Burch, Porter & Johnson attorney W.J. Michael Cody will be recognized at the Memphis Library Foundation's Appreciation Luncheon on February 6, 2014 at the Peabody Hotel. Mr. Cody is a long-standing board member of the foundation and will be honored along with Dunbar Abston, Jack Belz, Leslie Dale, John Paul Jones,Read more →
Burch, Porter & Johnson is pleased to announce that attorney Les Jones has been named a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Mr. Jones was inducted at the annual meeting on October 24-27 in San Francisco, CA. With more than twenty years of experience, Mr. Jones’ practice focusesRead more →
Eighteen lawyers from Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2014. The firm was also "Top-Listed" in Tennessee for Professional Malpractice Law - Plaintiffs, and "Top-Listed" in Memphis in several categories: Bet-the-company Litigation, Environmental Law, andRead more →
The law firm of Burch, Porter & Johnson is pleased to announce that three of our attorneys have been named 2014 Lawyers of the Year by peer-review publication The Best Lawyers in America. W. J. Michael Cody, Joe M. Duncan and Jef Feibelman were recognized in the following practice areas: W. J.Read more →
Burch, Porter & Johnson's Labor and Employment Law practice group recently published the Summer 2013 edition of the Employment Law Update. In this issue, they announced upcoming 'Wage and Hour Worries' seminars and covered topics important to employers, such as Non-Compete Agreements, Tennessee's "Guns in Trunks" law, andRead more →
Tom Cates Retiring as City Attorney for Germantown and Collierville By Clay Bailey Photo by Mike Brown The Commercial Appeal July 7, 2013 Tom Cates, who has served as Germantown and Collierville city attorney for more than 17 years and was one of the legal leaders in theRead more →
Real Estate Litigation Hits High Point During "Roaring 2005's" By Porter Feild Originally appeared in the Memphis Business Journal, June 14- 20, 2013 In handling matters in real estate litigation, a practitioner gains experience and develops an expertise by handling cases and studying matters which have occurred in theRead more →
Cates Wears Multiple Hats as Litigator, Prosecutor By Richard J. Alley Memphis Daily News June 13, 2013 Taylor Cates, attorney with Burch, Porter & Johnson PLLC, describes himself as "an adequate rhythm guitar player." It's a skill that might not find him onstage at the Levitt Shell,Read more →
Five attorneys from Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC have been identified as outstanding practitioners in their fields in the most recent edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2013. W. J. Michael Cody and Jef Feibelman were recognized in the field of general litigation, and C. Thomas Cates, W. Rowlett Scott and LeeAnne MarshallRead more →
Burch, Porter & Johnson attorney Charlie Newman recently participated in a special remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the American Bar Association's National Conference on Equal Employment Opportunity Law in Savannah, GA. The program was titled, "Reflection on Dr. King in Three Parts: Commemorating 45 Years SinceRead more →