Pierce, Schaffer open law practice
Chattanooga attorneys Martin L. Pierce and Jodi Harris Schaffer have opened their own law practice on Access Road in Hixson under the new name of Pierce & Schaffer, Attorneys at Law.
The new practice will focus upon wills and trusts, probate, elder law, Medicaid and V.A. planning, asset protection, corporations, nonprofits, family law and retirement plans, among other legal fields.
Pierce, in his 31st year as a lawyer, was formerly a partner of Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., and of Husch and Eppenberger, LLC. He is licensed in Tennessee and Georgia. He is certified as an Estate Planning Law Specialist by the ABA-accredited National Association of Estate Planners & Councils and by the Tennessee Commission on Specialization. He is also a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the Chattanooga Estate Planning Council, the Chattanooga Tax Practitioners and the American, Georgia, Tennessee and Chattanooga Bar Associations.
Pierce has been a co-founder of several local ministries and organizations, including First Things First and Paraclyte Ministries, and he has served on a number of boards, including those of the Chattanooga Christian School, Chattanooga Resource Foundation, Bethel Bible Village, Student Venture of Chattanooga (a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ), and the Chattanooga Optimist Club. He is also the chairman of the Alpha Fund, a component fund of the Chattanooga Christian Community Foundation; a member of the Christian Legal Society; and a teacher/counselor with Crown Financial Ministries. He is a charter and qualified member of Kingdom Advisors.