Four elected to Bar Young Lawyers Division

Contributed photography / Brittany Thomas Faith
Contributed photography / Brittany Thomas Faith

Four local lawyers have been elected to serve on the executive committee of the board of the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. The attorneys chosen by their peers for the positions with the Bar include Brittany Thomas Faith of the law firm of Grant, Konvalinka & Harrison, P.C.; General Sessions Judge Alexander McVeagh; Justin B. Faith of the law firm Gearhiser, Peters, Elliott and Cannon, PLLC; and John A. Carreras, in-house counsel for CommonSpirit Health (CHI Memorial).

The TBA's Young Lawyers Division is comprised of lawyers across the State of Tennessee under 36 years old or in their first five years of practice, and is dedicated to serving the professional needs of young lawyers. The TBA YLD is also the "service arm of the bar."

Brittany Thomas Faith was elected as vice president of the TBA YLD for 2020-21 and will serve as president-elect the following year, and then as TBA YLD president in 2022-2023.

Alexander McVeagh was elected as East Tennessee governor of the TBA YLD. He has served as judicial liaison and as Hamilton County's representative to the Board since 2015 and is currently the president-elect of the Chattanooga Bar Association Young Lawyers Division.

Justin Faith was elected by the TBA YLD membership to lead the group's finances as its treasurer. This will be Mr. Faith's third consecutive term serving on the Executive Committee as the division's treasurer.

John Carreras was selected by the TBA YLD Executive Committee to be the secretary.

photo Contributed photography / Justin B. Faith
photo Contributed photography / Alexander McVeagh
photo Contributed photography / John A. Carreras

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