Martin L. Pierce

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

University of Memphis

J.D. | Law

1978 - 1981

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

Tennessee Technological University

History

1974 - 1978

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

Owner

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

2005 - Current

Partner

Husch, Blackwell, Sanders, Welsh & Katz LLP

2002 - 2004

Head of Tennessee Estate Planning & Employee Benefits Sections

Partner

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

1984 - 2002

Head of Trust & Estates Section

Associate

Stophel, Caldwell & Heggie, P.C.

1981 - 1984

Estate Planning

Tennessee

Young Alumnus of the Year

Tennessee Technological University

1988

Tennessee State Bar  # 009608

Member

Current

Chattanooga Estate Planning Council

President 2006-07

1988 - Current

Chattanooga Tax Practitioners

President 2007-08

1982 - Current

Georgia

Since 1982

Tennessee

Since 1981

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1995

• Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
  Low, flat fee for many common services, documents and needs! Rates from $75 per hour (Paralegal) to $350 per hour (Senior most Attorney for certain matters)

• Special Needs Trusts
• Conservatorships & Guardianships
• Wills, Trusts, Advance Directives (Powers of Attorney, etc.)
• Medicaid Planning
• LLCs, Corporations, etc.