Support Staff

Chafin Law Firm, P.C. has a large and experienced support staff which enables us to meet the needs of our clients efficiently.

All of our staff were born and raised in Southwest Virginia and they have strong personal attachments to the community and its needs. Our staff prides itself on their responsiveness to clients and our quality of work.

Teresa Dotson Smith Legal Assistant

Contact Information
(276) 889-0143
(276) 889-1130 Fax
tdsmith@chafinlaw.com

30+ Years Experience

Joined Our Firm in 1989

Teresa assists in Real Estate and Estate Accounting. She is a graduate of Lebanon High School and attended both Southwest Virginia Community College and Virginia Highlands Community College.

Rhonda Baker Smith Paralegal

Contact Information
(276) 889-0143
(276) 889-1130 Fax
rsmith@chafinlaw.com

30+ Years Experience

Joined Our Firm in 1996

Rhonda graduated from Castlewood High School, received an Associate's Degree from Southwest Virginia Community College and a Legal Assistant Certification from Virginia Highlands Community College. She assists primarily in all phases of real estate transactions and civil litigation matters. Rhonda brought with her thirteen years of prior experience in the legal field, before joining the practice.

Karen Penley Deel Paralegal

Contact Information
(276) 889-0143
(276) 889-1121 Fax
kdeel@chafinlaw.com

30+ Years Experience

Joined Our Firm in 2013

Karen is a graduate of Honaker High School. She furthered her education by obtaining an Associate Degree in Secretarial Science and a Paralegal/Legal Assistant Certificate from Southwest Virginia Community College, Cedar Bluff, Virginia and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Organizational Management from Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, Virginia.

Julie Caroline Huffman Paralegal

Contact Information
(276) 889-0143
(276) 889-1121 Fax
jhuffman@chafinlaw.com

20 Years Experience

Joined Our Firm in 2014

Julie is a graduate of Tazewell High School. She furthered her education by obtaining an Associate Degree in Legal Administrative Support Technology from Southwest Virginia Community College, Cedar Bluff, Virginia. Julie’s legal experience includes family law, criminal defense, personal injury, and civil litigation.

Carrie Warner Fields Paralegal

Contact Information:
(276) 889-0143
Fax: (276) 889-1121
cfields@chafinlaw.com

20 years of experience

Joined Our Firm in 2018

Carrie graduated from Lebanon High School in Lebanon, Virginia in 1996. She attended both the University of Virginia’s College at Wise in Wise, Virginia and Southwest Virginia Community College in Richlands, Virginia, where she received her Associate’s Degree. Carrie’s legal experience includes Social Security Disability, Workers’ Compensation, and Personal Injury law.