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Caroline Gobbell Beauchamp
Because no single approach to divorce is best for everyone, Caroline provides her clients with individually-tailored strategies for addressing their goals, while, in every case, advocating with integrity and respect, in order to minimize the emotional impact of divorce, protect children, and to preserve the wealth of the family.
Caroline’s unique academic background and professional experience enable her to provide clients with creative solutions in cases involving high net worth individuals, family-owned and closely-held businesses, deferred compensation plans, intellectual property and real estate holdings. Among other professionals, Caroline has represented numerous business owners, insiders and affiliates of publicly traded companies, songwriters, performers, and individuals for whom public interest in the divorce case is high.
While in law school at Vanderbilt University, Caroline earned a certificate in Law and Business along with her Doctorate of Jurisprudence. Caroline practiced in the areas of business, entertainment and insurance law from 2004 to 2008. She co-founded family law firm, McCarter & Beauchamp, PLLC, in 2008, applying her business acumen to family law cases. In 2024, McCarter & Beauchamp, PLLC, merged with Lindsey Amonette + Glassford, PLLC, to form Lindsey Amonette McCarter Beauchamp + Glassford, PLLC.
Caroline was among the first attorneys in Middle Tennessee to embrace the collaborative process as a desirable method for resolving many family law disputes. She is a founding member and former President of the Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance, now Collaborative Divorce Nashville. Caroline has successfully resolved numerous family law disputes through the collaborative process. In addition to representing individuals in litigated and collaborative family law cases, Caroline offers her services to families as a Rule 31 listed Family Law Mediator.
Education:
- Doctorate of Jurisprudence, Certificate in Law and Business, Vanderbilt University, 2004
- Bachelor of Science, Anthropology and Human Biology, Emory University, 2001
Organizations/Awards:
- Member Tennessee Bar Association
- Member United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- Member United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
- United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
- Fellow, Nashville Bar Association
- Former President, Middle Tennessee Collaborative Alliance
- Member, International Academy of Collaborative Professionals
- Member, Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators
- Member, Domestic Relations Committee, Nashville Bar Association
- Member, Tennessee Bar Association
- Member, Williamson County Bar Association
- Member, Collaborative Divorce Nashville
- Super Lawyers, Top Rated Family Law Attorney, 2020 – Present
- Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2015 – 2019
- National Academy of Family Law Attorneys, Nationally Ranked Top Ten Under 40, 2014
Speaking Engagements, Publications and Published Cases:
- Faculty, “Divorced & Deceased”, Nashville Bar Association, 2020
- Faculty, “Tax Consequences in Tennessee Divorce: How to Counsel Clients on Dividing Assets and Claiming Dependents”, M. Lee Smith Publishers, Webinar, 2018
- Faculty, American Bar Association, Family Law Section, Spring Conference: “Choosing Dispute Resolution to Meet Your Client’s Needs”, 2018
- Faculty, “Tax Issues in Divorce: Advanced Issues in Family and Divorce Law”, National Business Institute, 2016
- Faculty, “Initiating the Child Support Case: Complex Child Custody and Support Issues in Divorce”, National Business Institute, 2016
- Faculty, “The Collaborative Process in Divorce”, Financial Planning Association of Middle Tennessee, 2015
- Faculty, Nashville Conflict Resolution Center, Mediation Training, May 2013
- Faculty, Tennessee Bar Association, General Practice Forum, August 2011
- Roger Miller Music, Inc. v. Sony/ATV Publishing, LLC, 477 F.3d 383, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, February 13, 2007.
- Coauthor, “Hepatic Cryoablation-Induced Acute Lung Injury: Histopathologic Findings”, Journal of Surgical Research, Volume 95, Issue 1, January 2001