission through 2015, where she currently serves as the chair. Bredesen also designated her to serve on a Judicial Redistricting Study Committee and the Committee to Study the Administration of the Death Penalty.Stacey was formerly Deputy Chief of Staff for Congressman Harold Ford, Jr. of Memphis. She served as Associate General Counsel for Background America, Inc. and AMICUS Stafng Inc. and as Director of Legal Affairs for Corrections Partners, Inc.As a founding member of Bone McAllester Norton, Stacey believes the law rm is one of her most personally satisfying accomplishments and says she is driven by her law partners and the rm’s staff who, truly embody the rm’s motto, Law. Life. Passion.She believes that the energy of the rm’s attorneys and staff is the reason the rm forges extraordinary client relationships.STACEY GARRETT KOJUFounding Member and Chairperson, Board of DirectorsLOCATION: NASHVILLE, TNEskoju@bonelaw.com P615.238.6350 F615.687.2204PRACTICE AREAS —Healthcare Law —Higher Education Law —Business and Corporate Law —Entrepreneurial and Emerging Business Law —Non-Prots and Tax —Administrative LawEDUCATION —Tulane University Law School, J.D., 1993 —Duke University, B.A., 1990BAR ADMISSIONS —Tennessee, 1993MEMBERSHIP —Nashville Bar Association: Board of Directors, 2007-2010 —Tennessee Bar AssociationAWARDS —“Legal Challenge” Award of Excellence, YWCA, 2014 —Leadership Tennessee: Inaugural Class, 2013 —Most

Powerful Women, Nashville Post —
Powerful Women, Nashville Post —In Charge, Nashville Post, 2013 —Napier Looby Trailblazer Award, 2013 —Leadership Nashville: Class of 2012 —YWCA Academy for Women of Achievement Honoree, 2012 —Women’s Center at Tennessee State University: “Woman of Legion and Merit,” 2012 —ATHENA Nominee, 2011 and 2013 —Women of Inuence, Entrepreneur, Nashville Business Journal, 2007 —Best of the Bar - Immigration Law, Nashville Business Journal, 2003, 2004 and 2006 —Nashville Leadership program, Partnership Institute, 2003-2004 —Top 40 Under 40, Tennessean, 2003Stacey elieves eeply n cmmunity nvestment hrough haritable nd civic ctivities. he egan er cmmitment o cmmunity ervice t the ge f 4, olunteering n a ursing ome. here he ered he alue of ervice o thers nd cntinues o articipate n haritable ctivities throughout he tate. tacey s a ocal upporter f iversity nd nclusion and ndividual mpowerment.Stacey s a ative ashvillian nd oves ll hings ouher. he lso oves an ltimate dventure. he s n vid runner nd s ell n er way o cmpleting er oal f running a alf-marathon n ll 50 tates. he lso loves o lay he uitar. tacey nds ech orning’s unrise er retest inspiration nd ever isses he pportunity o atch he un ise ech ay. Even hough he ays he’s fraid f eights, tacey as appelled wice down he ide f a 7-story fce uilding o enet he pecial lmpics f Tennessee nd as lso reked o t. verest’s ase amp. tace’s trong sense f dventure eeps er running n ll cyinders, ust he way he ikes it.COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT —YWCA: Board Member —Abes Garden: Board Member —The Links, Inc.: Member —Special Olympics of ennessee: Former Board Member —Tennessee Human Rights Commission: Former Chair of the Board —Nashville Convention & Visitors Bureau: Former ex ofcio Board Member and Lead Counsel —Make-A-Wish of Middle ennessee: Former Board Member and Wish Committee Member —Metropolitan Nashville Board of Zoning Appeals: Former Board Member —Tennessee Judicial Redistricting Study Committee: Former Member —Tennessee Committee to Study the Administration of the Death Penalty: Former Member—Women’s Fund: Community Foundation of Middle TN Advisory Board Member—National Museum of African American Music Board Membe