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John W. McQuiston II

Evans Petree PC
  • Recognized Since:
    1993
  • Recognized in:
    Antitrust Law
    Bet-the-Company Litigation...
  • Law School:
    Vanderbilt University
  • Lawyer Page:
    http://evanspetree.com/profess...
  • Website:
    https://www.evanspetree.com
  • Firm's Phone Number:
    901-525-6781
  • Phone Number:
    901-525-6781
  • Location:
    1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 800
    Memphis, TN 38120

John McQuiston is an experienced commercial litigator and is general counsel to two e-commerce companies. He has been named as one of the top 100 lawyers in Tennessee and one of the 15 best business litigators in Memphis. AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, he is listed in the prestigious publication The Best Lawyers In America for the 27th year for commercial litigation. Mr. McQuiston was named the Best Lawyers 2016 Litigation-Banking and Finance Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Memphis. He has also been selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list since 2006.

He has gone on to successfully argue cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Tennessee Supreme Court, and in state and federal Courts of Appeals.

Mr. McQuiston is a mediator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He is a former director of the Memphis Bar Association, former chairman of the Tennessee Bar Section on Antitrust and Business Torts, and is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. 

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John McQuiston is an experienced commercial litigator and is general counsel to two e-commerce companies. He has been named as one of the top 100 lawyers in Tennessee and one of the 15 best business litigators in Memphis. AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, he is listed in the prestigious publication The Best Lawyers In America for the 27th year for commercial litigation. Mr. McQuiston was named the Best Lawyers 2016 Litigation-Banking and Finance Law "Lawyer of the Year" in Memphis. He has also been selected to the Mid-South Super Lawyers list since 2006.

He has gone on to successfully argue cases in the U.S. Supreme Court, the Tennessee Supreme Court, and in state and federal Courts of Appeals.

Mr. McQuiston is a mediator for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). He is a former director of the Memphis Bar Association, former chairman of the Tennessee Bar Section on Antitrust and Business Torts, and is a Life Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. 

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  • Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Banking and Finance

Education:

  • Vanderbilt University , J.D., graduated 1968
  • Rhodes College, B.A., graduated 1965

Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers for:

  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Memphis (2016)
 

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Antitrust Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Construction

Special Focus:

  • Antitrust
  • Banking
  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction
  • COVID-19
  • Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice
 

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Evans Petree PC
https://www.evanspetree.com
 
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1715 Aaron Brenner Drive, Suite 800
Memphis, TN 38120
901-525-6781
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