Maria C. Stewart

Attorney

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​PRACTICE

​​​Attorney Stewart practices in Kentucky and Tennessee, appearing on behalf of creditors on debtor/creditor matters and property owners on landlord/tenant matters.


Past Practice Focuses:

• Consumer bankruptcy representing debtors
  
  
• Contract review and advising, drafting, and/or negotiating
  
  
• Real estate
  
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Past Court Appointment Work:

• Child dependency, neglect, and/or abuse. Guardian ad litem (GAL) for the child/children or court appointed counsel representing a parent or other adult party. In cases where termination of parental rights (TPR) was recommended to be in the child/children's best interest, attorney Stewart was re-appointed for TPR proceedings. If the child/children were, then later adopted, if attorney Stewart served as the child/children's guardian ad litem (GAL), attorney Stewart was, again, re-appointed for the adoption proceedings.
  
  
• Conservatorship and/or guardianship. Court appointed counsel or guardian ad litem (GAL).
  
  
• Warning order attorney. Locate and serve pro se defendants, thereby allowing a civil legal matter to move forward.
  
  

​Licenses and ADMISSIONS TO PRACTICE LAW​

• Kentucky, 2010
  
  
• United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky, 2010
  
  
• Tennessee, 2016
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• United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 2016
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EDUCATION

• Postdoctoral Graduate Coursework, 2020  |  Western Kentucky University

  • ​​Advanced Organizational Behavior
    

  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)
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• Doctor of Jurisprudence, 2003 to 2006  |  Samford University
  

  • ​Spirit of Service Award for substantial Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) service hours performed on-site at YWCA Central Alabama.
    

  • Women in Law. Treasurer. Secretary. Mentor. Mentee. Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure Team.
    

  • Tennessee Student Bar Association. Secretary.
    

  • John Cabler Corbitt Memorial Scholarship recipient
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• Real Estate Pre-Licensing Course, 1999  |  Southern Nevada School of Real Estate
  

  • Nevada Real Estate Division Salesperson License issued 1999. 
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• Postbaccalaureate Coursework, 1996 to 1997  |  University of Nevada Las Vegas
  

  • Business Law II
    

  • Commerce
    

  • Intermediate Accounting I
    

  • Interpersonal Communications
    

  • Managerial Information Systems
    

  • Principles of Managerial Finance
    
    

• Postbaccalaureate Coursework, 1994 to 1995 |  Troy University 

  • ​Business Communications and Report Writing
    

  • Business Information Systems
    

  • Business Law I
    

  • Business Statistics I

  • Principles of Accounting I
    

  • Principles of Accounting II
    

  • Principles of Management

  • Principles of Marketing
    

  • Production Management​
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• Bachelor of Science, 1992 to 1994  |  Troy University
  

  • Honors Graduate: Magna Cum Laude
    

  • ​Major: Broadcast Journalism
    

  • Minor: Sociology
    

  • Society of Professional Journalists, student chapter
    
    

• 1991 to 1992  |  Middle Tennessee State University
  

  • Major: Broadcast Journalism
    

  • Minor: Sociology
    

  • MTSU-TV
    

    • On-Air Talent
      

    • ​Field Reporter
      

  • Alpha Delta Pi sorority
    
    

Professional organizations

• Bowling Green - Warren County Bar Association
  
  • Board of Directors, 2012 to 2015
    
    • Community Relations Chair
      
      • Semi-Annual Red Cross Blood Drive
        
      • Annual durable foods drive
        
      • Annual Salvation Army Red Kettle Challenge
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• Kentucky Bar Association