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91            <p>Kizer &amp; Black, Attorneys, PLLC was founded in 1968 by Ben Kizer and David T. Black.<br><br>
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93				Ben W. Kizer was born on September 18, 1920.  Mr. Kizer graduated from Maryville High School and volunteered to serve in World War II.  As a tail gunner on a U.S. bomber, his plane was shot down, and Mr. Kizer was captured and held for 18 months as a prisoner of war in a German stalag.  Mr. Kizer received the Purple Heart for being wounded in action.  Upon his release and the victory in World War II, Mr. Kizer attended the University of Tennessee College of Law on his GI Bill.<br><br>
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95				Mr. Kizer began his legal career as a solo practitioner in the early 1950’s and went into partnership with David T. Black in 1968 to create Kizer and Black Attorneys.  Mr. Kizer’s practice was a general practice but his concentration was on real estate title work.  He also served as a City Judge for the City of Alcoa for a number of years.<br><br>
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97				Mr. Kizer retired from Kizer and Black in the early 1980’s to spend time with his family.  He passed away on January 3, 1996, and was survived by his wife, Barbara Louise Kizer, and their sons, Preston Kizer and Ben Wright Kizer, Jr.<br><br>
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99				Mr. Black, a native of Maryville, graduated from the University of Tennessee in 1966 with a B.S. in Liberal Arts and he graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 1967, having jointly pursued his undergraduate degree and his law degree. He joined Ben Kizer to form Kizer &amp; Black, Attorneys, PLLC in 1968. He served as an Officer on active duty with the U.S. Army Security Agency from 1969-1971 and then returned to the firm. He served as a part-time assistant Attorney General from 1972-1974 and has practiced extensively in areas of major civil, business, and estate litigation. He is licensed to practice before all State Courts, United States District Courts, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Claims Court, and the Supreme Court of the United States.  He is also a certified Mediator and has had an AV Martindale-Hubbell rating for in excess of 30 years. He is a member of the Tennessee and American Bar Associations and has served as President of the Blount County Bar Association. He has been listed in Best Lawyers of America for 30 years.<br><br>
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101				David has shown an extensive commitment to the Blount County community in various capacities. He served as a member of the Blount County Chamber of Commerce from 1983-1986, serving as a Director and Vice-President. He served as Chairman of the Blount County Planning Commission form 1973-1993. He served on the Blount County Industrial Development Board from 1990 to 2016, having served as Secretary, Vice-Chairman, and Chairman, and he has served on the Tellico Reservoir Development Agency as a Director representing Blount County from TRDA’s inception in 1982 to the present, having served as Chairman in 1992-1994. In addition to these major commitments to area economic development, he has served on the Boards of the Blount County Historic Trust and the Great Smoky Mountain Heritage Center.<br><br>
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103				In 1981, Marty Black, a native of Maryville, joined K&amp;B.  She graduated cum laude from Mount Holyoke College in 1967. In 1973, she graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law where she was first in her class, a member of Order of the Coif, a member of the Tennessee Law Review, and Graduate of the Year. From 1973 to 1981, she was a full-time professor at the University of Tennessee College of Law, being an Assistant Professor from 1973 to 1976 and a tenured Associate Professor from 1976 to 1981.  When she joined K&amp;B, she practiced in the areas of Business Entities, Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Elder Law.<br><br>
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105				From 1990 to 1992, she served on the Tennessee Supreme Court Commission to study the Appellate Courts, and from 1993 to 1996 she served on the Tennessee Supreme Court Commission on the Future of the Tennessee Judicial System. She was a member of the Tennessee Bar Association Commission on Legal Education and is a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation. In 1996, she was a

105ppointed a member of a Special Tennessee Supreme Court to hear a challenge to the validity of the election of the Court. From 1997-2003, she served as a Hearing Committee member for the Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility. She has an AV Martindale-Hubbell rating.<br><br>
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107				In 1985, Marty received the Knox County Bar Association Law and Liberty Award and she received the American Bar Association Small Firm Merit Award in 2001. She is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and is a member of the American Bar Association and the Tennessee Bar Association and has served as President of the Blount County Bar Association.<br><br>
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109				Marty has also been active in the Blount County community having organized the Blount County Foster Care Review Board and served as its Chairperson; having served as a Director and President of the Blount County Children’s Home; having served as a Director of the Blount County Historic Trust; having provided the legal organization for the Foothills Land Conservancy and having served as a Director; and having served on the Maryville College Advisory Council, the Blount County Constitutional Bi-Centennial Committee, and the Alcoa Scholarship Selection Committee. In addition, Marty served as a Director of the Blount County Public Library from 1992-2002, and in 1998 organized the Foundation for the Blount County Public Library and served as a Director for its initial four years. In 2012, she was awarded the Champion of the Blount County Public Library Award. She has been a frequent speaker on Elder Law and Estate Planning topics.<br><br>
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111 Black’s founders built the firm upon a solid foundation of legal expertise and a tradition of excellence that has continued for more than 50 years.</p>
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