Burch, Porter & Johnson attorney Charles F. Newman has received the 2019 Olmsted Award from the Tennessee Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects (TNASLA). The award was presented to Mr. Newman at their annual conference dinner, held April 25. The Olmsted Award is named for FrederickRead more →
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Congratulations to Tannera George Gibson for being named Best of the Bar in the Private Firm – Large category by the Memphis Business Journal. Gibson was born and raised in Memphis, and received both her undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Memphis. Her practice focuses on municipal law,Read more →
Inside Memphis Business has selected Nathan Bicks, managing attorney for Burch, Porter & Johnson, as one of four CEOs of the year. Mr. Bicks, along with three other CEOs from the Memphis community, will be honored at a breakfast to be held at the Memphis Botanic Garden onRead more →
Gary S. Peeples (left) and Charles (Chas) Silvestri Higgins (right) have been voted the two newest members at Burch, Porter & Johnson, said Nathan A. Bicks, managing partner of the firm. Peeples joined the firm as an associate in 2014, and he concentrates his practice in laborRead more →
Burch, Porter & Johnson attorneys Porter Feild and Lani Lester discuss the affects of amendments to the Neighborhood Preservation Act in a guest column for The Daily Memphian. (May require a subscription to read.)Read more →
Continuing in the tradition of BPJ leadership, firm member Tannera Gibson has been selected to the Class of 2019 of the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law program. BPJ attorney Trey Thacher, a graduate of the program and co-chair of the steering committee, made the announcement. The program selects attorneys fromRead more →
Patrick J. Hillard has joined the firm as an Associate, having recently graduated from the University of Memphis Law School, where he was a Herff Presidential Scholar. His undergraduate degree is in business administration from Paul Quinn College in Dallas. He is licensed to practice law in Tennessee.Read more →
Sarah E. Smith has joined the firm as an Associate. Most recently, she was a law clerk to the Honorable Bernice B. Donald, Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, and to the Honorable Sheryl H. Lipman, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Tennessee. Smith graduated fromRead more →
Mike Cody had the opportunity to share his experience as an attorney representing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to the American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee. The event, cosponsored and held at the Nashville Public Library, marked the 50th anniversary of the ACLU-TN. Click here to read theRead more →