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Dana Perry concentrates her practice on estate planning, special needs planning and elder law. Dana has a hands-on approach helping clients provide for their family's future security and protect their assets through creative planning. Additional areas of focus include long-term care planning, navigating the Medicaid rules, veterans' benefits planning, multi-generational trust planning and drafting and administering supplemental needs trusts.

Dana is certified as an Elder Law Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and is an Accredited Attorney, Department of Veterans Affairs. She is licensed to practice in Tennessee and Georgia, and is a frequent speaker on estate planning, elder law and special needs planning.

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Location
  • 605 Chestnut Street, Suite 1700
    Chattanooga, TN 37450
Demographics
  • Gender: Female
Education
  • Vanderbilt University, J.D., graduated 1988
Bar Admissions
  • Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association
  • Georgia, State Bar of Georgia
Affiliations
  • Academy of Special Needs Planners - Member
  • American Bar Association - Member
  • Chattanooga Area Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors
  • Chattanooga Bar Association - Member
  • Chattanooga Tax Practitioners - Member
  • Meritas - Board of Directors
  • National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys - Member
  • River City Company - Board of Directors
  • State Bar of Georgia - Member
  • Tennessee Bar Association, Elder Law Section - Past Chair
  • Urban League of Greater Chattanooga - Board of Directors, Chair

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2020 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Trusts and Estates
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Trusts and Estates, Chattanooga (2020)
  • Trusts and Estates, Chattanooga (2018)
  • Trusts and Estates, Chattanooga (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Elder Law
  • Trusts and Estates
Special Focus:
  • Disability
  • Elder
  • Estate Planning
  • Special Needs
  • Succession Planning
Awards:
  • Fellow, Chattanooga Bar Foundation
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers, Estate Planning and Probate
  • Mid-South Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2011, 2012
  • The Best Lawyers in America, Elder Law and Trusts and Estates
  • UnBought and UnBossed Honoree, Girls Inc.
  • Leadership Chattanooga, 1997 Class
  • Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation
  • Best Lawyers in America 2014 "Chattanooga Trusts and Estates Lawyer of the Year"
  • Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
  • Avvo 10.0 Rating

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