Zachary Atchley
The Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison Law firm announce that Zachary Atchley has joined the firm as an associate.
Mr. Atchley is the second fourth-generation attorney on his father’s side who benefitted from the mentorship he received from both his father, Fielding H. Atchley, and brother, Trevor F. Atchley, with whom he practiced law before joining Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison P.C. Mr. Atchley practices in the areas of General Civil & Commercial Litigation, Financial and Estate Planning, Probate Administration, and Business and Corporate Law.
He received his B.A. from Appalachian State University Graduate in 2006. While at Appalachian State, Mr. Atchley graduated from Watauga Residential College, an alternative honors program focused on writing, discussion, complex thinking, creativity, community and curiosity. He received a Master of Public Administration with a Nonprofit Management Concentration from UTC in 2010 and his J.D. from Lincoln Memorial University’s Duncan School of Law in 2022.
Law is Mr. Atchley’s second-career as he has over 10 years’ experience in non-profit management, where he specialized in program development, grant writing and administration, organizational planning, and fundraising for nonprofits serving Chattanooga’s disinvested neighborhoods and underserved populations.
Throughout his life, Mr. Atchley has been an active volunteer, involved in both church and civic activities. As a boy scout, he earned the rank of Eagle Scout. His law school emphasized the importance of engaging in community service and pro bono work is an important part of his practice. Mr. Atchley regularly volunteers at Chattanooga School for the Arts and Sciences and Center for Creative Arts, where his daughters attend, serves as a deacon, Sunday School facilitator, and worship leader at First Christian Church Chattanooga, serves as co-president of Barking Legs Theater’s Board of Directors, and serves the city of Chattanooga as a member of its Beer Board.