John Barry Burgess
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Insurance, Constitutional Law
81 Monroe Avenue, Sixth Floor, Memphis, TN 38103
About John Barry Burgess
Practice Areas
- Insurance
- Constitutional Law
Education
- Memphis State University School of Law, Memphis, Tennessee, 1980J.D.
- Law Review: Memphis State Law Review, Associate Editor, 1979 - 1980
- Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, 1977B.A.
- Major: History
- Honors: cum laude
Representative Cases
- Robert Elliott v. University of Tennessee, 478 U.S.788 (U.S. Supreme Court 1986)
- Vicki Speaker v. The Cates Company, 879 S.W.2d 811 (TN Supreme Court 1994)
- World Sales, Inc. v. Belz Investment Co., 1994 WL 8155 (Tenn.Ct.App.)
- Union Planters Nat. Bank v. American Home Assur. Co. , 865 S.W.2d 907 (Tenn.Ct.App.)
- National Mortg. Co. v. Warnes, 1991 WL 268363 (Tenn.Ct.App.)
- Craig v. Gentry , 792 S.W.2d 77 (Tenn.Ct.App.)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1980
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1985
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1986
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1994
- Kentucky, 2012
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2011
Other Affiliations
- Tennessee Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
- Memphis Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
- Medical Liability and Health Care Law Committee (Member)
- Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench, Emeritus )
- Tennessee Healthcare Association (Associate Member)
- Master of the Bench (Emeritus)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 55 years of experienceBusiness Law, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
- 33 years of experienceInsurance, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Construction, Business Law, Worker's Compensation
- 28 years of experienceAppellate, Insurance, Car Accidents, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Product Liability, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Worker's Compensation, Wrongful Death
- 20 years of experienceMediation, Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Premises Liability, Insurance, Worker's Compensation
Nearby Lawyers
- Insurance
- 0.4 mile away
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