The Chattanooga Bar Association celebrated its 125th anniversary Sept. 22 at Gilman Event Hall.
The organization’s 2022 president, Lee Ann Adams of Gearhiser, Petter, Elliott & Cannon, toasted the CBA during the event, declaring, “May the fire which necessitated its creation continue to ignite our passion for the law and our community and light our way forward.”
A fire that destroyed the Richardson Building precipitated the establishment of the CBA on April 15, 1897.
The structure had contained the offices of most of the local bar as well as thousands of law books.
The lawyers pooled their resources to establish a joint library through the Chattanooga Bar and Library Association.