Nell King Bieger

Born and raised in Bristol, Tennessee, Nell King Bieger was the top graduate of Tennessee High School in 1977. In 1981, she graduated summa cum laude (co-valedictorian) from the University of Mississippi, where she was president of Kappa Delta Sorority, honor vice president of Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honorary, treasurer of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honorary, and secretary of the Associated Student Body. She received the Taylor Medal in Accounting, was recognized as the ODK Province VII Leader of the Year, and is a member of the Ole Miss Hall of Fame.

Nell earned her CPA certification while working as a senior tax specialist for the Richmond, Virginia, office of KPMG International, formerly Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co. She also served as national audit and tax manager for Circuit City Stores, Inc., before entering law school. Nell graduated Order of the Coif (top 10%) from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1987. At Virginia, she received the Edwin S. Cohen Tax Prize, given annually to the graduating student who has demonstrated superior scholarship in the tax area. She also received the American Jurisprudence Award for Estate & Gift Tax. She began her legal career as a business attorney with Browder, Russell, Morris and Butcher in Richmond. Nell also served as legal counsel, chief financial officer, and national sales manager for Qwicksilver, Ltd., a family owned business, before joining Homer Jones in private practice in the area of trusts and estates.

In 1998, Nell was elected to the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, which recognizes individual attorneys for distinguished contributions to the practice of estate planning, probate and trust law. She has been named to The Best Lawyers in America for trusts and estates each year since 2003. She has also been named to Super Lawyers in Tennessee, Virginia, and the Mid-South. She is a member of the Virginia and Tennessee Bar Associations, and has published estate planning related articles in Tax Practice and Virginia Lawyer.

The eighth generation of her family to reside in Sullivan County, Nell and her husband, Dan, live in Bristol, where they raised their two sons, Daniel and David. She is a lifelong member of Emmanuel Episcopal Church, and serves as a director of Bank of Tennessee. Volunteer activities include service to King University, Bristol Regional Medical Center and Wellmont Health System, United Way of Bristol, the Birthplace of Country Music, Kappa Delta Sorority and Foundation, and the Blue Stocking Club. Nell has also participated in strategic planning initiatives for the City of Bristol Tennessee, the Bristol Tennessee City School System, and the Paramount Center for the Arts. She was instrumental in the establishment of the Ida Stone Jones Community Tennis Center and is a recipient of the Mildred P. Morris Community Service Award.

In her spare time, Nell enjoys traveling, pickleball, and spending time with family and friends on South Holston Lake.