Malia Bennett

Associate

Chattanooga
T: 423.752.4404
F: 423.756.3447

Malia G. Bennett is an associate in Baker Donelson's Chattanooga office.

Professional Biography

Ms. Bennett is a member of the Corporate Restructuring and Bankruptcy Group and assists clients in a variety of restructuring and insolvency matters with default resolutions, collections and repossessions, and loan workouts.

While attending law school, Ms. Bennett was a practicing student attorney for the University of Tennessee's Transactional Legal Clinic and served as a summer clerk in Baker Donelson's Chattanooga office.

Recipient – CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Contract Drafting
Recipient – CALI Excellence for the Future Award, Climate Action and Sustainability Leadership for Lawyers

Baker Donelson Adds 32 Associates Firm-Wide (December 18, 2023)

Practices

Education

University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 2023, with honors
- The Tennessee Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice (Editor-In-Chief, 2022 – 2023; Publications Editor, 2021 – 2022)
University of Tennessee, B.S., 2020, summa cum laude

Admissions

Tennessee, 2023
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 2024
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 2024
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 2024
U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 2024

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