Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon, PLLC in Chattanooga, TN

A Diverse and Multi-Faceted Litigation, Business, Tax and Estate Planning Practice Established in 1974

Law Firm in Chattanooga, TN

What We Do

Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott & Cannon, PLLC is a diverse and multi-faceted litigation, business, tax, and estate planning practice established in 1974. For 50 years, our attorneys have served the people in the Chattanooga area in nearly every type of law. Whether you are searching for an attorney to help you start your new business, need legal counsel for lawsuits, or need to plan the future of your estate, we can help.

We have attorneys licensed to practice in both Tennessee and Georgia, giving us the ability to help countless businesses and individuals. Our comprehensive, professional legal services are timely, efficient, and reasonably priced. To ensure the best level of legal representation, we prefer to work closely with your professional advisers, including your accountant, banker, investment and insurance adviser, or trust officer.


Chattanooga and North Georgia residents and business owners in search of the highest quality legal services should contact our office today. Our entire team of lawyers and legal professionals are ready and able to provide you with the best possible legal representation. Call our office today to learn more about our firm and how we can assist you.


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Recent Announcements

8 Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon Attorneys Selected As 2024 Super Lawyers & Rising Stars

December 4, 2024
Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon PLLC announces eight of its attorneys have been recognized as 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars for their legal work in Tennessee, earning recognition as top-rated attorneys in their respective practice areas. The Gearhiser Peters attorneys selected for the 2024 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list are honored for their high levels of professional achievement and peer recognition. The 2024 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list includes Gearhiser Peters attorneys: Lee Ann Adams – Estate & Probate Wade K. Cannon – Banking Sam D. Elliott – Business Litigation Justin B. Faith – Business Litigation (Rising Star) Robert L. Lockaby, Jr. – Business/Corporate David G. McDowell – Business Litigation Dillon P. Thornbury – Business/Corporate (Rising Star) R. Wayne Peters – Estate & Probate Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon is a full service and multi-faceted litigation, business, tax, and estate planning law firm in Chattanooga that has served local, regional, and national business and individual clients since 1974. Each year, no more than 5% of the lawyers in Tennessee are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to be included on the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5% are included on the Super Lawyers Rising Stars List. Super Lawyers, a Thomson Reuters business, is a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The annual selections are made using a patented multiphase process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, an independent research evaluation of candidates, and peer reviews by practice area. The result is a credible, comprehensive, and diverse listing of exceptional attorneys. For more information about Super Lawyers, visit SuperLawyers.com.

Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon Attorneys Selected for 2025 Best Lawyers ®️

August 27, 2024
Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon Attorneys Selected for 2025 Best Lawyers ®️ 

Sam Elliott Named Chair-Elect of Tennessee Bar Foundation

July 24, 2024
Sam Elliott, a member of the firm, recently was confirmed as chair-elect of the Tennessee Bar Foundation’s Board of Trustees at the Foundation’s annual meeting in Memphis in June. He will serve a one-year term, and succeed to the chairmanship in June 2025. 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 has previously announced 2024 grants totaling $3,000,000, to support 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 was also recently notified of his appointment by Tennessee Speaker of the House Cameron Sexton to the reorganized Tennessee Historical Commission. Sam has served on the Commission since 2005 and was the chairman from 2009 to 2015. He is an avocational historian of Tennessee during the Civil War and has had several books, essays and articles published, including award-winning biographies of Isham G. Harris and John C. Brown.