Josh B. Lawhead
Tennessee
Burch, Porter & Johnson, PLLC
130 North Court Ave
Memphis, TN 38103
United States
Tel: 901.524.5195
Email:
jlawhead@bpjlaw.com
Web:
www.bpjlaw.com
Josh Lawhead’s practice is focused on real estate transactions and commercial leases. He frequently represents clients, including local municipalities, in the acquisition, development, and sale of commercial real estate.
Mr. Lawhead also has experience forming condominium regimes, and negotiating construction contracts and related agreements. He has extensive experience representing landlords and tenants in the negotiation of industrial, office and retail leases. His work on behalf of his bank clients includes commercial real estate and asset-based loans. In addition, Mr. Lawhead’s municipal finance and tax incentive practice includes representation of a local industrial development board.
Mr. Lawhead joined Burch Porter in 2001, and has been a Member of the firm since 2005. He has previously served as a member of the firm’s Management Committee and as Chair of the Recruiting Committee.
Education
- University of Tennessee (J.D., 1998)
- University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1995)
Bar Admissions
- American Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Memphis Bar Association
Professional Honors and Activities
- Named to the Best Lawyers in America© list in the area of Real Estate Law (2016-2022)
- Named to the Mid-South Rising Stars list in the area of Real Estate (2008-2012)
- Member, Memphis Bar Association Leadership Forum (2005)
Community Involvement
- Member, Board of Directors, Snowden School Foundation (2010-2017)
- Idlewild Presbyterian Church, Diaconate (2008-2010); Session (2018-2020); House and Properties Committee (2018-Present; Chair 2019-20)
Members of the firm’s Real Estate practice group have decades of experience in advising clients on all aspects of the acquisition, disposition, development, financing and leasing of real property. The group works actively with clients in planning, structuring, negotiating and closing real estate transactions, utilizing the experience and expertise of our attorneys to handle matters efficiently and cost-effectively.
Our real estate clients include Fortune 500 companies, privately-held companies, small businesses, developers, investors, financial institutions, and municipalities and other governmental agencies. We represent buyers and sellers, both regionally and out-of-state.
Our law firm has been assisting clients for over 200 years. We have experience in a wide variety of fields, including real estate matters. If you’re looking for the best and most knowledgeable team, our attorneys are ready to guide you through real estate transactions from start to finish.
The firm’s practice is highly diverse, including virtually every kind of litigation, business and transactional matter. Our litigation practice includes trial and appellate practice in all courts, general corporate and commercial matters, antitrust, banking, bankruptcy, criminal law, environmental law, employment law, employee benefits, family law, intellectual property, media law, personal injury law, probate and estate planning, products liability, and unfair competition matters.
Burch, Porter & Johnson also has a sophisticated business law practice with emphasis on general representation and transactional practice in corporate structure, finance, franchising, health care transactions and regulation, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, real estate development, the hotel and hospitality industry, information technology, regulation of financial institutions, secured lending, securities law, tax law, and zoning and land use matters.