Burch, Porter & Johnson
Thinking forward. By tradition.
  • Our Firm
    • History
    • Diversity
    • News
    • Careers and Recruiting
    • Newsletters
  • Attorneys
  • Practice Areas
  • Contact
  • Search
  • Subscribe
logo

Brian Daniel Mounce

Associate

« Back to Attorneys
Download as PDF
Brian Mounce

Contact

130 N. Court Ave

Tel: 901-524-5131

bmounce@bpjlaw.com

Download vCard »

Practice Areas

Commercial & Business Litigation

White Collar & Government Investigations

Government Relations & Municipal Law

Admitted to Practice

Tennessee 2021

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 2021

United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 2024

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee, 2024

United States District Court of the District of North Dakota, 2024

United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 2021

Bar Admissions

Memphis Bar Association
Tennessee Bar Association
Federal Bar Association

Brian Daniel Mounce practices in the areas of complex commercial and criminal litigation, including the representation of individuals under federal investigation.  Brian has successfully tried multiple cases across Tennessee in both federal and state court, and served as lead counsel in appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Prior to joining Burch, Porter & Johnson, Brian served as an Assistant Federal Defender in the Western District of Tennessee, an Assistant Solicitor General and Strategic Litigation Counsel in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General, and as an associate at a boutique civil rights firm in Nashville.  Brian has lectured on constitutional theory, history and American political philosophy at various universities, including Christian Brothers University in Memphis. He has also published several articles analyzing constitutional and criminal law, including recent articles in the Tennessee Bar Journal and Memphis Bar Journal. Brian earned his law degree with honors from Tulane University Law School and an M.Sc. with honors from the London School of Economics.  He presently serves as Chair of the Publications Committee of the Young Lawyers Division of the Tennessee Bar Association.

 


Education

Tulane University, J.D. (Honors) 2021

London School of Economics and Political Science, MSc. (Honors)  2017

Tel Aviv University, B.A. (Honors) 2015

Rhodes College, B.A., 2014

Professional Honors and Activities

  • Tennessee Bar Association YLD, Publication Committee Chair, 2025-Present.
  • Tennessee Bar Association YLD, West Tennessee House Delegate, 2023-2025.
  • Named as a Top 20 under 30 young leader in Memphis, 2021.  https://www.memphisflyer.com/20-lt-30-the-class-of-2021
  • Honorable Blake West Scholar, Tulane University.
  • Member of Pro Bono Krewe, Tulane University.
  • Senior Notes & Comments Editor, Tulane Law Journal, Tulane University.
  • Moot Court, winner of intercollegiate energy law symposium, Tulane University.
  • Founding member and student attorney, Tulane University First Amendment Clinic. 
  • Research assistant to Professor Robert Sloan, Tulane University.
  • Clerking Intern for the Honorable John Fowlkes, United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee.

Publications and Presentations of Note

  • B. Mounce, The Executive’s Orders, Commercial Appeal, 2025 https://www.commercialappeal.com/opinion/
  • B. Mounce, The Sixth Circuit’s Second Amendment Test, Memphis Lawyer, Memphis Bar Journal, 2025                                                
  • B. Mounce, A Call for Public Defense, Tennessee Bar Journal YLD, 2025                                                                     
  • B. Mounce, The Test after Williams, A Second Amendment Issue, University of St. Andrews Law Review, 2025 https://www.standrewslawreview.com/post/the-test-after-williams
  • B. Mounce, Due Process, the Fourteenth Amendment and Donald Trump, Tennessean, 2023 https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/contributors/2023/12/28/colorado-supreme-court-trump-presidential-ballot-constitution-due-process-5th-14th-amendments/72049528007/
  • B. Mounce, Our Worry in the Shadow: The Supreme Court and the Shadow Docket, Commercial Appeal, 2023 https://www.commercialappeal.com/story/opinion/contributors/2023/01/30/supreme-court-shadow-docket-overuse-is-antithetical-to-constitution/69837677007/
  • B. Mounce, What makes the United States great?, The Fayette Falcon, 2021
  • B. Mounce, Nuclear Power Plant Decommissioning: Who pays the cataclysmic price?, Tulane Environmental Law Journal, 2021
  • B. Mounce, Liberty at a Crossroad, Tennessean, 2020 https://www.tennessean.com/story/opinion/2020/04/30/covid-19-puts-our-liberties-crossroads/3058091001/
130 North Court Ave, Memphis TN 38103     901.524.5000     901.524.5024     info@bpjlaw.com DISCLAIMER
130 North Court Ave, Memphis TN 38103
  901.524.5000
  901.524.5024
  info@bpjlaw.com

DISCLAIMER

© 2015-2021, Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC

On June 18, 2025   /    

Latest News

  • Reagan Taylor Fondren, Former Acting U.S. Attorney, Joins Burch, Porter and Johnson, PLLCJuly 3, 2025
  • Beth Bradley receives MEPC Lifetime Achievement AwardMay 19, 2025
  • David Goodman named Germantown City AttorneyMay 19, 2025
  • BPJ Members – Molly Glover & Sarah StuartFebruary 12, 2025
  • Charles Newman’s keynote address featured in Tennessee Bar JournalJanuary 13, 2025

Archived News

Newsletters

  • Paid Sick and Family Leave in the American Rescue Plan ActMay 25, 2021
  • An Update on the American Rescue Plan ActMay 25, 2021
  • Legal and Practical Considerations in Offering a Vaccine Incentive ProgramMay 25, 2021
  • Legal and Practical Considerations in Offering a Vaccine Incentive ProgramMay 25, 2021
  • January 2021 Your Business & the Law: A Labor & Employment NewsletterJanuary 22, 2021

More Newsletters

Back to Top

Disclaimer Concerning Lawyer Advertising and Specialization:

Tennessee Law and other applicable regulations require that we inform you that this is an advertisement. The information found on this website is not intended as legal advice.

Certifications of Specialization are available to Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor’s Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Family Law. Listing of related or included practice areas on this website is not intended to constitute or imply certification of specialization in the above-referenced areas. Certification as a specialist in all other listed practice areas is not currently available in Tennessee.

Website and Email Disclaimer:

Visiting, or interacting with, this website does not create or constitute an attorney-client relationship. Likewise, sending e-mail to Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC or to a specific attorney at the firm, whether via this website or otherwise, does not create or constitute an attorney-client relationship. We are interested in hearing from our website visitors, but it is important to note that we must consider potential conflicts of interest prior to establishing any attorney-client relationship.

All information and material in this website is believed to be accurate. Nonetheless, such information and material is not intended and should not be considered to be legal advice. Please consult with a legal professional to discuss your particular situation.

Additional Disclaimer:

All material contained on this website is copyrighted by or licensed to Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC.

The Internal Revenue Service requires us to inform you that any information contained on this website is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of avoiding any penalties that may be imposed under federal tax law.

Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC does not warrant that your results will be the same as those represented on this website.