ABINGDON BRISTOL RICHMOND JOHNSON CITY
Rachel C. Bowen
rbowen@pennstuart.com
O: 423 282 1006
Rachel Bowen is a business attorney in PennStuart's Johnson City office. Rachel focuses her practice on business transactions, commercial litigation at both the trial and appellate levels, and energy-related matters.
Before joining PennStuart, Rachel served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General & Reporter, where she represented the interests of Tennesseans before the Tennessee Public Utility Commission. Rachel also practiced appellate litigation at an AM Law 200 firm in Florida.
Rachel has extensive experience in both the state and the federal judiciary. Rachel clerked for the Honorable David A. Faber of the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, the Honorable Alan O. Forst of the Florida Fourth District Court of Appeal, and the Honorable Norma S. Lindsey of the Florida Third District Court of Appeal. During law school, Rachel also served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Paul M. Newby of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
Outside of the office, Rachel enjoys teaching exercise classes at the YMCA and spending time outdoors in the East Tennessee and North Carolina mountains.
Business & Transactional
Appellate Advocacy Moot Court
2017 National Champion, National Energy & Sustainability Moot Court Competition
The Order of Barristers for Excellence in Oral Advocacy
Merrill Holt Scholarship Recipient, UNC School of Law
Scholarship Recipient, Government and Public Sector Section, North Carolina Bar Association
Pro Bono Award for 100+ hours served
Florida State University, cum laude
Honors Legal Scholars Program
Florida Bright Futures Academic Scholars Award Recipient
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
Secretary, Southern Chapter, Energy Bar Association, 2022-Present
Vice-Chair of Programs, Water Resources Committee, Section of Environment, Energy, and Resources, American Bar Association, 2021-2022
Young Professionals of Johnson City, Johnson City Chamber of Commerce
Tennessee Bar Association
Washington County Bar Association
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