Mary Liz Clemons is an associate in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice Group. She represents clients in a wide range of business and commercial disputes, bringing experience from both private practice and government service. Her background includes trial court advocacy, appellate briefing, motion practice, legal research, and dispute resolution across complex and high-stakes matters.
Before joining the firm, Mary Liz practiced at Stites & Harbison, PLLC in Nashville, where she managed all phases of litigation, from case strategy and factual development through hearings, mediation, and appeal. She has extensive experience drafting dispositive motions, briefs, and other substantive filings, as well as preparing witnesses, conducting depositions, and advocating for clients before state courts.
Prior to private practice, Mary Liz served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Criminal Appeals Division of the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office. In that role, she handled appellate matters involving constitutional, evidentiary, procedural, and sentencing issues, gaining experience analyzing complex legal questions and presenting written advocacy before Tennessee appellate courts.
During law school, Mary Liz gained additional litigation experience through internships and externships with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, and the Collin County District Attorney’s Office. She also represented clients through Southern Methodist University’s Criminal Defense Clinic. Mary Liz earned a law degree from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and an undergraduate degree in news-editorial journalism from the University of Mississippi.