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Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon Attorneys Selected As 2022 Super Lawyers

Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott, & Cannon, PLLC

Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon PLLC announces five of its attorneys have been recognized as 2022 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 2022 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list are honored for their high levels of professional achievement and peer recognition. The 2022 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list includes Gearhiser Peters attorneys:


Lee Ann Adams Estate & Probate
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.

09 May, 2024
The firm is proud to announce that Lee Ann Adams has recently been elected a Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation, an association of approximately 850 attorneys across the state. Invitations to membership, which is a position of honor, were extended to 29 attorneys by the Board of Trustees. Lee Ann joins fellow members of the firm, Wayne Peters, Robert Lockaby, Sam Elliott (pictured) and David McDowell as a Tennessee Bar Foundation Fellow. The Bar Foundation has a two-fold purpose: to recognize attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the community and the profession, and to administer a grant making program.
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.
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