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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On July 1, 2025, Sam D. Elliott, a member of the firm, assumed the chairmanship of the Tennessee Bar Foundation Board of Trustees. A member of the Board since 2019, Sam will serve a one-year term as chairman. The Tennessee Bar Foundation was established in 1982. Its mission is to administer Tennessee’s IOLTA (Interest On Lawyers’ Trust Accounts) program, honor distinguished attorneys as "Fellows," and support law-related public interest projects. The IOLTA program supports Tennessee’s Legal Aid programs and other non-profit organizations which provide legal services to the poor and/or work to improve the administration of justice. Sam is a former president of the Tennessee and Chattanooga Bar Associations and also currently serves as Chairman of the Tennessee Historical Commission.