Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC has been ranked in the U.S. News and Best Lawyers® 2021 “Best Law Firms” list nationally in one practice area and regionally in 37 practice areas. This is the 11th consecutive year that U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have collaborated on the “Best Law Firms” rankings.

Firms included in the 2021 “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with consistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.

Over 15,000 law firms were reviewed throughout the United States for the 2021 publication – across 75 national practice areas – and a total of 2,179 firms received a national law firm ranking.

Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.

Burch, Porter & Johnson received the following rankings in the 2021 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms”:

National Tier 3

  • Land Use & Zoning Law

Metropolitan Tier 1 – Memphis

  • Appellate Practice
  • Arbitration
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Environmental Law
  • Family Law
  • Litigation – Banking & Finance
  • Litigation – Environmental
  • Litigation – Insurance
  • Litigation – Labor & Employment
  • Litigation – Land Use & Zoning
  • Litigation – Municipal
  • Litigation – Real Estate
  • Litigation – Trusts & Estates
  • Mediation
  • Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
  • Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
  • Real Estate Law
  • Trademark Law
  • Trusts & Estates Law

Metropolitan Tier 2 – Memphis

  • Banking and Finance Law
  • Criminal Defense: White-Collar
  • Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law
  • First Amendment Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Land Use & Zoning Law
  • Litigation – Bankruptcy
  • Litigation – First Amendment
  • Litigation – Securities
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Law

Metropolitan Tier 3 – Memphis

  • Litigation – Intellectual Property
  • Product Liability Litigation – Plaintiffs