Elena R. Mosby
Associate
Thinking forward. By tradition.
Contact
130 North Court Avenue
Memphis, TN 38103
Memphis, TN 38103
Tel: 901.524.5104
Fax: 901.524.5024
Practice Areas
Admitted to Practice
Mississippi, 2021
Tennessee, 2022
United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, 2021
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, 2022
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2023
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2022
Tennessee, 2022
United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, 2021
United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, 2022
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2023
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2022
Bar Admissions
Memphis Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Elena R. Mosby (Peters) practices in the areas of labor and employment law, commercial and business litigation, and white collar and government investigations. Her work centers on complex litigation and compliance matters, where she represents clients through all stages of litigation and advises on regulatory and risk-management issues.
Before joining Burch, Porter & Johnson, Elena clerked for Judge Rhesa H. Barksdale of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and Judge Kristi H. Johnson of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi. She also served as a law clerk to Justice Michael K. Randolph of the Supreme Court of Mississippi.
Elena earned her J.D. from the University of Mississippi School of Law, where she served as Executive Editor of the Mississippi Law Journal and competed on the Moot Court and Negotiation Boards. She won multiple Outstanding Student, oral advocacy, and professionalism awards before graduating in the top of her class in 2021.
Prior to law school, Elena worked for the Department of Justice in the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section. She traveled across the country to assist prosecutors and federal agents investigate and prosecute health care fraud. Elena participated in over five federal jury trials and also assisted the Fraud Section’s Deepwater Horizon Taskforce in implementing a process safety monitorship for a Fortune 500 company.
Elena’s experience enables her to take a strategic, risk-focused approach to client representation by identifying potential exposure early and using that insight to develop effective strategies throughout litigation and investigations.
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law – Oxford, MS (J.D., 2021), summa cum laude
Rhodes College – Memphis, TN (B.A., Political Science, 2015), cum laude
Experience
- Led motion-to-dismiss briefing in complex federal health care fraud prosecution that resulted in dismissal of 17 charges.
- Second chair in temporary restraining order proceeding, successfully defending against issuance of injunctive relief in trade secrets dispute.
Professional Honors and Activities
- Named Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch” for Litigation (2025, 2026) – Labor and Employment Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White Collar Criminal Defense
- Rising Star, Mid-South Super Lawyers magazine, 2025
- Phi Delta Phi Award (2021)
- Judge William Allen Pepper Award (2021)
- Mississippi Law Journal Award (2021)
- Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society (2019)
- Outstanding Student Awards in Constitutional Law II, Contracts, Criminal Procedure I, Evidence, Legal Profession, Torts, Wills & Estates
- First Place, Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush Moot Court Competition (2019)
- Top Lawyer Award and Best Negotiator Award, Contract Drafting & Negotiations (2019)
- Executive Editor, Mississippi Law Journal; The University of Mississippi School of Law
- Mock Trial team, Rhodes College
