Benjamin L. McGowan Joins Summers and Wyatt

The law firm of Summers & Wyatt, P.C. is pleased to announce that effective October 1, 2012, Benjamin L. McGowan will become a member of its seven attorney organization.

2012-10-05

CHATTANOOGA, TN, October 05, 2012 (Press-News.org) Ben is a licensed attorney in the states of Tennessee, Massachusetts and New York, beginning in 2002 and is a graduate of Northeastern School of Law in Boston, Massachusetts with undergraduate degrees in New York University and the University of the South at Sewanee.

He will be working primarily in the firm's criminal law defense and complex civil litigation section.

He has formerly worked as an Assistant Public Defender and has been counsel to the firm of Cavett and Abbott since coming here to Chattanooga in 2006. He is married to the former Cara Gavin and they have a six-year-old son, Gavin.

"Ben has an extensive record of handling trials and appellate matters in many parts of both the civil and criminal areas of our legal system. Most importantly, he is well respected by his fellow attorneys and the judiciary. We look forward to having him as a member of Summers & Wyatt." - Jerry H. Summers.

Summers & Wyatt, P.C.
735 Broad Street, Suite 800
Chattanooga, TN 37402-2913
(423) 265-2385
www.summersandwyatt.com

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