Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon, PLLC announced that 5 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.

Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media, and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.

Congratulations to the following GPEC lawyers named to the 2025 The Best Lawyers in America list:

• Lee Ann Adams: Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates

• Wade Cannon: Litigation – Real Estate
• Sam D. Elliott: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Labor and Employment; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Municipal; Municipal Law

• Robert L. Lockaby, Jr.: Commercial Litigation
• R. Wayne Peters: Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates