R. Wayne Peters, Sam Elliott, Wade Cannon, Beverly Edge and Bob Lockaby are included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2018.
Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott, & Cannon, PLLC
R. Wayne Peters: Litigation – Trusts and Estates; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates
Sam Elliott: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Municipal; Municipal Law
Wade Cannon: Litigation – Real Estate
Beverly Edge: Real Estate Law
Bob Lockaby: Bet-the-Company Litigation; Commercial Litigation
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.
