Gearhiser Peters Attorneys Continue Bar Leadership

Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott, & Cannon, PLLC

Several Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon attorneys recently attended the annual Tennessee Bar Association Convention in June and will be taking leadership roles. For the upcoming 2022-2023 bar year, Justin Faith will again serve as a member in the Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) House of Delegates and he will be the Meetings Coordinator for the TBA Young Lawyers Division (YLD). Justin also received the 2022 Presidential Award for Distinguished Service in recognition of his substantial contributions and many years on the TBA YLD Executive Committee.


David McDowell will serve as the TBA YLD Fellows liaison to the TBA YLD. David is a past president of the YLD and served six years on the TBA Board of Governors.


Sam Elliott was re-elected to an additional three year term on the Tennessee Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. The Foundation honors attorneys who have distinguished themselves in the profession by electing them to membership as "Fellows," and uses their contributions to support law-related public interest projects. By direction of the Tennessee Supreme Court, the Foundation administers Tennessee's IOLTA (Interest On Lawyers' Trust Accounts) program.

David McDowell was elected to serve as the Vice President of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Fellows

July 10, 2025
At the 144th Annual Tennessee Bar Association Convention, David McDowell was elected to serve as the Vice President of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Fellows, and began another term of service as the East Tennessee Governor on the Tennessee Bar Association Board of Governors.

Longtime Legal Leader Sam D. Elliott Takes Helm of Tennessee Bar Foundation

July 10, 2025
On July 1, 2025, Sam D. Elliott, a member of the firm, assumed the chairmanship of the Tennessee Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. A member of the Board since 2019, Sam will serve a one-year term as chairman. The Tennessee Bar Foundation was established in 1982. Its mission is to administer Tennessee’s IOLTA (Interest On Lawyers’ Trust Accounts) program, honor distinguished attorneys as "Fellows," and support law-related public interest projects. The IOLTA program supports Tennessee’s Legal Aid programs and other non-profit organizations which provide legal services to the poor and/or work to improve the administration of justice. Sam is a former president of the Tennessee and Chattanooga Bar Associations and also currently serves as Chairman of the Tennessee Historical Commission.