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| | Address | | One Hancock Plaza, Suite 1212 | | Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 | | (Harrison Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 228-864-4011 | | Fax: 228-864-4852 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.achalaw.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Allen, Cobb, Hood & Atkinson, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts including Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Business Litigation, Banking, Corporate Litigation, Worker's Compensation Law, Real Estate and Medical Malpractice. | Firm Profile:
Allen, Cobb, Hood & Atkinson, P.A., is engaged in general civil practice in all state and federal courts and administrative agencies in Mississippi. The Firm represents a number of insurance carriers in property, casualty, medical malpractice, products liability and business litigation. Its breadth of experience also encompasses a wide variety of real estate and other transactional work for institutional clients and individuals, as well as eminent domain, admiralty, bankruptcy, banking, corporate litigation, environmental, toxic tort litigation, federal and state worker's compensation, aviation and labor law. As a result of this expertise, Allen, Vaughn, Cobb & Hood, is uniquely qualified to serve as local counsel for multi-state and multi-national companies. | | Firm Size: 13 | Representative Clients:
AGJ Systems; Alabama Farm Bureau; Allstate Insurance Co.; Ambassador Insurance Co.; American Bankers; American States Insurance Co.; Amex Life; Argonaut, Atlanta Casualty Insurance Co.; Atlas Indemnity & Insurance Co.; Bank of Mississippi; Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Mississippi; The Budd Company; Carolina Casualty Insurance Co.; Cleveland Federal Savings Bank; City of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; Champion Insurance Co.; Chrysler Corporation; Chubb Group; Colony Insurance Co.; Commercial Union Insurance Co.; Compass Imaging; Crum & Foster; Dairyland Insurance Co.; John Deere Corp.; Demey International; E&O Professionals; Eagle Energy; Electric Mutual; Employers Casualty Insurance Co.; Employees National Insurance; Federal Express; Firemans Fund Insurance Co.; Ford Motor Co.; Forest City Ratner Corp.; Foremost Insurance Co.; GAB National Union; Geico; Goodyear Tire Co.; Great American Insurance Co.; Hancock Bank; Hancock Medical Center; Hartford Insurance Co.; Hanover Insurance Co.; Harbison-Walker; Home Insurance Co.; Indresco; INA; Indiana Lumbermans; Ingersoll-Rand Co.; Integral Insurance Co.; ITO; ITT; Kemper Insurance Group; Lamar Advertising of South Mississippi; Leader National Insurance Co.; Lloyds of London; Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi; Medical Specialists; Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance Co.; Moore Group; National American Insurance Co.; National States Insurance Co.; National Union Fire; Nationwide Insurance Co.; Northbrook Insurance Co.; Occidental Fire & Casualty Co.; Omni Insurance Co.; Orange Grove Utilities, Inc.; Phoenix Fire & Marine; Preferred Risk Insurance Co.; Principal Casualty Insurance Co.; Prudential Insurance Co.; Reliance Insurance Co.; Royal Insurance Co.; St. Paul Insurance Co.; Sentry Insurance Co.; Shelter Insurance Co.; Southern Farm Bureau Insurance Co.; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; State Farm Fire & Casualty Insurance Co.; State Farm Life Insurance Co.; State Farm Lloyds Insurance Co.; Travelers Insurance Co.; United Services Automobile Association; United States Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co.; Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.; U.S.A. Life Insurance Co.; Yellow Freight. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: First American Title Insurance Co.; Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co.; Stewart Title Insurance Co. | References:
Bancorp South; Hancock Bank. | | Harry R. Allen (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 13, 1933; admitted to bar, 1959, Mississippi. Education: Tulane University and University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1955); University of Mississippi (LL.B., 1959). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Author: "Joint Tortfeasors, a Case for Unlimited Contribution," Mississippi Law Journal, 1976; "An Overview of the Contents Claim," Gulf Coast Law Institute, 1981; "Homeowners' and Mobile Homeowners' Coverage," Gulf Coast Law Institute, 1986; "Recognizing and Exploiting Weaknesses in a Plaintiff's Case," Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, 1990; "Personal Injury Litigation Practice in Mississippi," National Business Institute, 1990; "Adjuster Conduct and Liability," Mississippi Claims Association and Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, 2002. Member: Harrison County and Federal Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Inns of Court. Reported Cases: Valley Mills, a Division of Merchants, Company, Inc. v. Southeastern Hatcheries of Mississippi, Inc., 245 Miss 71, 145 So.2d 698; Temco v. Smith, 252 so.2d 212 (Miss. 1971); Toche v. Killebrew, 734 So.2d 276 (Miss. 1999); Starcher v. Byrne, 687 So.2d 737 (Miss. 1997); The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, et al. V.J.C. Ellis, Jr., 402 So.2d 853 (Miss. 1981); City of Gulfport v. Orange Grove Utilities, Inc., 735 So.2d 1041 (Miss. 1999); Gulfside Casino Partnership v. Mississippi State Port Authority, 757 So.2d 250 (Miss. 2000); Jernigan v. Humphry, 815 So.2d 1149 (Miss. 2002); Mulberry and Joe Camp v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 101 F3 414 (5th Cir. 1996); Leo Delahoussey v. Western Geophysical Company of America, 476 F. Supp 2096 (S.D. Miss. 1979); State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Simpson, 477 So. 2d 242 (Miss. 1985); Boardman v. United Services Auto. Ass'n, 470 So. 2d 1024 (Miss. 1985); Cortez v. Brown, 408 So. 2d 464 (Miss. 1981); Toyota Motor Co., Ltd. v. Sanford, 375 So. 2d 1036 (Miss. 1979); Holcomb. v. Singing River Elec. Power Ass'n, 231 So.2d 192 (Miss. 1970); Nicholas v. Moses, 859 So.2d 1042 (Miss. 2003) Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi 2002-CA-00710; Griffin v. McKenney, 2003 Miss.App. Lexis 942. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Commercial; Corporate. Email: Harry R. Allen | | David L. Cobb (Member) born Eunice, Louisiana, May 6, 1940; admitted to bar, 1969, Mississippi. Education: Louisiana State University; Jackson School of Law (LL.B., 1969). Sigma Delta Kappa. Member: Harrison County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Law Association (President, 1993); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; General Practice. Email: David L. Cobb | | Robert W. Atkinson (Member) born Indianola, Mississippi, November 17, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Memphis (B.B.A., 1981); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1983-1984. Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Sweatt v. Murphy, 733 So.2d 207 (Miss. 1999); Herring v. Poirrier, 797 So.2d. 797 (Miss. 2000). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Law. Email: Robert W. Atkinson | | E. Colette Towles (Member) born Gulfport, Mississippi, May 1, 1963; admitted to bar, 1990, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.A., 1986); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1989). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Rho; Rho Gamma; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Moot Court Board; Order of Barristers. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Harrison County Young Lawyers Association (President, 1994); Mississippi Young Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; General Practice. Email: E. Colette Towles | | R. Douglas Vaughn (Member) born Cleveland, Mississippi, December 11, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Florida and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1999, Mississippi; U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., 1987); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1988-1989. Law Clerk to the Honorable Howard T. Snyder, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Middle District of Florida 1990-1992. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; The Florida Bar; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Law; Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Corporations; Products Liability. Email: R. Douglas Vaughn | | Sherrie L. Moore (Member) born Chicago, Illinois, September 14, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Northeast Mississippi Community College (A.A.S., 1984); Mississippi University for Women (B.S., Paralegal Studies, cum laude, 1994); University of Tennessee College of Law (J.D., 1997). Member, Moot Court Board. Intern, U.S. Attorneys Office, Eastern District of Tennessee (1996). Presentations: "Can We Really Call It Tort Reform? How Recent Statutory Amendments and Decisions Have Affected Punitive Damages Claims in Mississippi," Joint Seminar of the Mississippi Claims Association and the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Clinton, Mississippi (2003); "Uninsured Motorist Claims and Legal Issues," Ole Miss Insurance Symposium, Oxford, Mississippi (2003); "Recent Developments in Mississippi Law," Sentry Claims Service/ Dairyland Insurance Company Seminar, Richmond, Virginia (2002); "Recognition of the Pitfalls for Agents and Adjusters: A Look at Procurement Claims Against Agents and Gross Negligence Claims Against Adjusters," and "Loss Control Issues: How to Recognize Potential Problems from Both an Agency and Claims Standpoint," Continuing Education Seminar for the Professional Insurance Agents of Mississippi/ Mississippi Claims Association Annual Convention, Orange Beach, Alabama (2001); "Recent Developments in Mississippi Insurance Law" and "Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims and Stacking in Mississippi," Sentry Claims Service/Dairyland Insurance Company Seminar, Richmond, Virginia (2001); Insurance Contract Construction," Direct General Insurance Company Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (October 1999). Publications: "Recent Decision by Mississippi Supreme Court Adopts 'Quick Child' Test, Ending Viability Inquiries for Unborns in Wrongful Death Actions," The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 3 (Oct. 2003); Co-Author, "United States Supreme Court Holds Punitive Damages Award in Insurance Bad Faith Case Excessive and Violative of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution," The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Jul. 2003); "A Post-Grimes Look at Mississippi Cases Involving Claims for Extra-Contractual Damages," The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 4 (Dec. 2000); "Another State Speaks: The Montana Supreme Court Holds That Compliance with Insurers' Litigation Guidelines is Unethical," The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 24, No. 3 (Sept. 2000); "No Fiduciary Status for HMO Physicians When Making Mixed Eligibility and Treatment Decisions," The MDLA Quarterly, Vo. 24, No. 3 (Sept. 2000); Co-Author, "Ethical Prohibition on Third Party Audits and Related Issues," The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 2 (1999); Co-Author, "On Second Thought The Mississippi Supreme Court Revisits Grimes," The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 3 (Dec. 1998). Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Co-Editor, 1999 and Editor, 2000, The MDLA Quarterly; Amicus Curiae Chair, 2000-2004); Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Sobley v. Southern Natural Gas Co., et. al., 302 F.3d 325 (5th Cir. 2002); Haggans v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 803 So. 2d 1249 (Miss. App. 2002); Jefferson v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 2001 WL 741642 (N. D. Miss. 2001); Rhoden v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co., 32 F. Supp.2d 907 (S.D. Miss. 1998). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Insurance Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Defense; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Products Liability Defense; Civil Litigation. Email: Sherrie L. Moore | | —————————— | | Margaret P. McArthur (Associate) born Columbia, Missouri, March 2, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Denison University (B.A., 1997); Loyola University (J.D., 2000). Delta Theta Phi. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Harrison County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Appellate Practice. Email: Margaret P. McArthur | | Michael C. McCabe, Jr. (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, November 14, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2004). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Moot Court Board. Student Body Senator. Member, Golden Key National Honor Society. President's Scholar. Law Clerk for the Honorable John M. Roper, Sr., Chief U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Mississippi, 2004-2005. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: General Practice. |
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