Beth Weems Bradley

Beth Weems Bradley is a Memphis attorney whose practice focuses on estate planning and probate. She handles probate matters, estate planning, simple and complex estates and trusts, and legal needs involving disabled people through guardianships and conservatorships. Her work reflects care, experience, and steady service to families.

Beth earned her B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Vanderbilt University in 1984. She earned her J.D. from Vanderbilt University in 1987. She was admitted to practice in Tennessee in 1988, building a long legal career focused on probate and estate matters.

Beth is often appointed by courts as a guardian ad litem. In that role, she conducts investigations and files reports with recommendations about the best interests of disabled individuals and minors. She also frequently serves as a substitute judge in Probate Court, adding depth to her probate experience.

Beth has been recognized by Mid-South Super Lawyers in Estate Planning & Probate from 2014 to 2025. She has been named in The Best Lawyers® in America for Trusts and Estates from 2016 to 2026 and was named “Lawyer of the Year” in 2023 and 2026.

Beth is active in the American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, and Memphis Bar Association. She is also a member of the Memphis Estate Planning Council, Leo Bearman, Sr. Inns of Court, and the Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of the American Bar Association.

Beth frequently lectures on probate-related matters for the Memphis Bar Association and other groups. She was selected to represent Memphis on the Tennessee Probate Study Group and helped re-write the Local Rules for the Probate Court of Shelby County, Tennessee with other selected practitioners.

Beth Weems Bradley brings decades of probate experience, court service, and community involvement to her work. She has served in leadership roles with the Memphis Bar Foundation, Memphis Bar Association, and other legal groups, while continuing to assist clients with estates, trusts, guardianships, and conservatorships.

Law Office Affiliations

• Member, Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC
• Member, Memphis Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association

Licensed State

• Tennessee

Education

• Vanderbilt University
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Vanderbilt University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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