The law firm of Gullett Sanford Robinson & Martin PLLC (GSRM Law) is pleased to announce the following three attorneys have been promoted to Member: Virginia J. Connell, William C. Scales, Jr. and Ansley Owens Tillett.
Virginia J. (Ginger) Connell has a practice that spans a broad range of family law issues, including divorce and separation, high net worth asset and debt division, spousal and child support, custody arrangements, paternity, parenting plan modifications, post-divorce conflicts and enforcement, prenuptial agreements, and collaborative divorce processes. She excels in high-stakes cases, particularly involving complex custody and divorce disputes. Ginger is a Rule 31 Family Law Mediator, specifically trained in Domestic Violence. She earned a law degree from Nashville School of Law and a B.A. from Trevecca Nazarene University.
William C. Scales, Jr. counsels businesses and individuals through all phases of real estate litigation, construction litigation, and business litigation. His experience includes numerous bench and jury trials, arbitration proceedings, and state court appeals. His current representations concern real property disputes ranging from troubled real estate transactions to landlord/tenant disputes, government zoning and code compliance for governmental entities and property owners, and construction litigation for contractors and property owners related to defective construction, mechanic’s liens, and licensing issues. In addition to business litigation-related business partner and contract disputes, William also provides outside general counsel functions for businesses, including contract drafting and pre-litigation advice. He earned a law degree from Drake University Law School and a B.A. from Wake Forest University.
Ansley Owens Tillett represents and advises clients throughout all stages of family law litigation. Her practice includes divorce and legal separation, asset and debt division, alimony, child support, custody arrangements, antenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and post-divorce conflict including parenting plan and alimony modifications, as well as enforcement-related proceedings. Ansley is also well versed in litigating and negotiating issues involving spousal support and the division of complex estates, like those involving businesses, and on custody matters where mental health and substance abuse concerns are at issue. She earned a law degree from Belmont University College of Law and a B.S. from Middle Tennessee State University.