Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel is pleased to announce the addition of three new associates. Bret Alexander, Delana McFarlin, and Angela Smith joined the firm in August and are licensed to practice in Tennessee.

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

A 2001 graduate of The University of Texas School of Law, Alexander joins the firm’s Litigation Practice Group where he will concentrate on medical malpractice, product liability, and general business litigation.

Smith also joins the firm’s Litigation Practice.  She graduated, cum laude, in May 2001 from the University of Tennessee College of Law, and was a recipient of the Robert Pryor Award for Excellence in Advocacy.  A member of the Tennessee Law Review, she was also included in Who’s Who In American Law Schools.  Smith’s practice involves general business litigation, product liability and family law.

McFarlin is a 2001 graduate of the University of Notre Dame Law School where she was a Notre Dame Law Scholar.  She joins the Taxation and Estate Preservation and Business Practices and concentrates on estate planning and probate, elder law and deferred presentment.

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 intellectual property, health care, labor and employment, business planning, taxation, estate preservation and all aspects of litigation.