| | Address | | 111 Capitol Building, Suite 350, 111 E. Capitol Street, P.O. Box 24297 | | Jackson, Mississippi 39225-4297 | | (Hinds & Madison Cos.) | | | |
| | | Adams and Reese LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Banking, Bankruptcy, Casualty, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Loans, Corporate, Education Law, Environmental, Estate Planning, Finance, Gaming, General Business, General Litigation, Governmental Relations, Health Industry Law, Labor and Employment, Maritime, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate, Professional Liability, Products Liability, Real Estate, Securities and Public Finance, Tax, Toxic Tort, Transportation Law. | Firm Profile:
"Stay out front or be left behind." It's aggressive but it's the way we practice law at Adams and Reese. We are a diverse law firm with more than 300 attorneys in offices throughout the South Central United States including New Orleans, Houston, Nashville, Mobile, Memphis, Jackson, Baton Rouge, Birmingham, and an office in Washington, D.C. We take a progressive approach to the professional services we provide our clients, as well as the way we manage our firm internally. Our primary commitment is to provide our clients with the highest quality legal service in the most prompt, cost effective and efficient manner possible. After more than 50 years experience working with local, regional, national and international corporations, agencies, municipalities, universities and individuals, Adams and Reese is strongly grounded in legal knowledge and practical experience. Adams and Reese provides many services in the legal arena, including representation in litigation and transactional matters and general client counseling. We welcome the opportunity to acquaint you with our many practice areas that may meet your needs for legal representation, now and in the future: Litigation Practice Group: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Appellate Advocacy; Business Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Environmental and Toxic Tort; Health Care; Marine and Energy; Pharmaceutical/Products Liability; Torts and Insurance. Special Business Services Practice Group: Energy and Environmental; ERISA and Employee Benefits; Governmental Relations; Health Care; Intellectual Property/Technology; Labor and Employment; Entertainment and New Media. Transactions and Corporate Advisory Services Practice Group: Banking and Finance; Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy; Corporate, Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions; Public Finance; Real Estate; Tax; Wealth Management. | | Firm Size: 270 |
Other Office Locations of Adams and Reese LLP
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Houston, Texas, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS | | Charles P. Adams, Jr. (Managing Partner) born Jackson, Mississippi, February 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, Mississippi. Education: Georgetown University (B.S.B.A., cum laude, 1971; J.D., 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Barristers (Chairman of Council, 1973-1974). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Securities Law. Editor, Law & Policy in International Business, 1973-1974. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Securities; Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution. Email: Charles P. Adams, Jr. | | Holmes S. Adams (Partner) born Greenville, Mississippi, December 18, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1968); Harvard Law School (J.D., 1975). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Fulbright Scholar. Chairman, Mississippi Law Institute, 1982. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Trusts and Estates. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Education Law; Estate Planning and Probate; Litigation; Health Law; Appellate; Economic Development. Email: Holmes S. Adams | | Jefferson D. Stewart (Partner) born Little Rock, Arkansas, July 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi; 1977, Louisiana; 1981, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Centenary College (B.A., cum laude, 1969); Tulane University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1976). Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law, Environmental Law, Natural Resources Law, Oil & Gas Law and Water Law. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association; Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen; U.S. Oil and Gas Association. (Also in New Orleans, Louisiana). Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Natural Resources; Acquisitions and Divestitures; Regulatory Work; Energy and Environmental; Construction and Real Estate. Email: Jefferson D. Stewart | | James A. Keith (Partner) born Laurel, Mississippi, August 6, 1949; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S.E.E., 1971); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1982). Tau Beta Pi; Eta Kappa Nu; Phi Delta Phi. Managing Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1981-1982. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Council of School Board Attorneys. Practice Areas: Administrative; Education Law; Employment; Litigation; Labor and Employment. Email: James A. Keith | | Powell G. Ogletree, Jr. (Partner) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, June 10, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi; 2000, Alabama. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1980). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law, Natural Resources Law, Real Estate Law and Timber Law. Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1979-1980. Co-Author: "Recent Decisions: Interstate Succession Statute Allowing Illegitimate to Inherit from Father's Estate Exclusively by Adjudication of Paternity in Father's Lifetime is Constitutional," 50 Mississippi Law Journal 201, 1979; "Property Ownership," 7 Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law 1 (Jackson and Miller, eds. 2001). Author: "The Seventh Amendment and Complex Civil Litigation: The Demise of the Complexity Exception to Trial by Jury and the Search for a Viable Due Process Alternative," 50 Mississippi Law Journal 572, 1979; "A Primer Concerning Industrial Timber Litigation With Emphasis Upon Mississippi Law," 59 Mississippi Law Journal 387, 1989; "Property Ownership," 7 Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law 1 (Jackson and Miller, eds 2001); "Resources: Timber, Water and Wildlife," 7 Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law 163 (Jackson and Miller, eds 2001). Adjunct Professor, Real Estate Transactions and Real Estate Finance and Development, Mississippi College School of Law. Member: Hinds County and American (Past Chairman, Forestry Resources Committee; Council Member, Section of Environment, Energy and Resources) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar; Charles Clark American Inns of Court. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Forestry; Real Estate; Commercial; Natural Resources; Economic Development; Banking and Finance. Email: Powell G. Ogletree, Jr. | | J. Jeffrey Trotter (Partner) born Ruleville, Mississippi, October 25, 1961; admitted to bar, 1993, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., cum laude, 1985); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Pi Tau Sigma. Assistant Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1992-1993. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Oil and Gas Law; Asbestos Defense; Silicosis Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Energy and Environmental; Forestry Law. Email: J. Jeffrey Trotter | | A. Jerry Sheldon (Partner in Charge, Jackson) born November 27, 1944; admitted to bar, 1970, Mississippi; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Lindsey Wilson Junior College (A.A., with honors, 1965); Millsaps College (B.A., with honors, 1967); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1970). Delta Theta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Energy Law and Natural Resources Law. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Natural Resources Section, 1996-1997); Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Real Estate Law; Energy and Environmental. Email: A. Jerry Sheldon | | Raymond "Rusty" Russell (Partner) born Delhi, Louisiana, February 25, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi. Education: Louisiana Tech University (B.S., 1992); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1996). Author: "Is A State's Taxation of Foreign Corporations Constitutionally Limited to U.S. Water's Edge: Application of Worldwide Combined Reporting," Mississippi College Law Review, Fall 1997. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Public Finance; Municipal Bonds; Banking; Finance; Education Law; Forestry Law. Email: Raymond "Rusty" Russell | | Elizabeth Lee Maron (Partner) born Forest, Mississippi, May 17, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.A., 1991); University of Surrey, Guildford, England (Post Graduate Diploma in European Area Studies, 1992-1993); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1995). Rotary Scholar 1992-1993. Selected as one of Mississippi's Top 40 Under 40, 2004 and 2005. Selected as one of Mississippi's 50 Leading Business Women, 2005-2006. Law Clerk for the Mississippi Supreme Court for current Chief Justice James W. Smith, 1995-1996. Commissioner, appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court to the Mississippi Commission on Continuing Legal Education, 2003-2009. Leadership Mississippi, 2005. Member: Federal and American (Member, Employment Law Section) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; National and Mississippi Councils of School Board Attorneys (President, Mississippi Council of School Board Attorneys, 2008-2009); Jackson Young Lawyers (Member, 1995-2007; Director, 1997-1999); American Inns of Court, Charles Clark Chapter; Christian Legal Society. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Education Law; Litigation; Real Estate Law; Forestry Law. Email: Elizabeth Lee Maron | | William C. Brabec (Partner) born Hartford, Connecticut, September 6, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1981-1983. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Business Law and Insurance Coverage Committees). Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Lender Liability Defense; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage Law; Tort and Personal Injury Defense Law; Products Liability Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Class Action; Intellectual Property; Commercial Dispute Resolution. Email: William C. Brabec | | John S. Hooks (Partner) born Jackson, Mississippi, March 12, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Mississippi; 2000, District of Columbia. Education: Georgetown University (B.A., 1993); Vanderbilt University Law School (J.D., 1998). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Stanley D. Rose Memorial Award for Most Outstanding Legal Writing; Jordan Quick Award for Outstanding Student Leadership. Member: The Mississippi Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; Jackson Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Appellate Advocacy; Education Law; Litigation; Labor and Employment Law; Pharmaceuticals / Products Liability; Construction and Real Estate. Email: John S. Hooks | | R. Jarrad Garner (Partner) born Columbus, Mississippi, December 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.B.A., 1996); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial and Corporate Litigation; Insurance Defense; Health Care Litigation; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Workers Compensation Defense; Casualty Insurance; Commercial Dispute Resolution; Transportation. Email: R. Jarrad Garner | | Charles N. Parrott (Partner) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi. Education: Delta State College (B.S., 1974); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1978). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law. Former Assistant General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Deposit Guaranty National Bank. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Consumer Financial Services Committee). Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Real Estate; Insurance; Consumer Finance; Commercial Transactions; Commercial Lending; Agricultural Chemicals. Email: Charles N. Parrott | | Kathryn Russell Gilchrist (Partner) born Decatur, Alabama, February 27, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1988; J.D., 1991). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Topics Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1989-1991. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Health Care Litigation; Employment Litigation. Email: Kathryn Russell Gilchrist | | Alfrado D. Donelson (Partner) admitted to bar, 1985, New York; 1999, Mississippi. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1979); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Banking; Finance. Email: Alfrado D. Donelson | | Paul A. Carrubba (Partner) born Gulfport, Mississippi, March 2, 1949; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1972); Mississippi College (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Practice Areas: Banking. Email: Paul A. Carrubba | | ASSOCIATES | | James J. McNamara, IV (Associate) born April 30, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi. Education: Auburn University (B.A.,1999); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Transactional; Commercial Restructuring and Bankruptcy; Corporate Law; Securities; Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures; Real Estate; Tax. Email: James J. McNamara, IV | | David W. Donnell (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1994); Millsaps College (M.B.A., 1995); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: David W. Donnell | | Laura A. Ford (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., 2004); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2006). Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Laura A. Ford | | Michele McCain (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 16, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi. Education: Delta State University (B.A., 1997); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2000). Member: Hinds County, Madison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyer's Association (Past President); Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Energy and Environmental. Email: Michele McCain | | Blake R. Bee (Associate) born Flowood, Mississippi, January 12, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2004); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: The Mississippi Bar. Email: Blake R. Bee | | James P. Gallenbeck (Associate) born Berlin, Germany, October 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Mississippi; 2003, California; 2007, District of Columbia and Virginia. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1993); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: Hinds County, Orange County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Education Law; Constitutional Law. Email: James P. Gallenbeck | | Reginald Jones (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, November 24, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Mississippi. Education: The University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 2003); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: Magnolia, Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers; National and Mississippi Councils of School Board Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment. Email: Reginald Jones | | Michael Scott Jones (Associate) born San Diego, California, January 12, 1977; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., 1999; J.D., 2006). Email: Michael Scott Jones | | Elizabeth Archer (Associate) born Greenville, Mississippi, October 25, 1979; admitted to bar, 2008, Mississippi. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 2002); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2008). Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Business Litigation. Email: Elizabeth Archer | | Jared Carrubba (Associate) born Flowood, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2008, Mississippi. Education: The University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 2005); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2008). Email: Jared Carrubba | | Bernard H. Booth, IV (Associate) born 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi; 2005, Louisiana. Education: Millsaps College (B.S., Geology, 1995); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. [Lieutenant, U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General's Corps, 2000-2006]. Practice Areas: Energy; Litigation. Email: Bernard H. Booth, IV | | Elizabeth D. Martin (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, June 10, 1981; admitted to bar, 2008, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2004); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2008). Email: Elizabeth D. Martin | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | T. Michael Cronin (Special Counsel) born Jacksonville, Florida, June 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1992; J.D., magna cum laude, 1995). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1993-1995. Member, Moot Court Board, 1994-1995. Law Clerk to Honorable David C. Bramlette, III, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Mississippi, 1995-1996. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
New Orleans, Louisiana Office: One Shell Square, 701 Poydras Street, Suite 4500. Telephone: 504-581-3234. Fax: 504-566-0210.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana Office: 450 Laurel Street, Suite 1900. Telephone: 225-336-5200. Fax: 225-336-5220.
Mobile, Alabama Office: One Saint Louis Street, Suite 4500. Telephone: 251-433-3234. Fax: 251-438-7733.
Washington, D.C. Office: 401 Ninth Street, N.W., Suite 610 South. Telephone: 202-737-3234. Fax: 202-737-0264.
Houston, Texas Office: One Houston Center, 1221 McKinney, Suite 4400. Telephone: 713-652-5151. Fax: 713-652-5152.
Birmingham, Alabama Office: 2100 3rd Avenue North, Concord Center, Suite 1100. Telephone: 205-250-5000. Fax: 205-250-5034.
Nashville, Tennessee Office: Fifth Third Center, 424 Church Street, Suite 2800. Telephone: 615-259-1450. Fax: 615-259-1470.
Other Nashville, Tennessee Office: Nashville Music Row, 901 18th Avenue South. Telephone: 615-341-0068. Fax: 615-341-0596.
Memphis, Tennessee Office: Brinkley Plaza, 80 Monroe Avenue, Suite 700. Telephone: 901-523-8211. Fax: 901-524-4936.
| Firm is a Member of the State Capital Law Firm Group. (Member firms of the State Capital Law Firm Group practice independently and not in a relationship for the joint practice of law). | (For biographical data on other personnel, see Professional Biographies in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Birmingham and Mobile, Alabama, Houston, Texas, Washington, D.C. and Nashville, Tennessee) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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