Marion Griffin (lawyer)

Marion Scudder Griffin (1879 – January 30, 1957) was an American lawyer, and the first woman to practice law in Tennessee.

Upon relocating to Memphis, Tennessee, Griffin began studying law while working as a stenographer for Judge Thomas M. Scruggs’ office.

The following year, Griffin was able to convince the Tennessee State Assembly to allow women to practice law.

In July 1907, she became the first female lawyer in the state to actively practice law upon being licensed by the Tennessee Supreme Court and her local bar association.

[4] She set up a legal practice soon after at the Goodwyn Institute Building, and stayed active until her retirement in 1949.