Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. is pleased to announce the addition of new associate T. Ryan Malone.

Malone joins the firm's litigation practice where he will concentrate on general litigation, long term care defense and medical malpractice. He received his undergraduate degree in 2001, cum laude, from the University of Tennessee, where he also earned his law degree in 2004. While in law school, he was the Publications Editor for Transactions: The Tennessee Journal of Business Law.

Malone is currently licensed to practice in Tennessee and is a member of the American Bar Association.

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., is a Chattanooga-based firm and a member of Meritas, a worldwide alliance of over 165 prestigious, medium-sized business law firms. With over 55 attorneys, the firm serves 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, real estate, taxation, estate preservation and all aspects of litigation.