Charlie Newman’s quiet influence profoundly changed Memphis
Charlie Newman with Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC received the Memphis Bar Association's 2019 Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award last week. The award, voted on by the membership, honors a Memphis attorney for civility and decorum. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Bar Association gave its Judge Jerome Turner Lawyer's Lawyer Award to Charlie Newman, the conservationist-minded lawyer at Burch, Porter & Johnson whose work has changed the city's landscape.
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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