Mary Elizabeth C. McKenneyAssociate

Primary Office

633 Chestnut Street
Suite 2000
Chattanooga, TN 37450

Phone

423.815.2542
423.648.9869 (fax)

Professional Profile

Mary Elizabeth C. McKenney is an associate in Carr Allison’s Chattanooga (TN) office. Her practice focuses on defending matters of premises liability, construction, transportation and professional liability.

Prior to joining Carr Allison, Mary Elizabeth served as an Honors Attorney and Assistant General Counsel at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). At the NGA, Mary Elizabeth received the following honors: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Superior Civilian Service Medal, NGA Director’s Vanguard of Distinction Coin recipient, NGA Director-Level awardee, Meritorious Unit Citation for Advising on Artificial Intelligence and the Intelligence Community (IC) Legal Team of the Year award.

Mary Elizabeth graduated summa cum laude from the University of Alabama Honors College, where she was a member of the prestigious Dr. Robert E. Witt University Fellows Program and served as Academic Affairs Chair and Senator in the Student Government Association. Mary Elizabeth then earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Alabama School of Law. While in law school, Mary Elizabeth earned the CALI Award in International Environmental Law, was the president of the Military Law Society and worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation as an Honors Intern.

In her free time, Mary Elizabeth enjoys spending time with her husband and family, running and cheering on the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Practice Areas

Admitted to Practice

District of Columbia

District of Columbia Court of Appeals

Tennessee (Pending)

Education

BA, University of Alabama; summa cum laude

JD, University of Alabama School of Law

News

Sullivan Named a 2026 Florida Super Lawyer®

Carr Allison shareholder Jennifer A. Sullivan of our Tallahassee (FL) office has been named a 2026 Florida Super Lawyer®. Attorneys are selected as a Super Lawyer through a rigorous process of peer nominations, peer evaluations and third-party research.  Congratulations, Jennifer! 

Sherman, Szczesniewicz and Akopyan Named as 2026 Florida Super Lawyers® Rising Stars

Carr Allison is proud to announce that attorneys Austin C. Sherman, Caroline Bateh Szczesniewicz and Betty Akopyan have been selected as 2026 Florida Super Lawyers® Rising Stars. Rising Stars are selected through a rigorous process of peer nominations, peer evaluations and third-party research. Eligibility is limited to attorneys who are 40 years old or younger or have been in […]

Sausaman and Hensch Granted a Summary Judgment

Alison H. Sausaman and Andrew Jarrad Hensch prevailed on a motion for final summary judgment in a premises liability case. They successfully argued that the subject change in elevation was not a dangerous condition as a matter of law, resulting in the case being dismissed in its entirety. Well done […]


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