Memphis Bar Association gavel passes from one pioneer to another
Tannera George Gibson, (middle) a partner at Burch Porter & Johnson, was announced as the first Black female president of the Memphis Bar Association during the group’s annual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Tannera Gibson becomes the Memphis Bar Association’s first Black female president. She succeeds Peter Gee, the organization’s first Asian American president.
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Memphis Bar Association Tannera George Gibson Peter Gee Jr. Burch Porter & Johnson Lucius BurchTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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