Les Jones

Les Jones is a member of Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC in Memphis, Tennessee, whose practice focuses on plaintiff-side personal injury litigation, particularly medical malpractice and nursing home cases. Jones also handles products liability, premises liability, automobile and trucking accidents, and other serious injury matters. With more than 30 years of practice, he represents individuals and families seeking recovery for losses caused by negligence, unsafe products, and failures in medical or institutional care.

Jones earned an LL.M. from Emory University in 1989 and a J.D. from the University of Memphis in 1988, where he served on the Memphis State University Law Review. He received his B.A. in 1981 after studying at Tennessee Technological University and the University of Tennessee. His legal education and early advocacy experience provided a foundation for handling complex injury claims involving medical evidence, expert testimony, liability questions, and substantial damages.

Jones has tried and resolved significant medical malpractice and personal injury cases throughout Tennessee. His representative matters include verdicts involving Vanderbilt, Campbell Clinic, Henry County Medical Center, and other health care defendants, as well as settlements exceeding $1 million in wrongful death and hospital-related claims. His official profile reports that Jones and his team have recovered more than $100 million through settlements and verdicts over the course of his career.

Les Jones is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the Memphis Bar Foundation. Best Lawyers has named him Memphis Lawyer of the Year six times across Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs, and his profile lists Best Lawyers recognition through 2027. He has also received longstanding Tennessee and Memphis Super Lawyers recognition. His trial experience supports clients facing serious medical malpractice, nursing home, and personal injury disputes.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Tennessee Bar Association
• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Fellow, Memphis Bar Foundation
• Barrister, American Inns of Court, Leo Bearman, Sr. Chapter (1995-1998)
• Director, Memphis Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division (1991)

Licensed State

• Tennessee

Education

• Emory University
  Master of Laws (LLM)
• University of Memphis
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Tennessee Technological University, University of Tennessee
  Bachelor of Arts

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