David McDowell elected as a Fellow of the Chattanooga Bar Foundation

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David McDowell elected as a Fellow of the Chattanooga Bar Foundation

The firm is proud to announce that David McDowell has been recently elected to the Chattanooga Bar Foundation’s 2026 Class of Fellows. The Chattanooga Bar Foundation serves several roles, including promoting and improving the legal profession, elevating the ethical standards of the bench and bar, improving relations between the members of the legal profession, the judiciary and the public, providing scholarships and charitable giving. As a group, the fellows work to improve the study of law, the administration of justice and relations between the members of the legal profession and the public. Election as a fellow is meant to signal that the membership regards the honoree to possesses a good reputation for professionalism, competence, and civility.

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