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Making the Case
The Tennessee Attorney General's Office has played an important role in some of the most complex and controversial cases in the state's history. Hear from the attorneys who managed these lawsuits- some all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. You will also learn how the Attorney General defends state laws, protects Tennesseans from federal overreach, advocates to uphold the Constitution, and fights businesses whose deceptive practices have dangerous consequences.
Making the Case
Answering The Call To Serve
November 11, 2021
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Tennessee Attorney General's Office
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Season 1
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Episode 15
In this special Veterans Day episode, Assistant Attorney General Tessa Ortiz-Marsh shares her story of military service and how it relates to the practice of public law.
In 2006, she was deployed to Baghdad where she served the first of two tours as a combat medic in the U.S. Army.
"That's where I learned to love people," says Ortiz-Marsh, who now practices law in the Tennessee Attorney General's Office.
"I grew up with farms and cows. The next thing I knew at nineteen I was across the world experiencing new food, culture, languages and religions."