The lawyers at Burch, Porter & Johnson are honored each year with many ratings and awards, but this month, we received our yearly rankings from Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2018. “We value our Chambers ratings because of the exacting research and client testimonials Chambers usesRead more →
Attendees will learn about the pitfalls of the hiring process, including the use of background checks and their impact on negligent hiring claims, common mistakes in setting up payroll and unemployment taxes for new employees, and using onboarding to educate new employees on company culture. On theRead more →
Burch, Porter & Johnson was happy to welcome Melisa Moore as a new Member of the firm at a reception Thursday night, April 19, 2018. Managing Member Nathan Bicks led a toast to Moore, whose practice focuses on insurance defense, workers' compensation, personal injury, Section 1983 Civil Rights litigation, andRead more →
The 38th Annual Small Business Awards, presented by Memphis Business Journal, includes Burch, Porter & Johnson as a finalist this year. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Tuesday, May 15 at the Holiday Inn University of Memphis, from 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm.Read more →
April 4th, 1968 was a day in history that will never be forgotten. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Memphis to lead a worker's march and prove that peaceful protests were possible. Burch, Porter & Johnson attorneys Lucius Burch, Mike Cody and Charlie Newman met with King and others daysRead more →
Jef Feibelman of Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC and Leo Bearman, Jr. of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC - Memphis will present on the recent US Supreme Court Ruling in Zivotofsky v. Kerry. The CLE will be held on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 beginning at 7:30 pmRead more →
Tannera G. Gibson presents to the Leaders of Tomorrow on March 22, 2018 at the Memphis Women's Summit, presented by The Junior League of Memphis. This leadership conference empowers women in the Memphis community through professional, personal and community leadership topics.Read more →
Burch, Porter & Johnson attorney Lisa A. Krupicka, along with Jeff Weintraub of Fisher Phillips, discuss workplace harassment and workplace compliance with attendees during the 2018 SHRM-Memphis Half-Day Legal Seminar on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.Read more →
In response to allegations of sexual miscounduct by Playhouse on the Square founder and executive producer, Jennifer S. Hagerman of Burch, Porter & Johnson was hired to lead an internal investigation. Click on the links below for media coverage: Playhouse Looks Into Sexual Misconduct, Names Investigator Report on PlayhouseRead more →
Multiple sources have reported on this development: Nashville Public Radio The Tennessean News Channel 5 Network Nashville Business JournalRead more →