Anna Penland is an East Tennessee native who attended undergraduate school at both Ohio State University and the University of Tennessee. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Honors Political Science and a Minor in Women’s Studies. After her time as an undergraduate student, Anna obtained her Juris Doctor from Wake Forest University School of Law.
Anna has been a member of the firm since it was called Ogle, Gass & Richardson, P.C., and in 2019, she became a partner. She has served as a judicial clerk for the Tennessee Court of Appeals Judge, D. Michael Swiney, and has interned for the Forsyth County District Attorney’s office. She has been secretary, treasurer, vice president, and president for the Sevier County Bar Association, sits on the planning committee for the Sevier County Juvenile CLE, and is a board member of Legal Aid of East Tennessee.
Anna is committed to her clients and strives to provide compassionate support and passionate advocacy. She has extensive experience in divorce, child custody, child support, juvenile court litigation, wills and estates, probate, contract disputes, and personal injury law. Anna is also one of a very small group of local attorneys who has training in the collaborative divorce process.
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