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
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.
