Evans Petree PC

38 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

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

Biography

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.

Evans Petree PC

38 Best Lawyers awards

Evans Petree PC logo

Overview

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

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Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Banking and Finance
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance, Memphis (2016)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
  • Agriculture Law
  • Antitrust Law
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Law
  • Litigation - Banking and Finance
  • Litigation - Construction
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Bankruptcy and Creditor Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law
Special Focus:
  • Antitrust
  • Banking
  • Civil Litigation
  • Construction
  • Litigation
  • Professional Malpractice

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