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| | Address | | 1310 Twenty Fifth Avenue, P.O. Box 130 | | Gulfport, Mississippi 39502 | | (Harrison Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 228-864-9900 | | Telecopier: 228-864-8221 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.balch.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Balch & Bingham LLP practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Agencies. Corporation, Business, Medical Malpractice, Insurance, Environmental, Probate, Public Utility, Admiralty, Gaming, Real Estate Law, Labor and Employment, Tax. | Firm Profile:
Balch & Bingham LLP was established in 1932 and has long had strong ties to the fields of public utility law. Today the firm provides a broad range of services to commercial clients in many fields. Besides traditional professional services in litigation and commercial transactions, the firm also represents clients in environmental, international commerce, gaming and labor matters. The firm's location in Gulfport/Biloxi and Jackson allows the firm to provide legal services anywhere along the Mississippi Gulf Coast and throughout the state. | | Firm Size: 250 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Bert Allen Pontiac-GMC, Inc.; Hancock County School District; Mississippi Power Company; Mississippi Regional Housing Authority VIII; Pass Christian School District. | Representative Clients:
Acres Gaming, Inc.; American States Insurance; Anchor Gaming; AXA/Global Risks, Inc.; Cable One, Inc.; Casino World, Inc.; Chubb Insurance Group Companies; Mandalay Resort Group; City of Hattiesburg; DPIC; FEB (Miller Beer) Distributing Co., Inc.; First Commerce Corp.; Fitzgerald's Gaming Corp.; General Motors Corporation; Goldin Industries, Inc.; Greenville Casino Partners, LP; Gulf Coast Community Foundation; Hilton Hotels Corp.; Horseshoe Gaming, Holding Corporation; Integon Indemnity, Co.; International Game Technology; Jordan Industries, Inc. & Subsidiaries; Massey-Ferguson, Inc.; Medical Assurance Companies of Mississippi; Metropolitan Property & Casualty Insurance Co.; Mississippi Municipal Liability Plan; Mississippi Public Entity Workers' Compensation Trust; N-Y Associates, Inc.; Robinson Property Group, LP; Ryder Truck Rental; Sigma Game, Inc.; St. Paul Insurance Company; T.L. James Company; Taco Bell; The Infinity Group; Tilley Constructors and Engineers, Inc.; Triton Systems, Inc.; Wink Engineering, Inc.; Hancock Water & Sewer District; MGMGrand, Inc.; H. Gordon Myrick, Inc.; Friede Goldman Halter, Inc.; G.E. Plastics, Inc.; Rohm Haas, Inc.; PSC IRBY INC; Goldin of Alabama, Inc.; Goldin Industries of Louisiana, Inc.; Seaway Development Co., LLC. |
APPROVED AGENTS FOR: First American Title Insurance Co.; Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co. |
Other Office Locations of Balch & Bingham LLP
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A.
| | COUNSEL | | Luther R. Boyd (Counsel) born Louin, Mississippi, July 23, 1940; admitted to bar, 1968, Mississippi and Alabama. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1962; M.S., 1963); Cumberland School of Law, Samford University (J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. General Counsel, First Mississippi National Bank, 1975-1984. Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Former Member, Executive Committee, Business Law Section); Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Banking Law; Public Utility Law. Email: Luther R. Boyd | | RESIDENT PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Ricky J. Cox (Partner) born Napoleonville, Louisiana, January 11, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, Mississippi; 1994, Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.G.S., 1990); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1993). Executive Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1992-1993. Member: Harrison County (President, 1998-1999 and Vice-President, 1997-1998, Young Lawyers Division) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Louisiana State Bar; American Inns of Court, Russell-Blass-Walker Chapter (Chapter Member). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Public Utility Law; Litigation; Business. Email: Ricky J. Cox | | Todd G. Crawford (Partner) born McComb, Mississippi, October 12, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana; 1991, Texas; 1992, Alabama. (Not admitted in Mississippi). Education: Mississippi College; Louisiana Tech University (B.A., 1987); Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (J.D., 1990). Alpha Lambda Delta; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Board, 1989-1990. Lecturer: "Louisiana Tort Reform-Effects on Energy Related Claims," Zurich American In-House Seminar, May, 1999; "Winning Voir Dire Strategies in Louisiana," Lafayette, Louisiana, June, 2002; "Challenges in Louisiana Insurance Coverage Litigation," Lafayette, Louisiana, March, 2005; "Construction Defect Litigation in Louisiana and Related Coverage Issues," North American Risk Services In-House Seminar," March, 2005; "Insurance Coverage Disputes". Law Clerk, Honorable William P. Polk, Ninth Judicial District Court of Louisiana, 1990-1991. Member: State Bar of Texas; Alabama State Bar; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability. Email: Todd G. Crawford | | Paul J. Delcambre, Jr. (Partner) born Biloxi, Mississippi, October 20, 1951; admitted to bar, 1975, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1976, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1973); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi; Pi Gamma Mu. Staff Member, 1974-1975 and Associate Editor, 1975, Mississippi Law Journal. Author: "Commercial Law-Parole Evidence Additional Terms Are Inadmissible To Vary or Contradict An Integrated Writing," 46 Mississippi Law Journal 192; "Due Process Problems of Mississippi Power of Sale Foreclosure," 47 Mississippi Law Journal 67. Municipal Judge, City of Biloxi, 1981-1982. Prosecuting Attorney, City of Biloxi, 1982-1985. Member: Harrison County, Fifth Circuit, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Commercial Litigation. Email: Paul J. Delcambre, Jr. | | Jonathan Paul Dyal (Partner) born Oxford, Mississippi, July 29, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., Political Science, 1995); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1998). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Alpha Delta. Coca-Cola National Leadership Scholar. Member, Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge Walter J. Gex III, 1998-2001. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Email: Jonathan Paul Dyal | | John H. Rice (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois, April 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1976). Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Real Property and Probate Law Section); Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Finance; Lender Law; Leases and Leasing; Wills; Trusts and Estates; Wealth Management; Environmental Law; Natural Resources. Email: John H. Rice | | John A. Scialdone (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, August 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Louisiana; 1993, Mississippi. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1989); Tulane University (J.D., 1992). Member: New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute. Practice Areas: Maritime Defense. Email: John A. Scialdone | | Jennifer West Signs (Partner) born Gulfport, Mississippi, October 16, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.A., with special distinction, 1985); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., with honors, 1988). Recipient, Sarah Graham Kenan Academic Scholarship, 1985-1988. Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review, 1986-1987. Author: "Peerless Ins. Co. v. Freeman: Adding to the Confusion Involved in Terminating an Insurance Policy According to North Carolina's Financial Responsibility Legislation," 65 N.C.L. Rev. 1409 (Aug. 1987). Agent, First American Title Insurance Company and Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Company. Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Real Estate Section, 2001 - 2002). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Probate. Email: Jennifer West Signs | | Ben H. Stone (Partner) born Gulfport, Mississippi, January 18, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, Mississippi. Education: Tulane University (B.B.A., 1957); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1961). Phi Delta Phi. Mississippi State Senator, 1968-1979. Member, Mississippi Ethics Commission. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Harrison County (President, 1967), Federal Energy and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; American Counsel Association; International Association of Gaming Attorneys; Mississippi Association of Gaming Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor in Admiralty). Practice Areas: Public Utility Law; Environmental Litigation; Gaming Law; Trial Practice. Email: Ben H. Stone | | H. Rodger Wilder (Partner) born Tupelo, Mississippi, January 24, 1947; admitted to bar, 1978, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S.M.E., 1970); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1977. Fellow and Past President, Mississippi Bar Foundation. Member: The Mississippi Bar (President Elect); Harrison County Bar Association (Past President); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Law; Health Care; Public Utility Law; Real Estate; Civil Trial Practice. Email: H. Rodger Wilder | | Terese T. Wyly (Partner) born San Francisco, California, October 31, 1953; admitted to bar, 1979, California and Mississippi. Education: Oregon State University (B.S., 1975); Western State University (J.D., 1978). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Board Member, 1994-1999 and Director, 1997-1999, Mississippi Wildlife Federation, Gulf Coast. Board Member, 1997-2003 and President, 1999-2000, Hancock County Chamber. Board Member, Wolf River Conservation Society, 2002—. Board Member, Gulf Coast Humane Society, 2003. Member: Harrison County (President, 1994-1995; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1987-1988); and American (Member, Section on: Environmental Law) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Natural Resources Section); State Bar of California; Mississippi Association of Gaming Attorneys. (Also at Gulfport Office). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Education Law; Construction Law. Email: Terese T. Wyly | | RESIDENT ASSOCIATES | | Roderick Mark Alexander, Jr. (Associate) born Tuscaloosa, Alabama, April 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi and Tennessee; 2004, Alabama. Education: Huntingdon College (B.A., 1998); Mississippi College (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member, Young Lawyers Division); Tennessee Bar Association; Harrison County Young Lawyers Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Education Law. Email: Roderick Mark Alexander, Jr. | | Patricia Ann Bailey (Associate) born Abilene, Texas, May 16, 1950; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi. Education: University of Tulsa (B.S., Nursing, 1976); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Treasurer, Law School Student Body. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Corporate Law; Business Law. Email: Patricia Ann Bailey | | Leo E. Manuel (Associate) born Biloxi, Mississippi, January 9, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 2001); University of Richmond (M.B.A., 2005); T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (J.D., cum laude, 2005). Articles Editor, University of Richmond Law Review, 2004-2005. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Energy; Energy Regulation. Email: Leo E. Manuel | | M. Brant Pettis (Associate) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, April 7, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.B.A., Accounting, with highest honors, 2002); University of Mississippi (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: M. Brant Pettis | | Ronald Wade Robertson (Associate) born 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., summa cum laude, 2004); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2007). Practice Areas: Litigation; Energy. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Jackson, Mississippi Office: 401 East Capitol Street, Suite 200. Telephone: 601-961-9900. Fax: 601-961-4466.
Birmingham, Alabama Offices: 1710 Sixth Avenue North, 35203. Telephone: 205-251-8100. Facsimile: 205-226-8798.
Other Birmingham, Alabama Office: 1901 Sixth Avenue North, Suite 1500, 35203. Telephone: 205-251-8100. Facsimile: 205-226-8799.
Montgomery, Alabama Office: The Winter Building, 2 Dexter Avenue, 36104. Telephone: 334-834-6500. Facsimile: 334-269-3115.
Washington, D.C. Office: 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 325, 20004. Telephone: 202-347-6000. Facsimile: 202-347-6001.
Atlanta, Georgia Office: 30 Ivan Allen, Jr. Boulevard, NW, Suite 700, 30308. Telephone: 404-261-6020. Fax: 404-261-3656.
| (For complete biographical data on all personnel, see Professional Biographies at Birmingham, Alabama) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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