Lee Ann Adams presented “Ain’t No Sunshine When She’s Gone (But There Should Be an Estate Plan)” to the Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute on November 20, 2013
Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott, & Cannon, PLLC
Everyone needs an estate plan, even if it’s a simple one. Why? Because your home, your heirlooms and your money might not get to the right people in your life. Don’t let the uncomfortable feeling of thinking about your own demise prevent you from taking responsibility for those you love. This session will provide some guidance on how to control your own estate and ensure that your assets will be distributed as you wish.
Below are some of the key areas our presenter, Lee Ann Adams, will address:
- Methods of transferring assets: lifetime gifts, joint ownership, beneficiary designation, estate planning vehicles (wills and trusts)
- Aspects of incapacity planning including advance directives, general powers of attorney and funded revocable/living trusts
- Federal estate and Tennessee inheritance tax planning
Presented by: Lee Ann Adams; Attorney, Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon, PLLC
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TIME: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
LOCATION: United Way of Greater Chattanooga630 Market Street
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.
