Jerome Teel graduated from Union University in Jackson, TN, in May 1989. He obtained his juris doctor degree from the University of Mississippi School of Law in May 1992, graduating cum laude. Mr. Teel concentrates his practice in the areas of social security disability, chapter 7 bankruptcies, chapter 11 bankruptcies and chapter 13 bankruptcies, representing exclusively consumers and businesses in financial difficulty. He is a certified consumer bankruptcy specialist having received this designation from both the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and the American Board of Certification. Mr. Teel and his family reside in Jackson, TN, where they are active in the community and their church.