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A Milestone Anniversary for a Landmark Case

March 5, 2021

| Posted in: Commercial & Business Litigation; Education, Charitable & Not-For-Profit Organizations; Zoning & Land Use Planning

March 2, 2021 is the 50th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in the case in which BPJ attorney Charles F. Newman represented the opponents to the construction of an Interstate expressway through Overton Park and Midtown Memphis.

Six BPJ Attorneys Named 2021 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Memphis Area

August 21, 2020

| Posted in: Commercial & Business Litigation; Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Media Law; Labor & Employment Law; Products Liability; Zoning & Land Use Planning

Burch, Porter & Johnson is pleased to announce that six attorneys from the firm have been named as a 2021 “Lawyer of the Year” in their practice area by peer-review publication The Best Lawyers in America©.

24 Burch, Porter & Johnson Attorneys Named to 2021 Best Lawyers® List

August 20, 2020

| Posted in: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration; Bankruptcy & Creditor's Rights; Commercial & Business Litigation; Corporate & Business Law; Education, Charitable & Not-For-Profit Organizations; Estate Planning & Probate; Family Law; Finance & Commercial Lending; Franchising & Distribution Law; Government Relations & Municipal Law; Healthcare Law; Insurance Litigation & Coverage; Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Media Law; Labor & Employment Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability; Real Estate; Taxation; White Collar & Government Investigations; Zoning & Land Use Planning

Twenty-four lawyers from Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© publication.

23 Burch, Porter & Johnson Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers® 2020 List

August 15, 2019

| Posted in: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration; Bankruptcy & Creditor's Rights; Commercial & Business Litigation; Corporate & Business Law; Estate Planning & Probate; Family Law; Finance & Commercial Lending; Government Relations & Municipal Law; Insurance Litigation & Coverage; Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Media Law; Labor & Employment Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability; Real Estate; White Collar & Government Investigations; Zoning & Land Use Planning

Twenty-three lawyers from Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© publication.

BPJ Attorney Selected as a CEO of the Year

January 24, 2019

| Posted in: Commercial & Business Litigation; Education, Charitable & Not-For-Profit Organizations; Government Relations & Municipal Law; Healthcare Law; White Collar & Government Investigations; Zoning & Land Use Planning

Inside Memphis Business has selected Nathan Bicks, managing attorney for Burch, Porter & Johnson, as one of four CEOs of the year.

BPJ Announces Two New Members

January 15, 2019

| Posted in: Commercial & Business Litigation; Education, Charitable & Not-For-Profit Organizations; Labor & Employment Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability; White Collar & Government Investigations; Zoning & Land Use Planning

Gary S. Peeples and Charles (Chas) Silvestri Higgins have been voted the two newest members at Burch, Porter & Johnson.

The Best Lawyers in America© 2019 Includes 21 BPJ Attorneys

August 15, 2018

| Posted in: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration; Bankruptcy & Creditor's Rights; Commercial & Business Litigation; Corporate & Business Law; Education, Charitable & Not-For-Profit Organizations; Estate Planning & Probate; Family Law; Finance & Commercial Lending; Franchising & Distribution Law; Government Relations & Municipal Law; Healthcare Law; Insurance Litigation & Coverage; Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Media Law; Labor & Employment Law; Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability; Real Estate; Taxation; White Collar & Government Investigations; Zoning & Land Use Planning

21 lawyers from Burch, Porter & Johnson have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© publication.

Five Burch, Porter & Johnson Attorneys named 2019 Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" in Memphis Area

August 15, 2018

| Posted in: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration; Commercial & Business Litigation; Corporate & Business Law; Labor & Employment Law; Zoning & Land Use Planning

The law firm of Burch, Porter & Johnson is pleased to announce that five attorneys from the firm have been named 2019 Lawyers of the Year by peer-review publication The Best Lawyers in America©.

Historic Overton Park Case Highlighted in Tennessee Publication

May 30, 2018

| Posted in: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration; Commercial & Business Litigation; Education, Charitable & Not-For-Profit Organizations; Government Relations & Municipal Law; Zoning & Land Use Planning

Burch, Porter & Johnson attorney Charles F. Newman is quoted in The Tennessee Magazine article, "Overton Park’s Citizens and Their Successful Battle Against the Highway," written by Bill Carey, May 2018.

Burch, Porter & Johnson Attorneys Recognized in Chambers USA

May 14, 2018

| Posted in: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation & Arbitration; Commercial & Business Litigation; Corporate & Business Law; Finance & Commercial Lending; Intellectual Property, Information Technology & Media Law; Labor & Employment Law; Real Estate; Zoning & Land Use Planning

Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2018 has recently been released and attorneys and practice groups at Burch, Porter & Johnson have been recognized in the publication.