Planning for a Long Life - Barbara Moss

Barbara Moss, the founder of Elder Law of Nashville, has been practicing law in Nashville since 1977. She focuses her practice on elder law, conservatorships, probate and alternative dispute resolution. In April, 2022, Barbara received the Martha Craig Daughtry Award (a lifetime achievement award) from the Lawyers’ Association for Women in Nashville. She has been named “Best of the Bar” (one of the 70 best lawyers in Nashville) multiple times by peers in Nashville (most recently in 2022), has been chosen as a Mid-South Super Lawyer in Elder Law by Law & Politics Magazine, (2006-present), has been listed in Nashville, Best Lawyers, (2011- present, most recently in the Law of Trust and Estates); and was named by peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America© in the practice areas of Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Labor; Employment and Litigation - Trusts &Estates (2005—present); Barbara is currently on the faculty of the Nashville School of Law where she teaches Elder Law. She was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Vanderbilt School of Law from 1984 to 2000. Barbara was the first woman to chair the Board of Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, the organization responsible for all attorney ethics and discipline in Tennessee. She has been recognized for her contributions to the law profession and the community with numerous honors including the Athena Award in 2007, induction into the YWCA Academy of the Women of Achievement in 2008, the Molly Todd Cup in 2009 presented by Nashville networking organization CABLE, and Nashville Business Journal, Women of Influence in 2007. Barbara is a 1977 graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law where she graduated in the top 10% of her class. For many years Barbara was a contributing writer for The Tennessean, where her column appeared in the business section.