Gerald Ketchum has been serving the West Tennessee area with his law firm since 1978.  He received his Associates Degree from Jackson State Community College in 1970. He then studied at Arkansas State University where he received his Bachelor's Degree in 1972, before enrolling in Memphis State University where he received his Law Degree in 1977.

Gerald Ketchum is a graduate of the Tennessee Law Enforcement Training Academy. He is a past President of the Dyer County Bar Association as well as a member of the American Bankruptcy Institute and The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.