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| | Address | | 2510 - 14th Street, Suite 1125 (39501), P.O. Drawer 160 | | Gulfport, Mississippi 39502-0160 | | (Harrison Co.) | | | |
| | | Watkins Ludlam Winter &
Stennis, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Antitrust, Business Tort and Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Business Planning and Operations; Construction Law; Education; Environmental; ERISA and Employee Benefits; Estate Planning and Administration; Family Law; Federal, State and Local Taxation; Fidelity and Surety; Financial Institutions; Gaming and Resort; Government Law; Insurance; Insurance Litigation; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; Legislative and Governmental Relations; Media and First Amendment Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Outdoor Advertising; Product Liability and Personal Injury Litigation; Public Finance; Public Utilities; Real Estate and Finance; Securities; Technology and E-Commerce; Telecommunications; and Workers' Compensation. | | Year Established: 1905 | | Firm Size: 77 |
Other Office Locations of Watkins Ludlam Winter &
Stennis, P.A.
Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Olive Branch, Mississippi, U.S.A.
| | SHAREHOLDERS | | George F. Bloss, III (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1974, MS. Education: University of Mississippi (B.P.A., 1972; J.D., 1974). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Advisory Committee on Rules, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1999-2002. Master Barrister, American Inns of Court. Member: Harrison County and American (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice and Health Law Sections) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1997-1999 and Vice President, 1999-2001); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Mississippi Claims Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Care and Hospital Law; Insurance Defense; Employment Practice. Email: George F. Bloss, III | | William Alex Brady II (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, WA; 2004, MS. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1997); Detroit College of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Member: Mississippi Forestry Association; Society of American Foresters. Practice Areas: Civil Liability. Email: William Alex Brady II | | Steven R. Cupp (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, GA; 1992, LA; 2000, MS. Education: University of New Orleans (B.A., 1986); University of Georgia (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Member: Society of Human Resource Management. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Civil Rights; Title VII Discrimination; ERISA Defense; Wage and Hour. Email: Steven R. Cupp | | Susan Fahey Desmond (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1985, MS; 1996, CO; 1998, LA. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1982); University of Tennessee (J.D., 1985). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment Law. Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi, The Mississippi Bar, 1997-1998. Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Torts and Insurance Practice; Executive Council Coordinator, 1996-1997; Chairman, Labor Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1990-1992) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Director, Young Lawyers Division, 1990-1992); Harrison/Hancock Human Resource and Mississippi Defense Lawyers Associations; Louisiana Association of Business and Industry; Society of Human Resource Management; Jackson Young Lawyers Association (Director, 1991-1993); Mississippi Women's Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1989-1990). Practice Areas: Civil Rights Law; Constitutional Law; Employment Law. Email: Susan Fahey Desmond | | David C. Goff (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, MS and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1995, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Louisiana, Lafayette (A.S., 1976); Loyola University (B.S., 1988); Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1991). Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; Associated General Contractors of Mississippi, Associated Builders & Contractors (Member, Labor and Employment Section). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Workers Compensation; Construction Disputes; Contracts; Maritime Law; OSHA Defense; Labor and Employment; Property/Development/Zoning; Personal Injury Defense; Commercial Litigation. Email: David C. Goff | | Henry F. Laird, Jr. (Board of Directors) admitted to bar, 1974, MS, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1975, CO, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, District of Colorado; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.A., 1972); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1974). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, First Amendment Law, Commercial Litigation. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Media Litigation Committee, Litigation's First Amendment Section); Center for Freedom of Information; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality (Commissioner, 1991-1998). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Appellate Practice; First Amendment/Access; Land Use; Construction. Email: Henry F. Laird, Jr. | | Joseph Henry Ros (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1986, MS. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1983); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1986). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Corporate; Insurance Defense; Environmental; Employment; Construction Litigation; Gaming; Premises Liability. Email: Joseph Henry Ros | | Katharine M. Samson (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1990, MS. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Corporate Law; Employment Law. Email: Katharine M. Samson | | Cody W. Waters (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1993, MS; 1995, FL. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1993); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1994). Practice Areas: Business Planning and Operations; Taxation Law. Email: Cody W. Waters | | J. William Williams (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1999, MS and TN; 2001, GA; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Accounting, 1994; Masters of Taxation, 1997); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1998); University of Miami School of Law (LL.M. in Estate Planning, 1999). Member, Gulfport Rotary Club, Board Assistant to the President and Coordinator of Programs Committee. The Salvation Army, Biloxi, Advisory Board Member. Chair of the Finance Committee, Gulfport Business Club. Member, Atlanta Interfaith AIDS Network, Inc. Past Director and Past President, The Georgia Bar Association. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Commercial Real Estate; Finance Transactions; Federal, State and Local Taxation; Corporations Law; Partnership, LLC; Business/Commercial; Exempt Organizations; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: J. William Williams | | COUNSEL | | S. Trent Favre (Counsel) born Bay St. Louis, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1966); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1999). University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS: Honors: Moot Court Board; Appellate Director, 1999 Law Journal: Mississippi Law Journal, Staff. Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi Honors: Cum Laude Honors: Order of Omega - President Honors: Albert Godfrey Sanders Award in French Honors: Scholarship Chamber Choir Minor: French. Member: Harrison County and Hancock County Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Harrison County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: General Litigation. Email: S. Trent Favre | | Mary Margaret Kuhlmann (Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, MS, U.S. District Court, Southern District of MS and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1988); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1991). Member: Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense. Email: Mary Margaret Kuhlmann | | ASSOCIATE | | Erich Nichols (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, MS. Education: The University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., Construction Engineering, 2003); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2007); New York University School of Law (LL.M., Taxation). Member: The Mississippi Bar. Email: Erich Nichols | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Jackson, Mississippi Office: 633 North State Street, P.O. Box 427. Telephone: 601-949-4900. Fax: 601-949-4804.
Olive Branch, Mississippi Office: Suite 100, 6897 Crumpler Boulevard, P.O. Box 1456. Telephone: 662-895-2996. Fax: 662-895-5480.
| | All attorneys are admitted to The Mississippi Bar unless otherwise noted. | (For Firm Profile, Jackson Personnel, Biographical Data and Representative Clients, see Professional Biographies at Jackson, Mississippi) (For Olive Branch Personnel and Biographical Data, see Professional Biographies at Olive Branch, Mississippi) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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