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Attorney Justin B. Faith Elected Member at Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon, PLLC

Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott, & Cannon, PLLC

Chattanooga law firm, Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon, PLLC announces that Justin B. Faith became a Member effective January 1, 2019.

Mr. Faith practices primarily in the areas of civil business litigation and estate administration.  He has experience representing both businesses and individuals in commercial litigation and business disputes, construction matters, employment law, municipality issues, trust and estate litigation, conservatorships, personal injury cases, and various other types of legal matters in state and federal courts.

Mr. Faith received his law degree from the University of Tennessee with high honors, magna cum laude , and his undergraduate degree from the University of Louisville, magna cum laude.  Prior to joining the Firm, Mr. Faith served as the Judicial Law Clerk for the Honorable W. Frank Brown III (retired) and the Honorable Jeffrey M. Atherton of the Hamilton County Chancery Court.

Since entering private practice, Mr. Faith has been heavily involved with the Chattanooga and Tennessee Bar Associations and in related community service and pro bono events.  He currently serves on the Executive Committee of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division as the group’s Treasurer.  He is a 2018 graduate of the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law (TBALL) program, and he was selected as the 2018 recipient of the TBA YLD’s President’s Special Recognition Award.

Mr. Faith and his wife, attorney Brittany Thomas Faith, reside in Chattanooga with their infant son, Bennett.

Mr. Faith can be reached at 423-756-5171 or by email at jfaith@gearhiserpeters.com.

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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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