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Awards/Honors/Publications

• Dean’s List
• Chancellor’s Citation for Outstanding Contributions to the College of Law
• National Moot Court Competition (team member 1980 and 1981); winner of Regional Competition Best Oralist in 1980 and 1981; National Finalist for both 1980 and 1981; National Champion 1981; Runner-Up Best Oralist at the National Finals 1981; Runner-Up Best Brief Award and National Finalist 1981.
• Moot Court Board (member 1980-82; Chair 1981-82)
• Phi Delta Phi
• Law Women 1979-82
• Mortar Board and various honorary societies in undergraduate school
• National Women’s History Project Awards (2)
• Ann Selwyn Award
• Tennessee Alliance for Progress 2007 Long Haul Award
• ETLAW Spirit of Justice Award 2008

Newsletter articles for the American Builders and Contractors Association, the Associated General Contractors, the Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women; Board of Advisors for the Young Lawyers’ Division Publication; Tennessee Rules of Form; contributor to the Tennessee Appellate Practice Handbook. 

Professional Organizations

American, Tennessee, and Knoxville Bar Associations since 1982
Various sections and committees Advisory Panel in the American Bar Association Seminar faculty Family Law Executive Committee for Tennessee Bar Association (2007 – present) Appellate Practice Executive Committee for Tennessee Bar Association

Tennessee Bar Foundation
Fellow 1995 - present Grant Review Committee 1993-1995

Knoxville Bar Foundation
Fellow 2009

East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women
President 1989 and 1990 Board member 1986-1992 Coordinator of the Susan B. Anthony Celebrations 1990, 1991, and 1995

Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women
President 1995 Board member 1993-96

National Conference of Women’s Bar Association
Board member 1990-92

Member, Delay and Expense Reduction Advisory Group for the Eastern District of  Tennessee
Chair of the Federal Questions Committee

Advisory Committee for International Conference on War and Peace

National Moot Court and Mock Trial Judge and Advisor

National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Instructor

Court Admissions
United States Supreme Court
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
United States Court of Claims
All Tennessee courts

Mediator
Rule 31 Listed Family Mediator

Related Experience
Ms. Sobieski practiced law with Baker, Worthington, Crossley, Stansberry & Woolf from 1982 until January 1, 1993, when she established her own firm.  During that time Ms. Sobieski worked on complex environmental and construction cases primarily and was honored to become the first women partner in the hundred-year history of the firm.  Ms. Sobieski has, from time-to-time, been active in social issues and political campaigns on behalf of candidates she believed would improve the administration of justice.  Her work has extended to lobbying for social change legislation and appearing before the state legislative committees, including the judicial committees, to speak in support of legislation of particular value.

Community Service/Interests
Chair, Foster Care Review Board
Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law
Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy
University of Tennessee President’s Club
Town Hall East Neighborhood Association
Parent Teacher Association
Coordinator, Woman Suffrage Coalition
Commissioner, Tennessee Commemorative Women’s Suffrage Commission 1995
Board member, Women’s Suffrage Inc. 1995
Member, American Association of University Women
Member, League of Women Voters
Member, East Tennessee Historical Society
Member, Appalachian Zoological Society
Member, National Wildlife Federation
Frequent lecturer on issues related to the history of women’s legal status
Guardian ad litem representing children in Juvenile Court
Charter Member, National Women's History Museum
Member, Knox Heritage
Member, Executive Women's Association