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J OH N VE RGOS (’73), E LLE N VE RGOS (’76) A N D A N N A V E R G OS B L A I R (’ 10)
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round Memphis, the Vergos family name is synonymous with BBQ, specifically the world-famous Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous in downtown Memphis. But decades of having local attorneys, judges and members of the legal community as customers must have rubbed off on the family, because three of the esteemed Vergos
clan all decided to attend the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law to become attorneys. John, his
wife Ellen and their daughter Anna all graced the halls of Memphis Law over the years. Two of them ultimately found their way back to running one of the world’s most famous restaurants, while the other is a Memphis legal industry all-star.
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