Editorial
Front Page - Friday, July 16, 2010
Bahner honored with Tennessee Bar Association President’s Award
Max Bahner
Max Bahner, a senior litigation attorney at Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C., was recently honored with the Tennessee Bar Association’s (TBA) President’s Award at the 2010 Tennessee Bar Association Annual Convention.
Mr. Bahner was recognized for his service as chair of the TBA’s Task Force on Judicial Conduct Rules. This group is charged with making recommendations to the TBA Board of Governors on improvements to Tennessee rules and statutes governing judicial conduct.
A practicing attorney since 1960, Mr. Bahner is past president of the Chattanooga and Tennessee Bar Associations and served nearly 17 years in the American Bar Association House of Delegates, leading the Tennessee delegation for nine years.
He also served on the Board of Governors of the American Bar Association for three years and on the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors during his last year on the Board. He was Chair of the Tennessee Supreme Court’s Advisory Commission on the Rules of Civil Procedure for seven years during which the Commission wrote the Tennessee Rules of Evidence, which were adopted by the Tennessee Supreme Court. Mr. Bahner is a founding Fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation and the Chattanooga Bar Foundation.
Founded in 1881, the Tennessee Bar Association is dedicated to enhancing fellowship among members of the state’s legal community. A strictly voluntary association, the TBA offers its members a variety of programs and services designed to assist in professional development. Since its inception, the TBA has been dedicated to improving the legal professional and the administration of justice.
Chambliss, Bahner & Sto-phel, P.C. is a Chattanooga firm and a member of Meritas, a worldwide alliance of over 172 prestigious, medium-sized business law firms.
With 71 attorneys, the firm serves as counsel for local, regional and national businesses, financial institutions, local governments and nonprofit or-ganizations. The firm practices in areas including labor and employment, intellectual property, health care, business,
real estate, taxation, estate
preservation and all aspects of litigation.
Source: Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel
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