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| | Address | | 2605 14th Street, P.O. Drawer 460 | | Gulfport, Mississippi 39502 | | (Harrison Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 228-868-7070 | | Fax: 228-868-7090 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.frslaw.com |  | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Franke & Salloum PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Practice in all State, Federal and Appellate Courts. Civil Trial Practice, Admiralty, Worker's Compensation (State and Federal), General Insurance Practice, Medical Malpractice, Mass Torts, Complex Litigation, Toxic Torts and Environmental Law, Products Liability, Employment Law, Business Law. | | Year Established: 1981 | Firm Profile:
After practicing together for several years in another defense firm, Paul M. Franke, Jr., William M. Rainey and Richard P. Salloum founded a new firm in 1981. William Rainey retired from the practice of law in 2006 and the firm name was changed to Franke & Salloum, PLLC. The firm engages in all facets of state and federal civil, trial and appellate practice including state and federal worker's compensation. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
Alabama Insurance Guaranty Association; American Insurance Group; American Interstate; American Policyholders; Aspen Administrators; Atlantic Marine, Inc.; Bankers Insurance Co.; Baton Rouge Marine; Brierfield Insurance Co.; CCMSI; CNA Insurance Co.; Cambridge Insurance Co., Capital Assurance; Coca Cola Enterprises; Country Insurance & Financial Services; Diamond M. Company; Diamond Offshore Management Company; Farmers Insurance Co.; Federal Marine Terminals; First State Insurance Co.; Gallagher Bassett Services; Gatlin Companies, Inc.; Government Employees Insurance Co.; Grand Casino of Mississippi - Biloxi, Inc.; Grand Casino of Mississippi - Gulfport, Inc.; Gray Insurance Co.; Guide One Insurance Co.; Halter Marine Group; Harrahs Entertainment, Inc.; Homeport Insurance Co.; Homes of Legend, Inc.; Hudson Insurance Group; Insurance Corporation of America; International Marine Underwriters; International Ship Repair; K & K Insurance Co., Lamorte-Burns, Inc.; LAMMICO; LEMIC, Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.; Logistec, Inc.; Lumbermens Insurance Co.; Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi; Meisner Marine Construction, Inc.; Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.; Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association; Mt. Hawley Insurance Co.; Nautilus Insurance Co.; New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co.; P & O Ports; ProAssurance Insurance Co.; St. Paul Travelers; Sedgwick Claims Management; Signal Administration Inc.; Stevedoring Services of America, Inc.; Stevedoring Services of America Gulf, Inc.; Summit Consulting, Inc.; Tampa Bay Shipbuilding; Trident Insurance Services; Trinity Marine, Inc.; United Fire Group; United National Group; The Wackenhut Corp.; Waste Management, Inc.; Waste Management of Mississippi, Inc. Self-Insurers: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc. | Reference:
Hancock Bank. | 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
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | —————————— | | Paul M. Franke, Jr. (Member) born Gulfport, Mississippi, December 18, 1937; admitted to bar, 1966, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi; University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1961); University of Mississippi School of Law; Mississippi College School of Law (LL.B., 1966). Administrative Judge, 1966-1969 and Commissioner, 1969, Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Chairman, Workers' Compensation Committee of Mississippi State Bar Association, 1978. Chairman, Mississippi Development Bank, 1986-1991. Member, 1975-1990 and President, 1979, 1984 and 1989, Mississippi State Port Authority. Member: Constitutional Study Commission by Appointment of Governor, 1986; Complaint Tribunal by appointment of Supreme Court; Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal, 2005. Member: Harrison County, Federal, Fifth Circuit and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; The Maritime Law Association of the United States; American Inns of Court; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; Southern Association of Workers Compensation Administrators; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1987); Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Claims Association. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Insurance Defense; State and Federal Workers' Compensation Defense. Email: Paul M. Franke, Jr. | | Richard P. Salloum (Member) born Gulfport, Mississippi, March 17, 1948; admitted to bar, 1972, Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Notre Dame; University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1969); University of Texas; Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1972). Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. Member: Harrison County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; The Maritime Law Association of the United States; Mississippi Claims Association. Reported Cases: Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., et al v. Director, OWCP. et al, 117 S.Ct. 796 (1997); River Production Company v. Baker Hughes Production Tools, 98 F.3d 857 (5th Cir. 1996); Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., et al v. Director, OWCP, et al, 81 F.3d 561 (5th Cir. 1996); Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., et al v. Director, OWCP, et al, 65 F.3d 460 (5th Cir. 1995); Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Asbestos Health Claimants, 17 F.3d 130 (5th Cir. 1994); Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. v. Director, OWCP, 976 F.2d 934 (5th Cir. 1992). Practice Areas: Maritime Defense; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; General Litigation; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Defense. Email: Richard P. Salloum | | Paul B. Howell (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, February 5, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board. Editor, Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi, 1978-1979. Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Mississippi Claims Association; Defense Research Institute (Member: Benefits Review Board, Service Advisory Board). Special Agencies: Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission; Office of Administrative Law Judges of U.S. Dept. of Labor, Benefits Review Board. Reported Cases: Phillips v Marine Concrete Structures, Inc. 895 F.2d 1033 (5th Cir. 1990); Darby v. Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc., 99 F.3d 685 (5th Cir. 1996). Practice Areas: State and Federal Workers' Compensation Defense; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Defense. Email: Paul B. Howell | | Fredrick B. Feeney, II (Member) born Biloxi, Mississippi, November 18, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Mississippi; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1980); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1983). Delta Theta Phi. Managing Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: Note, "UCC-Application of the Mississippi Uniform Commercial Code's Implied Warranty Provision to Used Goods and the Enforceability of Disclaimer Clauses," 3 Mississippi College Law Review, 1982. Law Clerk, United States District Judge, Tom S. Lee, Southern District of Mississippi, 1984-1986. Legislative Clerk, United States Senator Thad Cochran, 1983-1984. Member: Harrison County, Fifth Circuit, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Judiciary Committee, 1990-1992); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Special Agencies: Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Bad Faith; Trial and Appellate Practice; Mediation; Arbitration. Email: Fredrick B. Feeney, II | | Traci M. Castille (Member) born St. Martinville, Louisiana, November 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; 1989, Mississippi. Education: University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.A., 1982); Tulane University (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk, Office of Administrative Law Judges, 1986-1988. Member: Harrison County, Louisiana State, Fifth Circuit and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute. Special Agencies: Office of Administrative Law Judges, U.S. Department of Labor; Benefits Review Board, U.S. Department of Labor. Practice Areas: Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Defense; Labor and Employment; Personal Injury Defense; Trial and Appellate Practice. Email: Traci M. Castille | | Donald P. Moore (Member) born Slidell, Louisiana, December 31, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Louisiana; 1993, Mississippi. Education: Southeastern Louisiana College (B.A., cum laude, 1988); Tulane School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Gamma Beta Phi; Order of Omega. Approved Mediator, Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Alderman, City of Pass Christian, Ward 4, 2000-2006. Member: Harrison County, Fifth Circuit, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Special Agencies: Mississippi Workers Compensation Commission. Practice Areas: State and Federal Workers' Compensation Defense; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Defense; Approved Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission Mediator. Email: Donald P. Moore | | Susan F.E. Bruhnke (Member) born Biloxi, Mississippi, September 17, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi. Education: University of South Alabama (B.A., magna cum laude, 1994); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1999). Law Clerk, Mississippi State Court of Appeals Judge, James E. Thomas, 1999-2000. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury Defense; State and Federal Workers' Compensation Defense; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act Defense. Email: Susan F.E. Bruhnke | | —————————— | | Shellye Vines McDonald (Associate) born Oxford, Mississippi, November 16, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S., 1982; J.D., 1985). Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense; Bad Faith; Premises Liability Defense. Email: Shellye Vines McDonald | | Patricia K. Simpson (Associate) born Kodiak, Alaska, July 31, 1965; admitted to bar, 1992, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1987; M.S., 1989); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Mississippi College Law Review. Member: Harrison County and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Insurance Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Patricia K. Simpson |
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