About Travenia A.
Travenia A. Holden is an attorney admitted to practice in Tennessee and before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. She holds a Juris Doctor from North Carolina Central University School of Law and a Bachelor of Arts from Howard University. Her academic background combines a historically Black undergraduate education with a law degree from a public law school known for training practitioners who go on to courtroom work.
Holden’s legal training at North Carolina Central University School of Law gave her formal grounding in trial advocacy and legal research. At Howard University she completed undergraduate studies that prepared her for law school and public life. Those two institutions are recurring names in the biographies of lawyers who move between community-focused work and federal practice.
After completing law school, Holden entered private practice. She now practices through the Holden Law Office. Her admission to the Sixth Circuit allows her to file appeals and handle federal matters that arise from the states in that appellate circuit. She is licensed in Tennessee, where she handles cases filed in state courts and carries out related federal filings when appeals or circuit-level review are needed.
Colleagues describe routine responsibilities that include preparing briefs, appearing in court, and advising clients on procedural and substantive questions tied to litigation and appeals. She balances work at the trial level with appellate litigation when cases require review beyond a trial court. That pattern places her practice at the intersection of state court litigation and federal appellate procedure.
Holden’s profile reflects a lawyer who moves between different court levels. She brings her law school training to cases that originate in Tennessee and, when necessary, ascend to the Sixth Circuit. She manages case preparation, oral argument readiness, and the written advocacy appellate courts require. Those tasks define much of her day-to-day legal work.
She maintains an office under the name Holden Law Office. The office serves as the locus for client meetings, case preparation, and filing activities. As of 2026 she continues to represent clients in Tennessee courts and in filings before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, focusing her practice on litigation and appellate representation within those jurisdictions.