U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list ranks Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC nationally in one practice area and regionally in 31 practice areas in the 2016 Edition.

This is the sixth edition of “Best Law Firms,” an annual analysis that ranks law firms in 74 national practice areas and 122 metropolitan-based practice areas. One “Law Firm of the Year” is named in each of the 74 nationally ranked practice areas.

Firms included in the 2016 “Best Law Firms” list are ranked and presented in tiers on a national and metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.

Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC received the following rankings in the 2016 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”:

  • National Tier 3
    • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 1
    • Memphis
      • Appellate Practice
      • Arbitration
      • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
      • Commercial Litigation
      • Corporate Law
      • Employment Law – Management
      • Environmental Law
      • Litigation – Banking & Finance
      • Litigation – Environmental
      • Litigation – First Amendment
      • Litigation – Intellectual Property
      • Litigation – Labor & Employment
      • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
      • Litigation – Real Estate
      • Litigation – Securities
      • Litigation – Trusts & Estates
      • Mediation
      • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
      • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
      • Real Estate Law
      • Securitization and Structured Finance Law
      • Trusts & Estates Law
  • Metropolitan Tier 2
    • Memphis
      • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
      • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
      • Family Law
      • First Amendment Law
      • Land Use & Zoning Law
      • Litigation – Bankruptcy
      • Litigation – Municipal
      • Municipal Law
      • Trademark Law

Burch Porter & Johnson, PLLC, one of the oldest law firms in Tennessee, engages in a highly-respected litigation and business practice. Since its founding more than 100 years ago, the firm has maintained a tradition of involvement in the legal and community affairs of the region. Burch, Porter & Johnson’s principal office is located in downtown Memphis in buildings named to the National Register of Historic Places.