Erika Stinnett supports clients in a broad range of corporate transactions. Working closely with Polsinelli attorneys, she advises entrepreneurs, startups and high-growth companies throughout all phases of their businesses’ life cycle including: formation; corporate governance; raising capital; and executing strategic mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures.

Education

  • University of Tennessee Winston College of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2023)
    • Concentration in Business Transactions
    • Tennessee Law Scholar and Graduate Research Assistant
    • Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law, Acquisitions Editor
  • Michigan State University (B.A., 2015)
    • Psychology
    • Psi Chi Psychology Honor’s Society

Bar Admission

  • Tennessee

Professional Affiliations

  • Lawyers’ Association for Women Marion Griffin Chapter
    • Mentoring and Member Development Co-Chair
  • Alzheimer’s Association
    • Walk to End Alzheimer’s Executive Leadership Team, 2025, 2026
  • Nashville Bar Association
  • Tennessee Bar Association

Recognition

  • Named one of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America in:
    • Corporate Law, 2026
    • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, 2026

University of Tennessee College of Law

  • CALI Award for Excellence in Criminal Law, Legal Process II, Transactional Tax Planning, Bioethics and Public Health, & State and Local Tax
  • Brock Shipe Klenk Promise in Transactional Law Award