Laquita R Stokes

Attorney Stokes is a Managing Partner & Rule 31 Listed Mediator with Stokes & Glass, PLLC in Memphis, TN. Stokes & Glass, PLLC is a "Full Service Law Firm" located in the heart of Memphis in the I-Bank Tower on Poplar Avenue in front of the Malco Paradiso. Attorney Stokes is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and primarily specializes in the areas of family law: to include divorce, child support, visitation, custody and adoption cases, as well as, entertainment law, business law, and personal injury. In 2013, Ms. Stokes was the lead attorney on a child support case before the Tennessee Appellate Court that changed the law as it relates to disestablishing paternity of a child. Education: Juris Doctorate Degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law Vanderbilt University College of Arts & Sciences Whitehaven High School She was the 2022 President of the Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association (NBA) (the NBA is the largest association of African-American Judges, Lawyers, Law Students, and legal professionals in the nation) and under her leadership, the organization raised over half a million, reached its highest active membership, vetted over 60 candidates for the 2022 Shelby County Elections, hosted the NBA’s 97th Annual Convention, and the Ben F. Jones was named the “2022 Outstanding Affiliate Chapter of the Year” by the NBA. SERVICE: Ben F. Jones Chapter of theNational Bar Association, Past President 2019-2022 Memphis Bar Association 2017-18 Association for Women Attorneys Memphis Leadership Foundation On-Location Memphis Shelby County Law Library Board Charis Acres, a retirement home in Memphis.