Stephen C. "Steve" Barton

HOMER B. BRANAN, III, born Memphis, Tennessee, November 6, 1942; admitted to bar, 1968, Tennessee. Education: University of Memphis (B.B.A., 1968; J.D., 1968). Delta Theta Phi. Special Counsel to Chickasaw Basin Authority. Member: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; American Planning Association (Member, Division on Planning and Law, Tennessee Chapter). PRACTICE AREAS: Administrative Law, Land Use and Zoning Law. E-MAIL: hbranan@farris-law.com . LOCATION: Downtown Memphis.

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