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University Counsel

The six state universities have individual boards, and University Counsel offices. The TBR Office of General Counsel works closely with in-house counsel's offices at the state universities listed below.

University Counsel

Officer	Institution	Contact
Costin Shamble University Attorney	Austin Peay State University	931-221-7584 shamblec@apsu.edu
Dannelle Whiteside University Attorney	Austin Peay State University	931-221-7572 whitesided@apsu.edu
Edward J. Kelly University Counsel	East Tennessee State University	423-439-8550 kellye@etsu.edu
Lisa K. Williams Assistant University Counsel	East Tennessee State University	423-439-8550 williamslk@etsu.edu
Troy J. Perdue Associate Counsel	East Tennessee State University	423-439-8550 perduet@etsu.edu
Heidi Zimmerman University Counsel & Assistant to the President	Middle Tennessee State University	615-898-2025 hzimmerman@mtsu.edu
Jeff Farrar Assistant University Counsel	Middle Tennessee State University	615-898-2025 jfarrar@mtsu.edu
Laurence Pendleton University Counsel	Tennessee State University	615-963-7923 laurence.pendleton@tnstate.edu
Kae Carpenter University Counsel	Tennessee Tech University	931-372-3401 kcarpenter@tntech.edu
Melanie Murry University Counsel	University of Memphis	901-678-5710 mmurry@memphis.edu
V. Latosha Dexter Assistant University Counsel	University of Memphis	901-678-4264 vldexter@memphis.edu
William Mueller Assistant University Counsel	University of Memphis	901-678-3879 wmueller@memphis.edu

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