Anna Gernert Carr

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ABOUT ANNA GERNERT CARR

In my role as Managing Director for the Commercial Real Estate, Debt Finance and Public Finance Practice Groups at Bass, Berry & Sims, I work closely with the practice chairs and partners on overall practice group management with a focus on client service, growth and business development strategy, and attorney development and retention.Prior to rejoining Bass, Berry & Sims, I served as Senior Account Executive at SimplyAgree, where I worked with law firms nationwide to utilize technology to increase efficiency in the deal closing process. I led the company’s sales efforts and worked closely with the CEO & Chief Product Officer on growth strategy and goals. I also previously held various business development and leadership roles at Latitude, a provider of sophisticated flexible legal talent solutions to law firms and in-house legal departments.Before transitioning to the business side of law, I began my legal career as an associate at Bass, Berry & Sims, where I counseled public and private companies related to the commercial lending and real estate aspects of major transactions. I earned my law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law with High Honors where I served as articles editor for the Tennessee Law Review. I received a B.B.A. Magna Cum Laude in risk management and insurance with a minor in Spanish from the University of Georgia.