Jessica has over 13 years of experience practicing law. Prior to entering private practice, she served as Assistant District Attorney for over 10 years with the Tennessee Office of the District Attorney General for the 21st Judicial District, serving Williamson, Lewis, Hickman, and Perry Counties. While she prosecuted an extensive range of criminal offenses, Jessica dedicated the greater part of her career as an Assistant District Attorney to working with domestic-abuse victims and their families by prosecuting criminal cases involving domestic partners. For the majority of her career as a prosecutor, Jessica served as the Domestic Violence Prosecutor. She has prosecuted and litigated a wide range of criminal domestic cases, including domestic assault, aggravated assault, sexual assault, stalking, harassment, violation of order of protection, kidnapping, and murder in both General Sessions and Circuit Courts.
Jessica actively volunteers in our community to bring more advocacy and education to domestic abuse, such as working with Bridges Domestic Violence Center to conduct training seminars for community agencies to bring awareness to domestic violence issues. She has also administered countless law-enforcement trainings. Throughout her career, Jessica has served on the Veteran’s Treatment Court Team, Sexual Assault Response Team, Domestic Violence Task Force, and headed a Domestic Violence Community Coordinated Response Team while in her tenure with the District Attorney’s Office. Currently, Jessica serves on the Board for the Davis House Child Advocacy Center, as well as the Bridges Domestic Violence Shelter.
What makes Jessica unique from other family-law attorneys is that she has encountered and handled countless cases involving mental-health issues during her career as a prosecutor. She is a fierce advocate for domestic-abuse victims and their families, which has allowed her to foster a solid transition with her practice into the civil-domestic world. Jessica knows all too well that abuse can take on many forms, including physical, emotional/psychological, and sexual violence. The focus of her civil practice is to continue devotedly serving the community in civil cases involving domestic issues such as divorce, post-divorce, child support, custody, juvenile cases, wills, conservatorships, and orders of protection.
Jessica is a native of Atlanta, Georgia and moved to Tennessee in 2001 to attend college at Middle Tennessee State University while playing collegiate soccer. Prior to attending law school at Nashville School of Law, Jessica obtained both Bachelor of Science and Master of Criminal Justice degrees. She completed her master’s thesis on the evolution of child sexual abuse laws in Tennessee. Jessica also served as an adjunct professor for Middle Tennessee State University from 2007-2017. She lives in Franklin with her husband and three children. In her free time, she is typically with her family enjoying outdoor activities, running, and coaching youth soccer.
In January 2024, Jessica began the law firm of Binkley Borne Law with Retired Circuit Court Judge/Chancellor Michael W. Binkley, also joined by attorney Aubrey M. Malchow as an associate. Jessica also obtained certification as a Rule 31 Listed Mediator as well as Domestic Violence Training.
