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| | Address | | 150 N. Sharpe Avenue, P.O. Box 1209 | | Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 | | (Bolivar Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 662-843-6171 | | Fax: 662-843-6176 | | | Send Us Email |  |
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(Main Office)
| Jacks, Adams & Norquist, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Probate, Corporation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Bankruptcy, Insurance Defense, Admiralty and Banking Law, Civil Rights Defense, Trials. | | Year Established: 1985 | Firm Profile:
The firm is based in Cleveland, Mississippi, home of Delta State University and one of the most progressive and fastest growing communities in North Mississippi. A significant amount of the firm's practice is in the area of insurance defense, commercial litigation and products liability. The firm also has a rather large bankruptcy and real estate practice. All of the attorneys and support personnel participate in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs. The firm members have lectured regularly at continuing legal education seminars and trial practice classes at the law schools in the state. | | Firm Size: 6 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: The Valley Bank; Cleveland School District 4; Commonwealth National Life Insurance Co.; The Economic Development District of Bolivar County, Mississippi; Mississippi Insurance Managers, Inc.; National General Inc.; City of Cleveland-Litigation. |
AREA COUNSEL FOR: Commercial Union; Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Insurance Co.; United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.; Cives Steel Corp.; Baxter International, Inc.; St. Paul Ins. Co.; Transamerica Insurance Co.; Warner Communications Corp.; Duo-Fast Corp.; New Hampshire Insurance Co.; Western Surety Co.; American International Adjustment Co.; Imperial Casualty Co.; Penn National Life Insurance Co.; Self Insurers Service, Inc.; Universal Underwriter's Insurance Co.; Zurich Insurance Co.; Aetna Life and Casualty Co.; Jesco Resources, Inc.; Atlanta Casualty Company; State Auto Insurance Co.; State Farm Insurance Co; Southern Guaranty Insurance Co.; Providence Washington Insurance Co.; American Ambassador Insurance Co.; 1st Mercury Syndicate; Audubon Insurance Co.; Granite State Insurance Co.; John Deere Insurance Co.; Yasuda Insurance Co.; Sentry Insurance; Tyson Foods, Inc.; Miss. Farm Bureau Insurance Co.; Bayer Corporation; Pfizer, Inc. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Federal Land Bank of New Orleans; Chicago Title Insurance Co.; Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co.; Commerce Title Guaranty Co.; Prudential Life Insurance Co.; First American Title Ins. Co. | References:
The Cleveland State Bank, Cleveland, Ms.; The Valley Bank, Cleveland, Ms. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
| | Gerald H. Jacks (Managing Partner) born Cleveland, Mississippi, July 1, 1944; admitted to bar, 1968, Mississippi; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1965); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board. Municipal Judge, City of Cleveland, 1971-1975. Member, Board of Trustees, Millsaps College, 1986-1995. Member, Board of Directors, Mississippi Research and Development Council, 1987-1988. Fellow: Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Member: Bolivar County and American (Vice Chairman and Regional Coordinator, 1974-1976 and Co-Chairman, 1976-1977, Disaster Emergency Relief Committee, Young Lawyers Section) Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 1974-1975); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1986-1987; Director, 1988-1991); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Mississippi Bar Foundation, Inc.; Fellows of Young Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Reported Cases: James Medders, et al vs. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, Ms.S.Ct., No. 07-CA-59570, decided August 5, 1993. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Gerald H. Jacks | | S. David Norquist (Partner) born Greenville, Mississippi, April 1, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Mississippi. Education: Delta State University (B.B.A., 1989); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1992). Moot Court Board; Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Workers' Compensation; Municipal Court Judge, City of Cleveland. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Personal Injury; Estate and Tax Planning; Real Estate Law; Workers' Compensation Defense. Email: S. David Norquist | | Arnold U. Luciano (Member) born Sta. Maria, Bulacan, Philippines, November 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University, Delta State University (B.S.E.S., 1995); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1998). Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Real Estate Law; Probate. Email: Arnold U. Luciano | | —————————— | | Kathy R. Clark (Associate) born Marianna, Florida, February 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama and Mississippi. Education: Samford University (B.A., 1993); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts and Criminal Procedure. Law Clerk for Chief Judge Roger H. McMillin, Jr., Mississippi Court of Appeals. Member: Bolivar County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Email: Kathy R. Clark | | Mary M. Lasker (Associate) born Clarksdale, Mississippi, February 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi; 2008, Tennessee. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1995); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Smith. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Practice. Email: Mary M. Lasker | | Thomas G. Jacks (Associate) born Cleveland, Mississippi, February 7, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi; 2008, Colorado. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 2000); University of Denver (J.D., 2005). Member: Bolivar County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Thomas G. Jacks | | Jamie F. Jacks (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 9, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi; 2007, Louisiana. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2005). Member: Bolivar County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Education Law. Email: Jamie F. Jacks | | OF COUNSEL | | William S. Adams, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, January 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi and Delta State University (B.A., 1974); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1977). Author: "New Chapter For Consumer Debtors," Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Newsletter, Nov. 1991. Municipal Judge, City of Rosedale, 1978-1979. Member: Bolivar County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: City of Mound Bayou v. Roy Collins Construction, Inc., 499 So. 2d 1354; Mississippi Hill & Delta Sav. & Loan Assn v. Valley Bank, 392 So. 2d 1126. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Probate; School Law; Commercial Law. Email: William S. Adams, Jr. |
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