About April
As a graduate with high honors from Middle Tennessee State University and Washburn University School of Law, Ms. Randle is well-versed academically. Her diverse professional and legal experience over the past 25 years has enhanced her ability to work with clients across multiple practice areas. Ms. Randle served as Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Frank Schwelb in the District of Columbia Court of Appeals and remained in the D.C. area to hone her skills as a creative problem solver while working as an analyst and strategic planner for defense contractor, SAIC. Ms. Randle assisted governmental agencies, such as the Department of Defense, the Smithsonian Institute, and NASA. After the tragedy of 9/11, Ms. Randle returned to Chattanooga and has been in solo practice ever since. For over two decades, Ms. Randle has handled thousands of cases, but her focus on the areas of consumer bankruptcy, probate, and estate planning allows her to do what she loves - using her expertise and strong desire to help others by incorporating understanding, a sense of humor, compassion, and creativity in reaching a resolution or client goal. This passion has led to Ms. Randle's niche practice, which is now exclusively dedicated to highly customized estate plans created in a private but casual environment with the intent to allow discussions that can often involve complicated and delicate family dynamics. Ms. Randle also works, as needed, with a team of trusted advisors, such as accountants, financial advisors, and tax planners, to create a comprehensive plan for each client.
Ms. Randle resides in Ooltewah with her entrepreneur husband and two boys. She is a soccer mom, band mom, and aspiring movie director/producer mom, among her various other roles in life. She is an avid reader, traveler, writer, and dog lover, with special love reserved for her obedience school dropout border collie, Buster. She aspires to become a balanced eater and a Southern Fiction writer in her old age.
How We Can Help
Estate Planning
Wills
Pour-over Wills
General Durable Powers of Attorney
Revocable Living Trusts
Advance Care Directives
Advance Health Care Plans
End of Life Planning
Trust Funding
Trust Restatements
Trust Amendments
Special Needs Planning
Probate Avoidance Trusts
Real Estate Trusts
Coordination with Financial Planners and Tax Advisors
Probate
Affidavit of Inheritance
Small Estate Administration
Trustee/Executor Assistance
Consulting with Families
Organizing/Planning and Coordination of Decedent's Estates
Coordination with Financial Planners and Tax Advisors
Decedent's Estates
Representation of Personal Representatives, Beneficiaries, or Heirs
Planning, Organization, and Support Services for Families before and after the loss of a Loved One
Business and Real Estate Law
Business Formation
Contract Drafting
Contract Review
Property Deeds and Transfers
Real Estate Leases
Real Estate Disputes
Business Consulting
Business Formation
Leases
QuitClaim Property Deeds and Transfers
Academic Background
Washburn University School of Law, Topeka, Kansas, Juris Doctor – 2000, Magna Cum Laude
Honors: Ungermann Trial Advocacy Award
Honors: Family Law Quarterly Editorial Board
Honors: Top Exam – Evidence
Honors: Top Exam – Mental Health and Disability Law
Honors: Top Exam – Secured Transactions
Honors: Top Exam – Secured Transactions
Middle Tennessee State University, B.A., Cum Laude
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: Honor's Program Scholarship and Thesis Award
Honors: Prelaw Award
Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 2002
Kansas, 2002 (inactive)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2002
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Tennessee, 2002
U.S. Bankruptcy Court Western District of Kentucky, 2002
Honors
Better Business Bureau A+ Rating
Chattanooga's Best of the Best Estate Planning Law Firm Finalist, 2021/2023
Chattanooga People's Choice Award - Consumer Bankruptcy, 2022
Avvo Client's Choice Award - 9.9 Rating
America's Most Honored Lawyer Recognition, 2018-2023
Top Rated Lawyer Recognition, 2019
Martindale-Hubbell Client Champion Gold, 2020
Fraternities or Sororities
Delta Zeta
Past Work & Client Success
Representative Clients
Chattanooga Area Schools Fed'l Credit Union
Music City Autoplex, LLC
Atlantic Coast Conservancy, LLC
Zele Beauty Lounge
Past Positions
D.C. Court of Appeals, Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Frank Schwelb
SAIC, Defense Contract Analyst and Strategic Planner
Attorney with United States House. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann (R-TN-03)
Counsel to Cleveland Small Business Development Center
Professional Associations
Chattanooga Small Business Networking Association, Preferred Vendor
Estate Planning Council of Chattanooga
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