Chancellor Perry was appointed to the office of Chancellor of Part 1 of the Chancery Court for Shelby County in June 2021.

Education

•  IADC Trial Academy, Stanford Law School, 2015
•  J.D., University of Tennessee, 2011
•  M.A.Ed., Secondary English, Wake Forest University, 2005
•  B.A., English, Wake Forest University, 2004
•  Honors Diploma, Craigmont High School, 2000

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 2011

Legal & Professional Experience

• Butler Snow LLP

1. Partner, Commercial & Appellate Litigation, 2019-2021
2. Associate, Commercial & Appellate Litigation, 2014-2019
3. Associate, Commercial Litigation, 2011-2013

• Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis

1. Legal Methods Instructor, Tennessee Institute for Pre-Law, 2019
2. Adjunct Professor, Legal Methods, 2016-2017

• United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

1. Judicial Law Clerk, the Hon. Bernice Bouie Donald, 2013-2014

• Sherwood Middle School, Memphis City Schools

1. Teacher, Eighth Grade English & Reading, 2005-2008

Selected Civic & Professional Affiliations

• Board of Governors, Tennessee Bar Association
• Board of Directors, Memphis Bar Association
• Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court
• Chair, Board of Directors, REACH Memphis
• Memphis Advisory Board, Facing History & Ourselves
• Life Member, Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.

Selected Honors & Awards

• “Mentor of the Year,” Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, University of Memphis, 2021
• 40 Under 40, Memphis Business Journal, 2021
• Volunteer 40 Under 40, UT Knoxville, 2021
• Executive Program, Leadership Memphis, 2020
• Leadership Law, Tennessee Bar Association, 2019
• Fellow, New Memphis Institute, 2019
• “Best of the Bar,” Memphis Business Journal, 2018
• Fellow, Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, 2018