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PAT
WISNIOWSKI:
Pat
Wisniowski began working for
Middlebrooks & Gray, P.A.
on September 4, 1990, as a runner
for the firm. She quickly
learned the policies and procedures
of case management and moved
into the position of legal secretary
in 1991, and paralegal in 1993.
She earned her Certificate
of Achievement in Paralegal
Studies from Jackson State Community
College in 1996 and remained
in the paralegal position until
2004, when she was promoted
to the position of Office Manager
and Bookkeeper.
Pat
was married to Mike Wisniowski
for 28 years until his passing
in 2005. They moved to
Jackson, Tennessee in 1983 and
have four children, two girls,
Janet Sheeks and Kasey Wisniowski,
and two boys, Mike Wisniowski
and Jason Wisniowski. Pat currently
has two grandchildren, Shiloh
Sheeks and Ryley Sheeks. She
also has two dogs, Sam and Sierra,
which she rescued after they
were "dumped."
Pat
is a member of Jackson Business
& Professional Women since
2008. She is the publicity
chair and has won several awards
for publicity over the last
two years. She is also
a member of St. Mary's Catholic
Church and is active in the
Heartwarmers organization making
quilts of all sizes, which are
supplied to the Red Cross and
various nursing homes and missions.
SUSAN
SUMNER:
Susan
Sumner was born in Independence,
Missouri, in 1969. She
grew up in Tupelo, Mississippi,
and graduated from Tupelo High
School in 1987. She attended
Mississippi College in Clinton,
Mississippi, where she was a
member of the Laguna Social
Tribe and Baptist Student Union.
She received her Bachelor
of Arts, in Communications in
1991.
Susan
began her legal career as a
receptionist in a law firm in
2003 and quickly learned the
ropes of the legal profession.
She joined our firm as
a paralegal in 2005. She currently
handles the initial pleadings
preparation for new clients,
helps clients through the discovery
phase, prepares clients and
paperwork for mediation and
prepares the documents for final
hearings.
Susan
married Dewayne Sumner in 2001,
and she moved to Jackson, Tennessee.
They have been blessed
with one daughter, Michele.
They are members of Antioch
Baptist Church, in Three Way.
Her one obsession in life,
HORSES! She shares this obsession
with her daughter, and they
show their two horses (Buck
and Patriot) in local horse
shows in Jackson and surrounding
areas. They also have
a Chihuahua, Max and a ferret,
Cleo.
Susan
is actively involved at her
daughter's school with the Parent
Prep Club and Booster Club.
She joined Business Professional
Women in 2010. She has
also been a member of the Jackson
Jaycees since 2001, where she
served in various offices, before
moving on the state level and
served as the 72nd State President
for the Tennessee Junior Chamber.
During
her years with the Jaycees,
she has been honored with the
following awards:
2002
Joe Brown Barfield Memorial
Award, Outstanding Recruiter
of the Year
2003
Hurbert Bennett Memorial Award,
Outstanding Local Chapter President
of the Year
2004
Special Partner's Award, from
the US Junior Chamber
2005
1st Place, National Parade of
Regions, from the US Junior
Chamber
2009
8th Place, National Parade of
States, from the US Junior Chamber
Tennessee
Jaycee Old Hickory's Brigade,
Elite Guard
Tennessee
Jaycee Volunteer Corp No. 1106
Tennessee
Jaycee Life Member No. 563
JEFF
COLE:
Jeff
Cole is the Director of Ancillary
Services for the firm. He was
born in Jackson, Tennessee,
and attended public schools,
graduating from Jackson Central-Merry
High School in 1974. He
married Sherry Privitt in 1974;
they have two children,
Courtney and Caitlin, and one
grandchild, Madison Faith McIver.
He is a past President
of the Good Morning Rotary Club,
and has served on PTO while
his children were in school.
He
joined our firm upon his retirement
as owner of General Brick Company.
He says he is "worn down
in life by bricks, but still
going!" Jeff enjoys ocean
cruises, short vacation trips
and yard work at a slow pace.
Both Jeff and Sherry enjoyed
being involved in their children's
activities, and look forward
to being active grandparents
for their grandchild.
SADIE:
Sadie
is a lovely French Bulldog who
joined the firm in July, 2009,
as a spry 5-year-old. Her
American Kennel Club name is
"Bridgecreeks Summertime
Livin' EZ." Sadie's first
family lives in Carrollton,
Texas. Check out the website
at http://www.bluebonnetfrenchies.com.
Sadie
comes to work every day, but
has been spotted attending various
social occasions in The Jackson
Sun, VIP Magazine, and The City
News. She has attended
the State Conferences for Business
& Professional Women and
the Tennessee Women's Economic
Summit for several years. She
travels by air and by car for
vacations, and is known for
her quiet demeanor. She's
quite popular everywhere she
goes!
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