Maria Salas received her Bachelor of Science degree from Middle Tennessee State University, summa cum laude, in 1985. She received her Juris Doctorate from the Nashville School of Law in 1992.
Salas is a current member of the Tennessee State Bar, U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, and the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Maria Salas is certified as a consumer bankruptcy specialist by both the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and the American Board of Certification. She has been recognized by the Nashville Business Journal as “Best of the Bar” for bankruptcy law. She is also a frequent speaker at bankruptcy seminars.
Professional Affiliations
- Board of directors, Nashville Bar Association
- American, Tennessee, and Nashville Bar Associations
- Tennessee Nashville Lawyers Association for Women
- National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation and the Nashville Bar Foundation
- Former member, Board of directors of the Mid-South Commercial Law Institute
- Former member, Executive Council of the Bankruptcy Section of the Tennessee Bar Association
- Former chair of the Nashville Bar Association Bankruptcy Court Committee
Distinctions
- Nashville Bar Association Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year Award for 2001
