Pierce Law Firm in Chattanooga (Hixson), Tennessee
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- Business name: Pierce Law Firm
- Address:
- 4513 Hixson Pike
Suite 109
Chattanooga (Hixson), Tennessee 37343 - Phone number: 423-648-4303
- Business hours:
- 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Year established: 1981
- Credit cards accepted: No
- Number of employees: 1-5
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- Category: Legal
- Description:
- Martin L. Pierce, Certified Estate Planning Specialist, 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 very 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, Medicaid & VA Planning, Special Needs Trusts, Conservatorships, Guardianships and Charitable Planning, (2) Business Entity Law, including Corporations, LLCs and Partnerships, Nonprofits, Tax-exempt/501(c)(3) Organizations, Contracts, Leases and Agreements, (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 Law Specialist through the ABA-accredited National Association of Estate Planners & Councils and the Tennessee Commission on Specialization. He is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, and he is a Department of Veterans Affairs, Accredited Attorney. Among other professional organizations, he is a member of the Chattanooga Estate Planning Council (Past President, 2006-07), the Chattanooga Tax Practitioners (President, 2007-08), and was a Charter Member of the Chattanooga Planned Giving Council. He is also a member of the American Bar Association, and the Georgia, Tennessee and Chattanooga Bar Associations. Martin is the co-founder of several local nonprofit organizations, including First Things First and the IMPACT School at Silverdale Baptist Academy. He has served on the Boards of many nonprofits, including the Chattanooga Christian School, Bethel Bible Village, Lighthouse Counseling Center, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Chattanooga, and the Chattanooga Optimist Club. He currently serves on the Boards of Paraclyte Counseling Resources and LifeLine. He has extensive experience in establishing, counseling, operating, representing, teaching, and speaking about nonprofits and 501(c)(3)s as well as various legal, business and tax aspects concerning them. Martin is in his 33rd year of law practice in Chattanooga, where he began with Stophel, Caldwell & Heggie, P.C., in 1981. He moved to Chambliss & Bahner, PLLC, in 1984 (where he became a Partner in 1987 and was the Head of the Firm’s Tax & Estates Section). In 2002, Martin joined the national law firm of Husch & Eppenberger, LLC (where he was Head of the Estate Planning and Employee Benefits practice areas for the Firm’s three offices in the State of Tennessee). On January 1, 2005, Martin opened his own practice to more personally and cost effectively serve his clients.
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- Last update: 2013-10-09
- Visits: 829
