R. Wayne Peters, Sam Elliott, Wade Cannon, Lee Ann Adams and Bob Lockaby, Jr. named to 2021 The Best Lawyers in America©. Sam Elliott named Litigation – Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year.
Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott, & Cannon, PLLC
R. Wayne Peters: Tax Law, Trusts and Estates; Litigation and Controversy – Tax; Litigation – Trusts and Estates
Sam D. Elliott: Commercial Litigation; Bet-the-Company Litigation; Municipal Law; Litigation – Labor and Employment(also Chattanooga Lawyer of the Year); Litigation – Land Use and Zoning; Litigation – Municipal
Wade Cannon: Litigation – Real Estate
Lee Ann Adams: Trusts and Estates
Bob Lockaby, Jr.: Commercial Litigation; Bet-the-Company Litigation
Eight Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon Attorneys Selected As 2025 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars
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."
