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| | Address | 2781 C. T. Switzer Sr. Drive
Suite 200 | | Biloxi, Mississippi 39531 | | (Harrison Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 10, Gulfport, MS, 39502 | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush,
A Professional Association practices in the following areas of law:
Insurance Defense. Medical Malpractice. Product Liability. General Civil Practice. Workers' Compensation. Professional Liability. Banking. Corporation. Gaming and Insurance. | | Firm Size: 77 | Representative Clients:
St. Paul/Travelers; Medical Assurance Co. of MS; Zurich American Insurance Co.; American Insurance Group; Mississippi Insurance Guarantee of America; Union Standard; Nationwide Insurance; Dollar General Corp;. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
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Other Office Locations of Copeland Cook Taylor & Bush,
A Professional Association
Ridgeland, Mississippi, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi, U.S.A.
| | William L. McDonough, Jr. (Shareholder) born Oxford, Mississippi, July 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1972; J.D., 1979). Member: Harrison County (President, 1996) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1998-2001); Aviation Insurance Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. [Capt., USNR, 1972-1996]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law. Email: William L. McDonough, Jr. | | William E. Whitfield, III (Shareholder) born Cherry Point, North Carolina, October 30, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Alabama; 1982, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mobile College (B.A., 1977); Mississippi College (J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Executive Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1978-1979. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Trusts. Law Clerk, Hon. John M. Roper, U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1981-1983. University of Mobile, Alumni of the Year, 1995. Author, "Mississippi Medical Privilege Blessing Or Curse?" 12 Mis. CL Rev. 461, Spring 1992. Member: Harrison County (Past President, 1998, Young Lawyers Section) and Federal Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law and Insurance Defense; General Practice; Premises Liability; Interstate Tort Defense; Civil Rights Law; Municipal Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Law; Employment Law. Email: William E. Whitfield, III | | Stephen A. Anderson (Shareholder) born Leachville, Arkansas, July 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., with honors, 1975); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1978). Phi Gamma Mu; Phi Eta Sigma. Instructor, Business Law and Real Estate Law, University of Southern Mississippi, Gulf Park, 1980-1986. Associate Campaign Chairman, United Way of Harrison County, 1985-1988. Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member: Civil Procedure and Evidence Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1982-1983; General Practice Section; Chairman, Conventions and Meetings Committee, 1982-1983); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Membership Committee, 1982—); Mississippi Claims Association; Gulf Coast Claims Association (Member, Workers Compensation Section, 1988). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation. Email: Stephen A. Anderson | | William V. Westbrook, III (Shareholder) born San Angelo, Texas, October 2, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975). Delta Theta Phi (President, 1975). Special Assistant Attorney General, Mississippi, 1977-1983. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Trials and Appeals; Banking Law; Insurance Defense; Title VII Defense; Commercial Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Governmental Law; Gaming Law; Professional Liability Defense. Email: William V. Westbrook, III | | Karen Korff Sawyer (Shareholder) born Mercedes, Texas, May 27, 1953; admitted to bar, 1992, Mississippi. Education: University of Texas (B.S., cum laude, 1975); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Registered Nurse, Texas, 1975 and Mississippi, 1978. Ob-Gyn Nurse Practitioner, Mississippi, 1982. Member: Harrison County (Secretary, Young Lawyers, 1994) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: General Liability; Professional Liability; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Karen Korff Sawyer | | David W. Stewart (Shareholder) born Gulfport, Mississippi, October 10, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1991). Law Clerk, U.S. Magistrate Judge John M. Roper, Southern District of Mississippi, 1991-1993. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: General Liability; Admiralty. Email: David W. Stewart | | Kimberly S. Rosetti (Shareholder) born Biloxi, Mississippi, October 28, 1968; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., Paralegal Studies-Accounting, 1989); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1998). Moot Court Board. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Harrison County Young Lawyers Association; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Treasurer and Vice President); American Inns of Court. Email: Kimberly S. Rosetti | | Ronald T. Russell (Shareholder) born Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, October 31, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1967; J.D., 1971). Phi Alpha Delta. Listed in, "The Best Lawyers in America" Workers Compensation Law, 1998-1999 & 1999-2000. Administrative Judge, Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission, 1976-1985. Field Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, 1971-1985. Member: Harrison County, Fifth Circuit and American Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: State and Federal Workers' Compensation; Administrative Law; Employment Law. Email: Ronald T. Russell | | James E. Welch, Jr. (Shareholder) born Meridian, Mississippi, July 18, 1951; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., Business, 1973); Mississippi College (J.D., with distinction, 1979). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1978-1979. Member, Lafayette County Bar Association, 1995-2002. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: James E. Welch, Jr. | | John Paul Barber (Shareholder) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, October 20, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1994, Maryland. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1983); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Lafayette County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Family Law(35%); Real Estate(35%); Bankruptcy(30%). Email: John Paul Barber | | —————————— | | Kaara L. Lind (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, July 5, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.S., Biology, cum laude, 1994); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Who's Who Among American Law Students, 1995. Champion, 1997 Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition. Winner, Best Brief Award, 1997 Judge Conrad B. Duberstein National Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition. Recipient: West Publishing Company Outstanding Scholar Book Award, 1996; American Jurisprudence Awards in Admiralty and Accounting for Lawyers. Member, Mississippi College Law Review, 1995-1997. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense. Email: Kaara L. Lind | | M. Jason Sumrall (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (2006). Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation. Email: M. Jason Sumrall | | Anna J. Hall (Associate) born Lafayette, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2006, Florida; 2008, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Marist College (B.A., cum laude, 1998); St. Thomas University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Email: Anna J. Hall | | Albert R. Jordan, IV (Associate) born 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi. Education: Loyola University (J.D., 2005). Email: Albert R. Jordan, IV | | OF COUNSEL | | William D. Blakeslee (Of Counsel) born Gulfport, Mississippi, July 7, 1944; admitted to bar, 1978, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S. in Electrical Eng., 1968); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in American, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2001-2002, 2003-2004. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Southern Association of Workers Compensation Administrators. Practice Areas: State and Federal Workers Compensation Law. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Ridgeland, Mississippi Office: 600 Concourse, Suite 100, 1076 Highland Colony Parkway, P.O. Box 6020, 39157. Telephone: 601-856-7200.
Hattiesburg, Mississippi Office: 32 Office Park Drive, 39402. Telephone: 601-264-6670.
Washington, DC Office: 750 17th Street, NW, Suite 1100, 20006. Telephone: 202-778-2396.
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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