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Justin Faith Honored as Fellow of American Bar Foundation

Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott, & Cannon, PLLC

GPEC attorney Justin Faith was recently honored and named as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation (ABF).


The ABF is an honorary organization of distinguished attorneys, judges, law faculty, and legal scholars who have demonstrated outstanding leadership in the profession and service to society. Faith was nominated by his Tennessee lawyer peers and selected by the ABF Board, where membership is strictly limited to only 1% of lawyers licensed to practice in each jurisdiction. The ABF is a seventy-year old impartial and non-partisan nonprofit, independent research institute which supports and advances the most pressing and cutting edge legal research issues facing the legal system.


Faith focuses his practice on civil business litigation and estate litigation. Faith has been involved in bar leadership at the local, state, and national level and has been recognized as a Super Lawyers®️ Rising Star in Business Litigation for the past several years. Faith earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law and his bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville.

David McDowell Re-Elected as East TN Governor for the TN Bar Association Board of Governors

18 Apr, 2024
David McDowell was recently elected to serve his second term as the East Tennessee Governor on the Tennessee Bar Association Board of Governors, and as treasurer for the YLD Fellows. David has previously served as the 3rd District Governor for the Board of Governors, and as the YLD President. David is a fellow of the Tennessee Bar and American Bar Foundations.

Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon PLLC Announces 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

06 Dec, 2023
Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon PLLC announces several of its attorneys have been recognized as 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for their legal work in Tennessee, earning recognition as top-rated attorneys in their respective practice areas. The Gearhiser Peters attorneys selected for the 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list are honored for their high levels of professional achievement and peer recognition. The 2023 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list includes Gearhiser Peters attorneys: Lee Ann Adams – Estate & Probate Wade K. Cannon - Banking Sam D. Elliott – Business Litigation Justin B. Faith – Business Litigation (Rising Star) Robert L. Lockaby, Jr. – Business/Corporate R. Wayne Peters – Estate & Probate Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon is a full service and multi-faceted litigation, business, tax, and estate planning law firm in Chattanooga that has served local, regional, and national business and individual clients since 1974. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in Tennessee are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to be included on the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5% are included on the Super Lawyers Rising Stars List. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com .
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