Jo Ann Lehberger, Adjunct Professor

The University of Tennessee Knoxville, College of Law, Domestic Violence Clinic

Jo Ann Lehberger retired as a Family Court Judge in Lexington, Kentucky and returned to her hometown of Knoxville in 2013. Jo Ann has over 37 years of experience in the practice of family law. While on the Family Court bench, Jo Ann co-chaired a committee established by the Kentucky Supreme Court to draft Civil Rules for domestic violence cases. Jo Ann chaired the Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team in Fayette County, Kentucky from 2010-2013. She also taught classes to lawyers willing to represent victims of domestic violence on a pro bono basis. She practices in Knoxville at the firm of Smith, Lehberger & Kennedy, and focuses her practice in the areas of divorce, child custody, child visitation and child support litigation. Jo Ann is trained in the collaborative method of resolving divorce cases and is a founding member of the East Tennessee Collaborative Alliance. She is a Rule 31 certified Family Mediator and is trained to provide parenting coordination services. Jo Ann is an adjunct professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law Domestic Violence Clinic, where she teaches and supervises student lawyers who provide pro bono representation to domestic violence victims in Order of Protection court.