Ms. Wyrick began her work with the firm in 1996 as an Associate and became a shareholder in January, 1999. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a Judicial Clerk for the Honorable Houston M. Goddard of the Tennessee Court of Appeals and the Honorable Gary R. Wade of the Tennessee Supreme Court.
In 1990, Ms. Wyrick received her BA from the University of Tennessee, where she majored in Political Science and minored in Business. (She completed her first two years of undergraduate work at Western Kentucky University from 1986-88.) While completing her undergraduate degree, Ms. Wyrick was named to the President's List and to the Dean's List and was chosen to participate in the University Scholar's program, the President's Council, the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Society and the Kentucky Honor's Roundtable. She also received the Regent's Scholarship for high school valedictorians.
Ms. Wyrick received her JD from the University of Tennessee in 1994. She was awarded the John W. Green Scholarship, the W.K. McClure Scholarship for study abroad, and the Chancellor's Citation for Extraordinary Campus Leadership and Service. She was also named to the Dean's list and invited to join the American Inns of Court and the Moot Court Board. Ms. Wyrick was active in service to her fellow students and the University while seeking her law degree. She was elected Vice-President of the Graduate Student Association; was a member of the UT Library Friends Executive Committee; and held several leadership positions in the American Bar Association/Law Student Division, including Division Delegate, member of the Board of Governors and Resolutions and Credentials Committee, and Lieutenant Governor of Membership.
Since graduating from law school in 1994, Ms. Wyrick has continued to be involved in a variety of professional organizations and to serve the community. She is a member of the Sevier County, Tennessee, and American Bar Associations and the American Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Wyrick is also a member of the Tennessee Justice Center Board of Directors. She has been especially active in the Tennessee Bar Association ("TBA") where she is currently serving as Chair of the General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Section. Ms. Wyrick is also a Past President of the Young Lawyer's Division, served on the Board of Govenors, is a recent graduate of the Leadership Law Program, and a 2006 President's Award recepient.. She has also been active in the American Bar Association ("ABA") where she is currently serving as Chair of the Law in Public Service Committee of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. Ms. Wyrick has also served in the House of Delegates, was a Fellow of the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section and served as a Vice Chair of the Workers Compensation Committee. She was honored by the ABA GP Solo and Small Firm Section during the 2004-2005 bar year with one of the Section's highest honors, the Small Firm Practitioner of Merit Award. Additionally, Ms. Wyrick has been named a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, the TBA YLD, and the ABA/YLD.
Ms. Wyrick is an Emeritus Member and Past Chair of the University of Tennessee Library Friends Executive Committee. She previously served on the University of Tennessee's 21st Century Campaign committee, and on the IOLTA Grant Review Committee. Ms. Wyrick is also active in her church.
In 2001, Ms. Wyrick became a Lifetime Member of Who's Who. In 2002, she was made a Lifetime Member of the American College of Barristers and was granted the designation of Senior Counsel.
