Gregory H. Kinnamon
Areas of Practice
Civil Litigation
County Government Law
Personal Injury
Automobile and Truck Accidents
Wrongful Death
Probate Law
Wills, Estates and Trusts
Business Law
Formation of Corporations, Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies
Real Estate Transactions
Biography
Gregory H. Kinnamon was born in Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia in 1958 and has lived in the Dalton area all of his life. Mr. Kinnamon graduated high school from Northwest Whitfield High School as part of the School's first graduating class in 1976.
Mr. Kinnamon served two terms in the Georgia House of Representatives from 1992-1997 where he served as Secretary of Governmental Affairs, Chairman of the Elections subcommittee, Industrial Relations, Chairman of the Worker's Compensation subcommittee, and on the prestigious Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Kinnamon served as counsel for the Carpet Capital Association of Realtors from 1992-2012. Mr. Kinnamon has served as Murray County's attorney since 2000. Mr. Kinnamon has served as former Director/Organizer of Premier National Bank of Dalton, former Director of Dalton-Whitfield Bank, former Board member of Whitfield Education Foundation, former Board Trustee of Dalton State College Foundation, former Advisory Board member of First National Community Bank, formerly known as the First National Bank of Chatsworth, former Executive Committee member of Dalton-Whitfield Chamber of Commerce, Past President of Cherokee Area Estate Planning, Past President of the local chapter of the Georgia Bulldog Club, Past President of Dalton Golf and Country Club. Mr. Kinnamon previously served on the Board of the Humane Society of Northwest Georgia. He also previously served as Trustee of the Whitfield Healthcare Foundation.
Education
He graduated from the University of Georgia with an A.B. degree in Political Science in 1980 and received his Juris Doctor degree from Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law cum laude in 1984. Mr. Kinnamon was admitted to practice law in Georgia in 1984.
Bar Memberships
Mr. Kinnamon is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and a member of the Conasauga Circuit Bar Association. Mr. Kinnamon has practiced before various Probate, Magistrate, Superior and State Courts as well as Federal Court, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, State of Georgia Court of Appeals, Georgia Supreme Court and the United States Supreme Court.
Recognition
Mr. Kinnamon has a client rating of 5.0 of 5.0 from Martindale Hubbell/Lawyers.com and an AV (preeminent) peer review rating from Martindale Hubbell/Lawyers.com, the highest rating available.
Voted Best Attorney in Northwest Georgia by the readers of the Dalton Daily-Citizen News, Reader's Choice Award for 9 years in a row from 2017-2025. He also won the award in 1997 and 2010.
Gregory H. Kinnamon, P.C. [The Kinnamon Law Firm] was nominated by his peers statewide in the Georgia Business Journal, Best of Georgia in 2020 - 2025, and has won in the category of Probate Law Firms six years in a row. Likewise, The Kinnamon Law Firm won Best of Georgia in 2024 (Regional) and 2025 statewide in the category of Estate Planning Law Firms. The Kinnamon Law Firm, under the leadership of Mr. Kranzlein was nominated by his peers statewide in the Georgia Business Journal, Best of Georgia in 2024 and Regional in 2025 in the category of Real Estate Law Firms.