Monday, January 25, 2021 48.0°F   rain fog/mist   Rain Fog/Mist

Business


Gearhiser Peters Attorneys Selected As 2020 Super Lawyers

Friday, December 11, 2020

  • R. Wayne Peters

  • Lee Ann Adams

  • Sam D. Elliott

  • Robert L. Lockaby

  • Justin B. Faith


Gearhiser Peters Elliott & Cannon PLLC announces five of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2020 Mid-South Edition of Super Lawyers for their legal work in Tennessee. 

R. Wayne Peters and Lee Ann Adams were honored as top-rated Estate Planning and Probate attorneys, Sam D. Elliott was honored as a top-rated Business Litigation attorney, and Robert L. Lockaby was honored as a top-rated Business / Corporate attorney.  Justin B. Faith was honored as a top-rated Business Litigation Rising Star attorney.

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 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to be included on the Super Lawyers list and no more than 2.5 percent percent 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.


January 21, 2021

Tennessee State Unemployment Inches Upward During December

January 21, 2021

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly In December While Jobs Increase

January 21, 2021

NewTerra The Only Local Company In Chattanooga Area To Compost Food Scraps


Statewide unemployment inched upwards during the final month of 2020, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The preliminary, seasonally ... (click for more)

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percentage points to reach 5.6 percent in December while the state saw a significant increase in ... (click for more)

Have you got food scraps you’re dumping in the garbage because they aren’t really edible? The tops of carrots or onions. Used coffee in filters. Maybe eggshells from breakfast. Does a company ... (click for more)



Business

Tennessee State Unemployment Inches Upward During December

Statewide unemployment inched upwards during the final month of 2020, according to newly released data from the Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The preliminary, seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for December 2020 is 6.4 percent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points from November’s revised rate of 5.2 percent. Tennessee’s latest jobless statistic remains ... (click for more)

Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Dips Slightly In December While Jobs Increase

The Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.1 percentage points to reach 5.6 percent in December while the state saw a significant increase in the number of jobs. “December is yet another month where we have seen job growth throughout the state,” said Labor Commissioner Mark Butler. “We more than doubled our job growth from November, ... (click for more)

Breaking News

Hamilton County Health Department Says It Has Many "First Dose" Appointments Still Available Through The Call Center

Most "first dose" COVID-19 vaccine appointments are booked online, but there are still many appointments available, Hamilton County Health Department officials said Sunday afternoon. Those seeking the appointments should call the appointment call center at 423-209-5399 beginning Monday at 8:30 a.m. Officials said, " If you get a busy signal, hang up and call again. When all ... (click for more)

Hamilton County Has No New COVID Deaths, 89 New Cases; Tennessee Has 2,841 New Cases, 40 More COVID Deaths

Hamilton County reported 89 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday. The new total of cases in Hamilton County is 36,978. There were no more deaths from the virus in the county reported since Saturday, leaving the total at 337. The number of coronavirus cases in Tennessee is at 708,717 on Sunday with 2,841 new cases. There have been 40 more deaths from the virus, for a total ... (click for more)

Opinion

What's The Deal, Steve Highlander?

While listening to the school board meeting on Thursday night, School Board Member Steve Highlander made a comment that he had been teaching all day. I was a little confused and started searching. It didn't take me long to find out that Highlander teaches at Ringgold High School. So let me get this straight. He was teaching in person at a Georgia school, then came to ... (click for more)

Roy Exum: Open Our Schools!

There has never been a better time nor a better reason for Hamilton County to do away with the School Board. The group of nine wasted the better part of two hours Thursday night trying to decide whether to allow children to go back to school before tossing any decision back to superintendent Bryan Johnson. The School Board is worthless. It makes no decisions about anything other ... (click for more)


Happenings

Dining

Business

Student Scene

Church

Memories

Real Estate

Living Well

Outdoors