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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Dec 4, 2025

Apperson Crump, self-proclaimed as the oldest continuously operating law firm in Memphis, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the Commercial Appeal reports. The reporting was based on filings with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Tennessee in Jackson. According to the paper, the firm voluntarily filed to reorganize on Dec. 1. A meeting with its creditors is set for Jan. 5, 2026. Apperson Crump opened its doors in 1865, founded by Charles W. Metcalf, grandfather of the late Charles Metcalf Crump, who served multiple terms in the Tennessee House of Representatives. The firm did not respond to a request for comment at the time of publication, according to the paper.