While he admits that the cliché “I like to argue” played a large part in his decision to pursue a legal career, BPJ Associate Patrick J. Hillard, Sr.’s experiences since then have contributed more to the reason he was selected by the Memphis Business Journal’s Best of
Read more →Burch, Porter & Johnson is pleased to announce that seven lawyers have been included in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch.
Read more →Congratulations to BPJ Member Tannera Gibson for being recognized this week by the National Bar Association Women Lawyers Division as Outstanding Minority Partner in a Majority-Owned Firm.
Read more →“The year I had to decide whether or not to proceed with the equity membership track at my firm was one of the most difficult years of my life.”
Read more →Congratulations to Tannera George Gibson on being chosen one of Memphis’s Super Women in Business for 2022 by the Memphis Business Journal.
Read more →We are pleased to congratulate Lani Lester, a BPJ Associate, on her selection as one of the Memphis Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 for 2022.
Read more →The new year has started with four new senior-level attorneys joining our team at Burch, Porter & Johnson to add depth and strength across the breadth of our firm. Our new colleagues are: Josh Whitehead, Jon Lakey, John Cook, and Carl Jacobson.
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Tannera George Gibson, MBA President It was a historic day: On December 2, BPJ Partner Tannera George Gibson began her term as the first African-American female President of the Memphis Bar Association in its 147-year history. (Click HERE to read the Daily Memphian story and HERE forRead more →
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, C. Thomas Cates, who passed away on December 23, 2020. Mr. Cates was a member of the Burch, Porter & Johnson firm for over forty years. He was not only anRead more →
The Ben F. Jones Chapter of the National Bar Association honored BPJ attorney Tannera G. Gibson with their annual A.A. Latting Award. The award is named after Mr. Arvis “A.A.” Latting, Sr. and was presented at the recent virtual Barristers’ Ball. Latting was one of the first practicing blackRead more →