Christopher M. Gant
Attorney
LICENSED IN TENNESSEE AND GEORGIA
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Chris has been licensed to practice in Georgia since 2007 and licensed to practice in Tennessee since 2022. Chris spent his entire legal career practicing in the Atlanta region prior to joining Litchford, Pearce & Associates, PLLC in October 2020. Chris concentrates his practice in the areas of business litigation, personal injury, bank transactions and litigation, real property disputes, and construction litigation.
Chris has experience representing banks as lead counsel in contested bench trials and appeals in the Georgia Court of Appeals and Georgia Supreme Court. Chris has recently handled large commercial transactions for a large regional bank based in Tennessee. He also litigated a high profile and sensitive case for a national bank client in Atlanta involving multiple lawsuits and protests that resulted in dismissal of all claims against the bank. Chris brokered a profitable sale of a pizza restaurant the same week the Covid-19 crisis began in March 2020. In his personal injury practice, Chris secured a settlement for a motorcycle client against a national ride sharing company where liability was disputed, recovered damages against Starbucks in a hot coffee case where his client suffered severe burns and most recently recovered damages against a pharmacy for incorrectly administrating a weight loss drug.
A native of Rossville, Georgia, Chris is a graduate of The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and the University of Georgia, where he received undergraduate degrees in History and Political Science. After working on a congressional campaign as political director, Chris attended the University of Georgia School of Law and received his J.D. degree. While at UGA Law, Chris was a member of the Mock Trial Board, President of the Student Bar Association and President of The Federalist Society. Chris worked for several law firms in Atlanta after law school and founded his own law practice in 2019 in Atlanta prior to joining Litchford, Pearce & Associates, PLLC.
Chris is a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Chattanooga Bar Association and Atlanta Lawyer's Club. Chris and his wife Ali reside in Chattanooga with their three sons. Chris is a lifelong Chattanooga Lookouts fan and enjoys cheering on the Georgia Bulldogs and the Atlanta Braves. Chris recently completed a two-year term as President of the Tornado Club in charge of concessions and recently joined the McCallie Athletic Council. Chris has served as a volunteer youth coach for baseball, basketball, and flag football.
Education
University of Georgia School of Law, Athens, Georgia
J.D. – 2007
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
A.B. in History and Political Science - 2001
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
