Martin L. Pierce

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Martin L. Pierce, Attorney at Law, Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist

Experience: 42 years

Estate Planning, Elder Law, Probate and 3 others

Georgia, Tennessee and U.S. Supreme Court

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Experience 42y

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Martin L. Pierce is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, and received his undergraduate degree, summa cum laude, from Tennessee Technological University in 1978. He received that institution's Outstanding Young Alumnus Award in 1988. Martin received his law degree, with high honors, from the University of Memphis in 1981, where he was a published member of the University of Memphis Law Review. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee and Georgia, as well as before the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Martin works primarily in the areas of: (1) Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Elder Law, Probate, Special Needs Trusts, Conservatorships, Guardianships, Business and Family Succession Planning, Medicaid & VA Planning, , Miller Trusts, Qualified Income Trusts, and Charitable Planning; (2) Business Entity Law, including Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships, Nonprofits, Tax-exempt (501(c)(3)) Organizations, Contracts, Agreements, Buy-Sell Agreements, Leases, Real Estate documents, Foundations, etc.; (3) Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, Cafeteria Plans, Health Savings Accounts, COBRA and ERISA; and (4) various other Tax law matters.

He is a Certified Estate Planning Specialist with the ABA-accredited National Association of Estate Planners & Councils and the Tennessee Supreme Court. An AV Preeminent rated lawyer with Martindale-Hubbell, he is also a Mid-South Super Lawyer® in the areas of Estate Planning and Elder Law, was selected to Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates, and is an AVVO Top-Rated Lawyer. He is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and he is an Accredited Attorney with the Department of Veterans Affairs. He is an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils, a member of the Chattanooga Estate Planning Council (Past President, 2006-07) and the Chattanooga Tax Practitioners (President, 2007-08), and he was a Charter Member of the Chattanooga Planned Giving

Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice

Georgia

Since 1982

Tennessee

Since 1981

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1995

Professional Experience

2005 - Current

Martin L. Pierce, Attorney at Law, Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist

Owner

2002 - 2004

Husch, Blackwell, Sanders, Welsh & Katz LLP

Partner

Head of Tennessee Estate Planning & Employee Benefits Sections

1984 - 2002

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Partner

Head of Trust & Estates Section

1981 - 1984

Stophel, Caldwell & Heggie, P.C.

Associate

Education

1978 - 1981

University of Memphis

J.D. | Law

Honors: Law Review (published) Top 5% American Jurisprudence Awards in Contracts & Ethics

1974 - 1978

Tennessee Technological University

History

Honors: Summa Cum Laude Highest Average in College of Arts & Sciences

Awards

year - Martin L. Pierce

Young Alumnus of the Year

Tennessee Technological University

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Martin L. Pierce, Attorney at Law 4513 Hixson Pike Suite 109 Chattanooga TN 37415 Telephone: (423) 648-4303

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Martin L. Pierce Martin L. Pierce, Attorney at Law, Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist

Experience: 42 years

Website: Open

Phone: (423) 648-4303

Location: USA

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Practice Areas

Estate Planning

Guardianship & Conservatorship Estate Administration, Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills

Elder Law

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Tax Law

Business Taxes, Criminal Tax Litigation, Estate Tax Planning, Income Taxes, International Taxes, Payroll Taxes, Property Taxes, Sales Taxes, Tax Appeals, Tax Audits, Tax Planning

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Languages

English: Spoken, Written

Certifications

Estate Planning

Tennessee

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