Christopher W. Martin

ATTORNEY

Mr. Martin has been a continuously licensed attorney in the State of Tennessee since October 3, 1981.  Mr. Martin has represented banks, credit unions, mortgage companies and other institutional lenders since the spring of 1983 when he became involved in representing Bank of Knoxville and Third National Banking Corporation following their acquisition of City & County Banks subsequent to their closure by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.  Mr. Martin has been a title insurance agent in Tennessee for over 20 years.  He is an authorized agent for Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.  

Mr. Martin has been involved in some of the more significant development projects in the metropolitan Knoxville area, including retail, multi-family, commercial and industrial properties.  He has been involved in many projects associated with the Knoxville downtown redevelopment, and many of those projects have involved government finance incentives, including historic tax credits, tax increment financing, CDFI, and sale-leaseback PILOT financing.  Mr. Martin has served as counsel to lenders and developers relating to hotels, subdivision development, multiuse retail-residential, condominium developments, strip centers, resort developments and joint public/private development projects.  

Currently, Mr. Martin is an approved attorney for many local and regional lenders. He has provided lenders with advice and representation in loan workouts, foreclosures and loan document enforcement litigation.  Effective January 1, 2025, Mr. Martin became a partner in the law firm of Lowe Yeager & Brown PLLC, following the merger with Ayres & Parkey Attorneys.