Gearhiser Peters Attorneys Selected as 2020 Super Lawyers
Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott, & Cannon, PLLC
Gearhiser Peters Attorneys Selected as 2020 Super Lawyers
Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon PLLC is proud to announce that five of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2020 Mid-South Edition of Super Lawyers® for their outstanding legal work in Tennessee. R. Wayne Peters and Lee Ann Adams were honored as top-rated Estate Planning and Probate attorneys, Sam D. Elliott was honored as a top-rated Business Litigation attorney, and Robert L. Lockaby was honored as a top-rated Business / Corporate attorney. Justin B. Faith was honored as a top-rated Business Litigation Rising Star attorney.
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 the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to be included on the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5% percent 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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At Legal Aid of East Tennessee’s 60th Anniversary celebration on October 23, Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon, PLLC was honored as the organization’s Pro Bono Firm of the Year. Member Sam Elliott said: "Many lawyers in our firm have supported the efforts of Legal Aid of East Tennessee and other pro bono initiatives through the years, either directly providing pro bono services through LAET, through financial contributions to LAET or other worthy organizations, or through the Chattanooga Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, or the Tennessee Bar Foundation. We are humbled to be recognized in such a significant way."
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.
