About

Martin L. Pierce is a extraordinarily experienced lawyer in Chattanooga, Tennessee, with information in Estate Planning, Business Entity Law, Employee Benefits, and Tax Law. Martin L. Pierce, a local of Memphis, Tennessee, is a distinguished lawyer primarily based in Chattanooga. He finished his undergraduate research at Tennessee Technological University in 1978, graduating summa cum laude. In 1981, he obtained his law degree with excessive honors from the University of Memphis, wherein he turned into a published member of the University of Memphis Law Review. Martin is licensed to exercise regulation in Tennessee and Georgia, as well as before the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. Supreme Court. With a focal point on Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Elder Law, Probate, and more, Martin is a Certified Estate Planning Specialist diagnosed by using the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils and the Tennessee Supreme Court. He is likewise AV Preeminent rated via Martindale-Hubbell and a Mid-South Super Lawyer® in Estate Planning and Elder Law. Additionally, he has been selected to Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates and is an AVVO Top-Rated Lawyer. In addition to his expertise in Estate Planning, Martin also makes a speciality of Business Entity Law, which include Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships, as well as Employee Benefits, Retirement Plans, and various Tax regulation topics. He is an Accredited Lawyer with the Department of Veterans Affairs and an Accredited Estate Planner® by the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils. Active in professional companies, Martin is a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Lawyers, the Chattanooga Estate Planning Council (Past President, 2006-07), and the Chattanooga Tax Practitioners (President, 2007-08). He additionally holds a Charter club of the Chattanooga Planned Giving Council. Martin L. Pierce is a incredibly reputable lawyer regarded for his expertise in Estate Planning, Business Entity Law, Employee Benefits, and Tax Law.

Legal Issues

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

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

Certificates

Estate Planning
Tennessee

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• Owner
  Martin L. Pierce, Lawyer at Law, Certified Estate Planning Law Specialist
  2005
• Partner
  Husch, Blackwell, Sanders, Welsh & Katz LLP
  2002
• Partner
  Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.
  1984
• Associate
  Stophel, Caldwell & Heggie, P.C.
  1981

Education

Associations

Costs

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

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