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 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.
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.
