Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of three new associates.  Matthew L. Dunn, Kathryn C. Johnston and Justin M. Sveadas joined the firm in August and are now licensed to practice in Tennessee.

“These three young attorneys bring significant capabilities to the firm,” says Kirk Snouffer, Managing Shareholder of the firm.  “We are pleased to have them join us and look forward to their contributions.”

Dunn received both his law and undergraduate degrees from the University of Tennessee (J.D., magna cum laude; B.A., summa cum laude) where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Order of the Coif.  He joins the firm's business practice where he will concentrate on general corporate and banking matters.

Johnston joins the firm’s taxation and estate preservation practice where she will focus on corporate taxation.  She is a 2002 graduate of Washington and Lee University Law School and received her undergraduate degree from Hollins College.

Sveadas received his law degree last May from Emory University and his undergraduate degree, cum laude, from Grand Valley State University.  While in law school, he was a member of the Emory Moot Court Society.  He will focus on product liability and medical malpractice defense for the firm's litigation practice.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., is a Chattanooga-based firm with more than 45 attorneys who serve as counsel for local, regional, and national businesses, financial institutions, local governments, and nonprofit organizations. The firm practices in areas including labor and employment, intellectual property, health care, business planning, taxation, estate preservation and all aspects of litigation.