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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 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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