1. Tucker Keane Marshburn
1066 Island Place East, Memphis, TN 38103 E-mail: tkmarshburn@gmail.com 951-741-3610 (cell)
EDUCATION:
Aug. 2013-May 2016 University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
Juris Doctor
 Public Action Law Society:
 President 2015-2016
 Worked with community legal service organizations to provide pro bono legal service opportunities for
law students. Over saw Memphis Law’s nationally recognized Alternative Spring Break program,
featuring sixty-three law students from five different law schools working on seven different legal
service tracks for underserved and underrepresented populations in Memphis.
 Volunteer Coordinator 2014-2015
o Organized and recruited students for pro bono service projects in the Memphis community,
including monthly legal clinics and Project Homeless Connect.
 Moot Court Board:
 Advanced Moot Court Competition Committee
o Assisted in drafting portion of the competition bench brief focusing on 4th Amendment
jurisprudence relating to search and seizure of homeless persons and their property.
 Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court Pupil
Aug. 2007- Dec. 2012 Delta State University, Cleveland, Mississippi
 Master of Science in Social Justice and Criminology
 Graduate Assistant – Department of Social Sciences and History
 Project Supervisor for the Center for Community and Economic Development: Asset Building in the
Mississippi Delta. Lead team of students collecting data on financial literacy in the Mississippi Delta.
 Bachelor of Science in Social Justice and Criminology
WORK EXPERIENCE:
February 2015 – Present - The Wharton Law Firm - Law Clerk
 Drafting and preparation of motions and pleadings for civil matters primarily focused on personal injury
litigation. Assisted with preparation of discovery and with depositions.
 Assisted in researching and drafting a motion for withdrawal of guilty plea for a new client suffering
collateral immigration consequences.
 Prepared an appellate brief to the Criminal Court of Appeals arguing that the mandatory nature of
implied consent DUI laws cannot effectuate voluntary consent to a blood draw.
 Researched and drafted appellate briefs to the Court of Appeals, Criminal Court of Appeals, and the
Tennessee Supreme Court. Also assisted in researching and drafting a Writ of Certiorari to the United
States Supreme Court.
 Competent in filing procedures in federal, civil, and criminal courts in Shelby County.
January 2016 – May 2016 – Law Offices of the Shelby County Public Defender - Legal Extern/Law Clerk
 Assigned to the Juvenile Defense Unit
 Primarily performed research tasks to assist attorneys in their representation of juvenile clients.
 Developed memorandum for attorneys to use in situations involving involuntary commitment of their
clients. Also researched application of criminal law principles to juvenile cases, primarily focused on
statements made by juveniles absent Miranda warnings or the presence of their parents.
January 2015 – May 2015 - Child and Family Litigation Clinic – Student Attorney
 Investigated and prepared dependency and neglect cases in a clinical setting overseen by a clinical
professor. Served as a Guardian ad Litem for children involved in dependency and neglect, custody, and
foster care proceedings in the Shelby County Juvenile Court.
May 2014- August 2014 City of Memphis - Legal Intern - City Attorney’s Office
 Assisted in the defense and settlement of personal injury claims against the City of Memphis brought
under the Government Tort Liability Act.
COMMUNITY SERVICE:
 MALS Saturday Legal Clinics
 Alternative Spring Break
 Criminal Defense Track Participant 2014
 Assisted with background screenings for civil rights restoration applicants.
 Elder Law Track Leader 2015
 Coordinated fifteen law students as they assisted over eighty elderly individuals complete advanced health
decision plans.