Overview
Machen Picard Bihrle aggressively advocates for clients’ interests in complex financial disputes.
Prior to joining Faegre Drinker, Machen served as a federal judicial law clerk for the Hon. Gregory F. Van Tatenhove of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
While attending law school, Machen was a Tennessee Legal Scholar and worked as a research associate to Prof. Penny J. White, the Elvin E. Overton Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of Tennessee College of Law.
Personal Interests
In her spare time, Machen enjoys staying active by playing Ultimate Frisbee and disc golf with her husband, Danny. She also appreciates craft beer and follows Tennessee Volunteers basketball.
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Credentials
Bar Admissions
Kentucky
Minnesota
Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Clerkships
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Hon. Gregory F. Van Tatenhove, 2018-2020
Education
University of Tennessee College of Law
J.D. summa cum laude, Order of the Coif, Tennessee Law Review - Editor-in-Chief (2018)
University of Alabama
B.A. in English, summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa (2015)
Insights & Events
Leadership & Community
Professional Associations
- Kentucky Bar Association
Honors
- Faegre Drinker — Pro Bono Honor Roll, 2020
- Tennessee Legal Scholars, University of Tennessee College of Law, Class of 2018
- Tennessee Law Review Silver Pen Award for an Exemplary Casenote
- International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award
- Summers-Wyatt Trial Advocacy Scholarship
- CALI Awards in Legal Process II, Civil Procedure I, Contracts II, Trial Practice and Appellate Litigation Clinic
No aspect of these recognitions has been approved by the highest court of any state.