Felicia F. Coalson

Partner

Felicia Coalson focuses her practice on estate planning, probate administration, and fiduciary matters throughout East Tennessee. She works closely with individuals and families to create comprehensive estate plans, including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, healthcare directives, and other planning tools designed to protect assets and provide peace of mind for future generations.

Felicia also has extensive experience guiding families through the probate process. She assists executors, administrators, beneficiaries, and heirs with estate administration, probate litigation, and the resolution of complex estate matters. In addition, courts throughout East Tennessee regularly appoint her to serve as Administrator Ad Litem in probate proceedings, where she provides independent representation and assistance in contested and complex estate cases.

In addition to her estate planning and probate practice, Felicia represents municipalities, counties, utility districts, businesses, and private clients throughout East Tennessee. Her practice includes local government law, contract compliance, land use matters, real estate transactions, and municipal operations.

Prior to joining the firm in 2015, Felicia served as an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Memphis, where she advised numerous city departments, including Finance, Engineering, Public Works, Police, Fire, and Emergency Management. She also worked extensively with municipal contracts, litigation, regulatory compliance, and tax administration.

A native of McMinn and Monroe Counties, Felicia earned her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Genetics from the University of Tennessee and her Juris Doctor from the University of Memphis School of Law.

Education
  • Memphis School of Law-J.D., 2000
  • University of Tennessee – B.S., 1995
Bar Admissions
  • Tennessee, 2000
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee, 2000