About me
A consummate professional, attorney Amy Willoughby Bryant has a heart for public service and leadership. Amy’s work has been a reflection of her professionalism and passion during her many years of legal practice. Amy is excited to serve Metro Davidson County and Nashville’s community of individuals with a disability as the Office of Conservatorship Management (“OCM”), Director. She views this as a tremendous opportunity to combine her professional expertise with her passion for protecting Nashville’s vulnerable adults.
As the Director for the OCM, she oversees the management of the office, staff, advisory committees, policy and procedure changes, education, training and litigation. The blueprint for a statewide office exists in the policy and procedures of this Nashville office. She is well versed in the laws and the policies involved in conservatorships. She has successfully led the OCM office for the past six years. She continues to make contacts and raise awareness about the need for more oversight in Tennessee.
Amy has had several articles published. A few op-eds have been published in the Tennessean and the Tribune. In 2023, she pinned an article about the need for training that was published in the National Guardianship Association newsletter. More recently the Tennessee Bar Journal featured her article, “How Can Tennessee Provide Better Oversight for Conservatorships?” in its July 2023 issue.
Additionally, through her role at the OCM, Amy launched the first and only statewide online training for conservators in the state of Tennessee. This program has been shared with all of the judges and clerks across the state and nationally. The quizzes and videos have been viewed over 11,258 times and over 2,211 completions of the quizzes. It is very exciting that conservators statewide have been trained under this program.
Amy demonstrates her passion for her community through her service as a leader, instructor and volunteer. Amy serves as an adjunct professor at Belmont University College of Law in Elder Law. She has served as a member or leader for numerous organizations. She is currently the Board President for the Conservatorship Association of TN and President for the National Guardianship Association.
As President and committee chair for the Conservatorship Association of Tennessee, she is working to create more training for those caring for the elderly and people with a disability. She has worked to develop more accessibility to resources for conservators and those caring for the elderly and disabled by leading the effort to provide forms and resources in Spanish and updating the website as a one stop shop for conservators to meet their needs.
Through her role as the Public Education Chair for the Tennessee Bar Association, she is helping to lead an effort to provide Pro Bono legal services to the parents of young adults in public schools throughout Middle TN who need to gain a conservatorship for their child with a disability. In 2020, this initiative was launched statewide for parents of children with disabilities. This program benefited over 100 families in Middle TN thus far. In 2024, she received the B. Riney Green Award for these efforts.
This Memphis native is a Tennessee State University alum with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Economics and Finance. Amy continued her education by obtaining her Juris Doctorate from Saint Louis University School of Law.
She has served as a member or leader for numerous organizations including: Past President of Napier Looby Bar Association, Nashville Bar Foundation Trustee and Fellow, Nashville Bar Association Board Member and Diversity Committee Chair, Nashville Business Journal 40 Under 40, Nashville Business Journal Women of Influence, Conservatorship Association of Tennessee Board President, National Guardianship Association Board, Nashville Children’s Theatre Board Chair, 4:13 Strong Board Trustee, Bike Fun Board, Global Education Center Board, L’Evate 2022 Class, 2022 Leadership Public Education, Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law, Nashville Emerging Leaders, Young Leaders Council, Lawyer’s Association for Women, Tennessee Bar Association Public Education Committee Chair and Board of Governors, Tennessee Bar Foundation Grant Funding Committee Member, National Bar Association Regional Secretary, Napier Looby Bar Foundation Board, W.O. Smith School of Music volunteer instructor, Latin Dance Instructor for Metro Parks, Walk Bike Nashville volunteer, Napier Looby Bar Association, serving as Historian and Secretary, the National Association for Women Judges Conference Committee Member, and advisor for TSU Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity.
Amy is married to Julian Bryant and mother of four. She lives by the motto that everything in life happens for a reason, embraces life as it comes, and meets every day with optimism!
