By Mike Jones, BPJ Associate Taking kids to college is emotional enough, but there’s one more thing to add to your to-do list before dorm drop-off: Set up financial and health care powers of attorney. With the advent of growing privacy concerns, a parent may run intoRead more →
BPJ labor and employment attorney Lisa Krupicka writes this month in HR Professionals magazine of a tale of obscenity, harassment and delays that cost Dollar General dearly. Learn what happened after an employee in the Red Banks, Mississippi, store complained, and how to keep it from happening to yourRead more →
The IRS has issued proposed regulations implementing the up-to 20% deduction that pass-through entities, including LLCs and Subchapter S corporations, can take under the 2017 tax reform law. Contact the Taxation Practice Group at Burch, Porter & Johnson to learn more about how these proposed regulations will affect yourRead more →
Five Burch, Porter & Johnson Attorneys named 2019 Best Lawyers® “Lawyer of the Year” in Memphis Area
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. Burch, Porter & Johnson has also been designated as a “Top Listed” firm in the Memphis area in Bet-the-Company Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation-EnvironmentalRead more →
Taylor A. Cates, a partner in the commercial and business litigation practice at Burch, Porter & Johnson, has been sworn in as the first municipal judge for the City of Lakeland. He was chosen by the five-member Lakeland Board of Commissioners and will preside over a docketRead more →
Nonprofit leaders and advisors should consider attending the upcoming Midsouth Nonprofit Conference, August 17 at the University Center at the University of Memphis. Burch, Porter & Johnson attorneys Jennifer Hagerman and Lisa Krupicka will be there to present and discuss "When to Call for Help: A Non-Profit Leader's Guide to Surviving the BadRead more →
Gary Peeples, an associate in Burch, Porter & Johnson’s labor and employment practice group, has written an amicus brief in the case of Frank v. Gaos; the brief was filed last month. It’s the first time in recent history that a BPJ attorney has written an amicus brief atRead more →
“Tipsy, Sloppy, Drunk or Wasted?” That was the title of one of the most interesting presentations at the recent 4th Annual Title IX Sexual Misconduct Investigative Training Conference hosted by the University of Memphis, according to BPJ’s Melisa Moore, who attended along with BPJ’s Tannera Gibson. The discussion, ledRead more →
For the past ten years, Burch, Porter & Johnson has been a participant in the Memphis Bar Association Summer Law Intern Program. The program seeks to develop and nurture an interest in the legal profession among young people from underrepresented groups. Interns have the oportunity to learnRead more →