Kara Reese joined the firm in 2020 as an associate attorney. She received her Juris Doctorate degree from Belmont University College of Law in 2017. Before becoming an attorney, Kara worked as a research biologist alongside the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute on Barro Colorado Island, Panama. She earned her Master of Science degree from the Ohio State University with focus on Ecology in 2013. Further, Kara received her undergraduate degree from Elon University in 2011 in Biology. Kara and her husband have three rescue dogs and three rescue cats. Kara is a member of the Tennessee State Bar and is licensed to practice law before all state courts in Tennessee (2017).