Anne Hamer

When clients first meet Anne Hamer, they are often facing one of the most difficult periods of their lives. Their family is changing. Their future feels uncertain. Their finances, their children, and even their identity may seem at risk.

Anne understands those feelings—not only because she has spent decades representing individuals in divorce and family law matters, but because she has lived many of those experiences herself.

As a divorced mother of two adopted Hispanic children, Anne knows firsthand that families are rarely defined by a single path. Some families are created through marriage. Others through adoption. Some become blended families. Others are rebuilt after divorce. Every family’s story is different, and every family deserves an advocate who understands that life’s most meaningful relationships cannot be measured by legal documents alone.

That perspective shapes everything Anne does.

For more than two decades, Anne has represented clients in complex divorce and family law litigation involving business owners, physicians, executives, entrepreneurs, professionals, and parents facing difficult custody disputes. Whether negotiating a resolution or trying a case before a judge, her focus remains the same: protecting her clients’ children, preserving their financial future, and helping them build a life beyond divorce.

Anne believes that the best divorce lawyers do more than know the law. They help clients make decisions that will still make sense five years after the divorce is over while always being prepared to litigate when necessary.

Before beginning her legal career, Anne developed a strong foundation in business and finance through hands-on experience in both the corporate and financial sectors. She worked for Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic), a Nashville-based publicly traded company, and for Shearson Lehman in New York. Those experiences gave her an early understanding of corporate operations, financial analysis, investment principles, and sophisticated business transactions.

After earning her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law, Anne practiced commercial litigation with Bass, Berry & Sims in Nashville and Wolff Ardis, P.C. in Memphis before dedicating her practice to family law. Her business background, commercial litigation experience, and decades of family law practice give her a unique perspective in complex divorce matters involving businesses, executive compensation, investment portfolios, professional practices, real estate, and business valuations.

Anne understands that many of the most challenging divorce issues are financial. She is comfortable analyzing financial statements, tracing assets, reviewing tax returns, evaluating compensation structures, and working closely with forensic accountants and valuation experts to protect her clients’ long-term financial security.

Anne earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Tennessee, graduating magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, before earning her Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law.

Throughout her career, Anne has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America®, Super Lawyers®, and Best Law Firms® for her work in family law. She is also the author of *Fearless Freedom: A Divorce Lawyer’s Guide to Divorce* and has lectured nationally on family law topics.

Outside her legal practice, Anne has served on the Board of the Tennessee Shakespeare Company, coached soccer and basketball for her daughters’ teams, and taught both Sunday School and Vacation Bible School.  She has been active in her daughters’ schools, serving on the Diversity Committee at Hutchison School, the PTO Board at Houston High School, and as a room mom for both her girls.

Anne’s own family has taught her that love, commitment, and resilience—not circumstance—define a family. That belief influences the way she represents every client, whether they are navigating divorce, building a blended family, resolving custody disputes, or creating a family through adoption or other unconventional paths.

When the legal process is over, Anne wants her clients to have more than a favorable court order. She wants them to have confidence, stability, and the opportunity to begin the next chapter of their lives with hope.

For Anne, success is measured not only by cases won, but by lives rebuilt.