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| | Address | | 4268 I-55 North, Meadowbrook Office Park | | Jackson, Mississippi 39211 | | (Hinds & Madison Cos.) | | | |
| | | Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC practices in the following areas of law:
Alternative Dispute Resolution; Admiralty and Maritime; Antitrust; Aviation; Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights; Business and Transactions; Construction; eBusiness/Technology; Eminent Domain; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Environmental, Health and Safety; Equipment Leasing; Estate Planning/Probate; Financial Services and Transactions; Government Investigations and Litigation; Gulf Coast Reconstruction; Health Law; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International; Labor and Employment; Litigation; Public Finance; Public Policy - Federal; Public Policy - State; Real Estate; Subprime Mortgage; Taxation - Federal and State/Local; Transportation. | | Year Established: 1888 | Firm Profile:
Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, is ranked by The National Law Journal as one of the 100 largest law firms in the country. Through strategic acquisitions and mergers over the past century, the Firm has grown to include more than 540 attorneys and public policy and international advisors. Baker Donelson has offices located in five states in the southern U.S. as well as Washington, D.C., plus a representative office in Beijing, China. Current and former Baker Donelson attorneys and advisors include, among many other highly distinguished individuals, people who have served as: Chief of Staff to the President of the United States; U.S. Senate Majority Leader; U.S. Secretary of State; Members of the United States Senate; Members of the United States House of Representatives; Acting Administrator and Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control for the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts; Chief Counsel, Acting Director, and Acting Deputy Director of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services within the United States Department of Homeland Security; Majority and Minority Staff Director of the Senate Committee on Appropriations; a member of President's Domestic Policy Council; Counselor to the Deputy Secretary for the United States Department of HHS; Chief of Staff of the Supreme Court of the United States; Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice of the United States; Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade for the U.S. Department of Commerce; Ambassador to Japan; Ambassador to Turkey; Ambassador to Saudi Arabia; Ambassador to the Sultanate of Oman; Governor of Tennessee; Governor of Mississippi; Deputy Governor and Chief of Staff for the Governor of Tennessee; Commissioner of Finance & Administration (Chief Operating Officer), State of Tennessee; Special Counselor to the Governor of Virginia; United States Circuit Court of Appeals Judge; United States District Court Judges; United States Attorneys; and Presidents of State and Local Bar Associations. Baker Donelson represents local, regional, national and international clients. The Firm provides innovative, results-oriented solutions, placing the needs of the client first. Our state-of-the-art technologies seamlessly link all offices, provide instant information exchange, and support clients nationwide with secure access to our online document repository. Baker Donelson is a member of several of the largest legal networks that provide our attorneys quick access to legal expertise throughout the United States and around the world. | | Firm Size: 540 | Law Firm Affiliations:
A world wide association of independent law firms created to meet the increasing complex and varied needs of clients throughout the world and to respond to the challenges of the international legal commercial market. | Representative Clients:
ADESA; AIG, Inc., Member Companies; Altria Corporate Services, Inc.; Altria Group, Inc.; American Honda Finance; American Modern Insurance Group; American Wireless License Group, LLC; Ashland Inc.; Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Bechtel Power Corp.; Cardiology Associates of North Mississippi; Cendant Corp.; ChevronTexaco; Crown Central Petroleum Corp.; Denbury Onshore, LLC; Denbury Resources, Inc.; ExxonMobil Corp.; Ford Motor Co.; Forrest General Hospital; Freightliner, LLC; Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC; Horne LLP; Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.; Jackson Municipal Airport Authority; Magneti Marelli North America, Inc.; Mazda American Credit, Inc.; Memorial Hospital at Gulfport; The Midland Company; Mississippi Airport Association; Mississippi Intermodal Council; Morgan Stanley Dean Witter; Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.; OR Partners, Inc.; Philip Morris Inc.; PRIMUS Automotive Financial Services, Inc.; Professional Underwriters Liability Insurance Co.; Reichhold; Reliable Tool and Machine Co., Inc.; Sabanci Holding; Shell Oil; Singing River Hospital System; Southern Tire Mart; State Farm Insurance Companies; Sunoco, Inc.; TLC Vision Corp.; Tyco Electronics; Valspar; Viking Range Corp. |
Other Office Locations of Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A.
Washington, District of Columbia, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Macon, Georgia, U.S.A.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Mandeville, Louisiana, U.S.A.
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.
Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Huntsville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Johnson City, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Memphis, Tennessee, U.S.A.
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.A.
| | MANAGING PARTNER | | William S. Painter (Managing Partner) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Mississippi; 1975, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1971); University of Mississippi (J.D., with honors, 1974); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Chambers as Leading Corporate/Commercial Lawyer in Mississippi; The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law, Health Care Law and Tax Law. Listed as among top 50 attorneys in Mississippi by Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2006—. Named an Outstanding Healthcare Transaction Lawyer by Nightingale's Healthcare News (2006). Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal, 1974. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American Health Lawyers Association. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Chair, Mississippi Secretary of State's Business Law Advisory Group, 1986-1996. Co-Author: Mississippi Corporations-Formation and Operation, The Harrison Co. (1992). Practice Areas: Corporate; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Local Taxation; Trusts and Estates; Health Care; Investments; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: William S. Painter | | SHAREHOLDERS | | James K. Dossett, Jr. (Shareholder) born Laurel, Mississippi, March 21, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Mississippi; 1969, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1965); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1968); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1969). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law (since 1995), Trusts and Estates (since 2003) and Non-Profit/Charities Law (since 2008); Mid-South Super Lawyers, Tax (since 2006). Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1966-1968. Trustee, 1974-1978 and 1983-1986 and Chairman, 1974-1976, Mississippi Tax Institute. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member, Tax Section; Estates and Trusts Section; Member, Executive Committee, 1988-1990; Chairman, 1991-1992); American Bar Association; Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants (Chairman, Taxation Committee, 1980-1982, 1986-1988; Member, Board of Governors, 1982-1983); Jackson Tax Forum (President, 1982-1983). Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1992-1995); American College of Tax Counsel. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate. Email: James K. Dossett, Jr. | | W. Scott Welch (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1964, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi School of Law (LL.B., 1964). Listed in: Chambers as Leading General Commercial Litigation Lawyer in Mississippi since 1st edition; The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation (since 1995), Commercial Litigation (since 2007) and Product Liability Litigation (since 2008); Listed as among top 50 attorneys in Mississippi by Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2006—. Named a Lawdragon 500 Leading Lawyer since 2007. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Senior Life Fellow, Foundation of ABOTA. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2006-2009); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Transportation Industry Defense Association; Institute, Trial Attorneys of America. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers. [Capt. USAF, Staff Judge Advocate, 1964-1967]. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Defense(10%); Business Torts(5%); Commercial Litigation(20%); Insurance Litigation(10%); Motor Carrier Defense(20%); Catastrophic Injury(10%); Wrongful Death(10%); Products Liability Defense(15%). Email: W. Scott Welch | | Stephen C. Edds (Shareholder) born April 28, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Mississippi; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1971); University of Mississippi Law School (J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Editor, Ole Miss Annual. Listed in: Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers as a leading corporate/commercial lawyer (municipal finance) in Mississippi; The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law (since 2004); Mid-South Super Lawyers-Bonds/Government Finance. Director, American Judicature Society. Chair, Mississippi Arts Commission, 1984-1989. Board Member, Southern Arts Federation. Member, Leadership Jackson. Trustee, Mississippi Museum of Art. Member: American Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar (Past President, Young Lawyers Section; Vice President and Chair of the Committee on Professional Responsibility) Bar Associations; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Municipal Law; Municipal Bonds Taxation; Tax Increment Finance; Municipal Securities; Municipal Leasing; Energy Finance; Government Affairs; Health Care Finance; Economic Development; Economic Incentive; Industrial Development; Public-Private Partnerships; Project Finance; Infrastructure Development. Email: Stephen C. Edds | | Walker W. (Bill) Jones, III (Shareholder) born Laramie, Wyoming, February 20, 1948; admitted to bar, 1973, Mississippi; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court; 1996, Texas; 1997, Tennessee. Education: University of Mississippi (B.P.A., 1971; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi (Province President, Province VI, 1976-1983; Member, Council, Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity, 1985-1987). Listed in: Chambers as Leading General Commercial Litigation Lawyer in Mississippi; The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation and Product Liability Litigation. Named to Top 50 Attorneys in Mississippi, Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2006—. Named a Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyer since 2007. Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1972. Co-author: "Taming an Elephant: A Closer Look at Mass Tort Screening and the Impact of Mississippi Tort Reforms," Mississippi College Law Review, Vol. 26, Issue 2, 2006-2007; Casenote, 44 Mississippi Law Journal 556; "The Changing Legal Landscape of a Mass Tort Haven: A Mississippi Story," IADC Toxic and Hazardous Substance Litigation Newsletter, December 2004, No. 2. Instructor: Trial Practice, Mississippi College School of Law, 1978-1979, 1986-1987; Trial Tactics, Mississippi Institute of Continuing Legal Education. Adjunct Professor of Law - teaching Trial Practice, University of Mississippi and Mississippi College School of Law. Member: Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Public Contract Law; Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Director, Young Lawyers Section, 1978-1980); State Bar of Texas; Maritime Law Association of the United States; American Board of Trial Advocates (National Board Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Litigation Counsel of America; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. [Capt., USAF-R, 1970-1973]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Admiralty; Insurance Litigation; Health Care. Email: Walker W. (Bill) Jones, III | | Alan L. Moore (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, November 13, 1946; admitted to bar, 1973, Mississippi. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1973). Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Municipal Law (since 2004); Mid-South Super Lawyers-Transportation/Maritime. Member: Governor's Special Task Force on Economic Development Planning, 1988-1991; Southern Growth Policies Board, 1988-1991; 1992 Commission on Future of the South; Society of International Business Fellows. Speaker: "Intermodal Opportunities: Planning for the State's Transportation Future," Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Economic Council, Jackson, Mississippi (May 2007); "Air Cargo Updates: Jackson and the Gulf Coast," Mississippi World Trade Center Global Logistics Conference, Jackson, Mississippi (March 2007). Member, Advisory Board, Jackson State University School of Business (1999—). Advisory Board, William F. Winter Institute for Racial Reconciliation at the University of Mississippi (Chair, 2004-2008; Member, 2003—). Member, Governor's Commission on National Civil Rights Museum, 2007-2008. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. [U.S. Army, 1968-1970]. Practice Areas: Airport Law; Public Law; Corporate Law; Government Relations. | | Wilton J. Johnson (Public Law, Public Finance and Public Policy Practice Group Leader) born April 14, 1950; admitted to bar, 1975, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1972); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1975). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Director's Award. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Public Finance Law (since 2004). Note Editor, Mississippi Law Journal. Chairman, Millsaps Arts and Lecture Series, Inc. President, Arts Alliance of Jackson and Hinds County. Member, Southern Growth Policies Board. Chairman, Governor's State-Wide Housing Task Force. Member, Governor's Housing Recovery Council (Mississippi). Member: Magnolia and American Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Public Finance; Housing Finance; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Health Care Finance; Commercial Real Estate Finance. Email: Wilton J. Johnson | | Robert M. Arentson, Jr. (Shareholder) born Moultrie, Georgia, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1972); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1976). Phi Alpha Delta. Mississippi Deputy Attorney General, 1984-1986. Mississippi Assistant Secretary of State, 1980-1984. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers-Class Action/Mass Torts. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Public Utility, Communications and Transportation Law) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability and Personal Injury; Public Utilities; Telecommunications. Email: Robert M. Arentson, Jr. | | Richard F. Yarborough, Jr. (Shareholder) born Columbia, Mississippi, October 6, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 1974; J.D., 1976). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1976. Author: Comment, "Strict Liability and Allergic Drug Reactions," 47 Mississippi Law Journal 526, 1976. Co-Author: "How Epidemiological Studies Prove Causation in Chemical Exposure Cases," Harris Martin Litigation Watch: Benzene, July 2005. Editor, "The Mississippi Attorney's Desk Book," 1976. Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 1986-1991. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers in Environmental Litigation, 2006—. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; American Society of Hospital Attorneys; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Chemical Society; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Magnolia Const. Co., Inc. v. Mississippi Gulf South Engineers Inc., 518 So.2d 1194 (Miss. 1988); Porter v. Shelter General Ins. Co., 678 F. Supp 151 (S.D. Miss. 1988); Donald v. Reeves Transportation Co., 538 So.2d 1191 (Miss. 1989); Applewhite v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., 67 F.3d 571 (5th Cir. 1995); Regan v. Citizens Bank, 675 So.2d 1239 (Miss. 1996); Brewton v. Reichhold Chemicals, Inc., 707 So.2d 618 (Miss.1998); Donald v. Triple S. Well Services, Inc., 708 So.2d 1318 (Miss.1998); Barrett v. Parker, 757 So.2d 182 (Miss.2000); Cook v. Stringer, 764 So.2d 481 (Miss. 2000); In re: Benjamin Moore & Co., 318 F.3d 626 (5th Cir. 2002); Dillon v. Greenbriar Digging Service, Ltd., 919 So.2d 172 (Miss.Ct.App. 2005); McKinley v. Lamar Bank, 2003, 919 So.2d 918 (Miss.2005); Morgan v. Citizens Bank, (2004-CA-00776) (Miss.Ct.App. 2005); Warren v. Johnston, 2004-IA-00488 (Miss.2005). Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Chemical Exposure; Environmental Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Construction Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Transportation. | | James L. Jones (Shareholder) born Quantico, Virginia, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1971); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Phi Delta Phi. Named as a Leading Health Care Attorney by Legal Media Group (2006). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America. Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1977. Author: "Due-On-Sale Clause Is An Unreasonable Restraint On Alienation," 47 Miss. L.J. 331 (1977). Member: Hinds County, Fifth Circuit, Federal and American (Tort and Insurance Practice Member: Litigation and Health Law Sections) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Health Law Section); American Hospital Lawyers Association; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; American Health Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. [Maj., Miss. Air Nat'l Guard, State Judge Advocate General, 1977-1983 and 1985-1986; U.S.A.F. 1st Lt., 1972-1974]. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Medical Malpractice Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: James L. Jones | | William N. Reed (Shareholder) born Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1950; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1972; J.D., magna cum laude, 1977). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Named, Top 50 Attorneys in Mississippi, Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2006—. Co-chair, TerraLex U.S. Litigation Practice Group. Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal, 1977. President, Associated Student Body, University of Mississippi, 1971-1972. Law Clerk, Judge Elbert P. Tuttle, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1977-1978. Co-Author: "The Speedy Trial Act of 1974 in Constitutional Perspective," 47 Miss. L.J. 365 (1976); Chapter 26 Products Liability 50 State Handbook (West 1994-1995 ed.); Note, 47 Miss. L.J. 156 (1976). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America for Product Liability Litigation and Commercial Litigation (since 2001); Chambers as Leading General Commercial Litigation Lawyer in Mississippi. Member: Hinds County and American (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Forum on Franchising; Committees on Trial Practice, Intellectual Properties Litigation and Products Liability Litigation; Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Health Law Section, 1993, Chair, 1994-1995); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Lamar Order; American Health Lawyers Association; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation; Litigation Counsel of America. [U.S. Army, Adjutant General Corps, 1972-1974]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Product Liability; Antitrust; Toxic Tort; Franchise; Class Action Defense; Health Law; Insurance Coverage. Email: William N. Reed | | Richard G. Cowart (Chairman of the Health Law and Public Policy Department and Member, Board of Directors) born Bourne, Massachusetts, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Mississippi; 1999, Tennessee. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.B.A., magna cum laude, 1975); University of Mississippi (J.D., with honors, 1978). Recipient, American Health Lawyers Association David R. Greenburg Award, 2007. Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1977-1978. President, Associated Student Body, University of Southern Mississippi, 1974-1975. Chair, Southern Institute of Health Law, 1993-1994. Adjunct Faculty, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 1993—. Health Law Columnist: Medical News, Inc. Editorial Board Member, Journal of Health Law. Listed in: Who's Who of American Law; The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law (since 1991); Chambers USA - America's Leading Business Lawyers; Corporate Counsel - Best Lawyers Healthcare; Nightingale's Healthcare News - Outstanding Hospital Lawyers; Named: Nashville Business Journal as one of the "2007 Health Care Heroes;" The Legal 500 United States, Volume I, Corporate and Finance in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions; Tennessee Business Magazine's 101 Best Lawyers; Mid-South Super Lawyers, Health Care, 2006—. Listed, Top 100 Attorneys in Tennessee, 2007—; Leading Health Care Attorneys by Legal Media Group, 2006; Nashville Business Journal's Best of the Bar, 2006, 2007. Named to Business Tennessee Magazine's "150 Best Lawyers," 2007 and 2008. Named to Nashville Business Journal's "Health Care 100" (2007). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Tennessee and American (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Taxation) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American Health Lawyers Association (President, 2004-2005; Executive Committee, Board of Directors 2000-2006). Fellow: American Health Lawyers Association. (Also at Nashville, Tennessee Office). Practice Areas: Health Care; Business and Transactions; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Richard G. Cowart | | Barry W. Ford (Shareholder) born Pontotoc, Mississippi, December 23, 1946; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi Valley State College (B.S., 1968); Thurgood Marshall School of Law (J.D., 1977); National Judicial College, 1991. Recognized in: Chambers USA as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Business; The Best Lawyers in America for Personal Injury Litigation, 2005—. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers (since 2006). Named among top 50 attorneys in Mississippi, 2008. With: Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights, Jackson, Mississippi, 1977-1979; Ford & Ford, Tupelo, Mississippi, 1979-1990 (General Civil Litigation). Municipal Court Judge, Pontotoc, Mississippi, 1979-1990. Public Defender, Lee County, Mississippi, 1987-1990. Elected as State Court Trial Judge, First Circuit Court District (District includes Alcorn, Itawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Tishomingo Counties), State of Mississippi, 1990. Shareholder, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, 2000—. Member: Magnolia Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America. Practice Areas: Product Liability; Litigation; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; General Litigation; Labor and Employment Litigation; Medical Negligence. Email: Barry W. Ford | | Barry K. Cockrell (Shareholder) born Albuquerque, New Mexico, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi and Georgia. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); Emory University (J.D., 1980). Omicron Delta Kappa. Named as a Leading Health Care Attorney by Legal Media Group (2006). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law (since 1995); Mid-South Super Lawyers, Health Care (since 2006). Articles Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1979-1980. Chair, Governor's Conference Subcommittee on Health Care Financing and System Reforms, 1992. Co-Author: "Leasing of Long-Term Care Facilities," Health Law Contracts Inst. (1989). Lecturer and Author: "Legal Consequences in Forming Healthcare Alliances," Univ. of Ala. at Birmingham Symp. (1992); "Regulations Affecting Health Care of the Elderly," Univ. of Miss. Sch. of Medicine and Miss. Psychiatric A. (1990). Member: The Mississippi Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Bar Association (Member, Health Law Forum); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care. Email: Barry K. Cockrell | | Leonard C. Martin (Shareholder) born Macon, Mississippi, June 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Virginia (J.D., 1980); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1985). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America for Trusts and Estates, 2003—; Mid-South Super Lawyers, Estate Planning and Probate (since 2006). Law Clerk, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1980-1981. Chartered Financial Consultant. Chartered Life Underwriter. Certified Financial Planner. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Taxation and Probate and Property Sections) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Past Chairman: Taxation Section; Executive Committee: Estates and Trusts Section); Estate Planning Council of Mississippi; Mississippi Society of Financial Service Professionals (Past President). Fellow: The American College of Trust and Estate Council. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts; Probate. Email: Leonard C. Martin | | Jonell B. Williamson (Shareholder) born Batesville, Mississippi, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1973; M.A., 1975; J.D., cum laude, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law (since 2005). Special Projects Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1980-1982. Member, Board of Directors, Goodwill Industries of Mississippi, 1987-1993. Author: "Observing Confidentiality and Security of Patient Health Care Information," Topics in Health Information Management, Vol. 16, No. 4, May 1996. Contributing Author: "Significant Changes Made to Stark Regulations," Baker Donelson Health Alert, August 2008; "Physician Networking: Is Joining Forces a Competitive Alternative?" Pa. Med. Soc'y (1989). Named as a Leading Health Care Attorney by Legal Media Group (2006). Speaker, "Conducting an Internal Investigation and Making a Voluntary Disclosure," Law Education Institute, 2008 National CLE Conference Health Law Program, sponsored in part by the ABA Health Law Section, Colorado, Texas and North Carolina Bar Associations, March 2008. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Sections on: Business Law; Health Law) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Health Law Section); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Government Investigations and Litigation; White Collar Crime. Email: Jonell B. Williamson | | Brooks Eason (Shareholder) born New Orleans, Louisiana, July 3, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979); Duke University (J.D., with honors, 1982). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Employment Law, Mississippi. Member, Editorial Board, Duke Law Journal, 1981-1982. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Employment Litigation; Labor and Employment. | | William S. Mendenhall (Shareholder) born April 21, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law; Chambers USA, Corporate Law; Mid-South Super Lawyers, Business/Corporate, 2006—. Author: "Constitutional Law-First Amendment-Attorney Advertising That Is Not False, Misleading or Deceptive Is a Protected Form of Commercial Speech," 52 Mississippi Law Journal 679 (January 1982); "Paternal Inheritance Rights of Illegitimates Under Mississippi Law: Greater Than Equal Protection?" 53 Mississippi Law Journal 303 (January 1983). Co-author: "Use of Public Incentive Finance in Commercial Real Estate Developments: A Developer's Perspective," The Real Estate Finance Journal, Summer 2007. Chair, Corporate Laws Subcommittee, 2004— and Member, 1993—, Secretary of State Business Law Advisory Group. Member, 1986-1992 and Chairman, 1992, Mississippi Law Institute. President: Stewpot Community Services, Inc., 1994; Leadership Jackson, 1996. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Real Estate. Email: William S. Mendenhall | | J. Carter Thompson, Jr. (Shareholder) born Memphis, Tennessee, July 13, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mississippi College (B.A., with high honors and special distinction, 1981); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Product Liability Litigation; Chambers USA as Leading Litigation Lawyer in Mississippi; Mid-South Super Lawyers, Personal Injury Defense, 2007—. Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1981. Named to the Lawdragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America, 2007. Member: Product Liability Advisory Council. Chair: Mississippi Law Institute, 1991. Speaker: "Punitive Damage Defense in a Drug & Medical Device Case," Defense Research Institute Drug & Device Seminar, San Francisco, CA, May 11, 2007; "Lessons Learned from Recent Mass Tort Litigation," American Conference Institute Annual Drug and Medical Device Litigation Seminar, New York, NY, December 2006; "No Longer Chasing the Paper Tiger: The Paperless Law Practice," Defense Research Institute Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, October 2006; "Defending Punitive Damages at Trial," Mealey' s- Defense Strategies in Pharmaceutical Litigation, Laguna Beach, CA, January 2006; "The Role of Outside Counsel," Food & Drug Law Institute, Washington, D.C., January 2005; "Defending a Punitive Damages Claim: A Proactive Approach," Defense Research Institute Drug & Device Seminar, New Orleans, LA, May 2003; "Innovative Mediation Techniques," Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS, Spring 1997; "Taking Effective Depositions," Jackson, MS, January 1994; "Federal and State Trial Practice," Bridge-the-Gap Seminar, sponsored by Young Lawyers Division of Mississippi State Bar, Jackson, MS, November 1992 and October 1991. Author: "The Use of Bellwether Plaintiffs - Overview, Practice, Strategy and Implications," Mass Torts Journal, Mass Torts Committee, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association, Spring 2007; "Preclusive Effect of Prior Judgments in Mass Product Liability Actions," American Conference Institute Annual Drug and Medical Device Litigation Seminar, New York, NY, December 2006; "Discovery and Use of Scientific Studies Ongoing During Trial," American Conference Institute Annual Drug and Medical Device Litigation Seminar, New York, NY, December 2006; "Structuring Defense Counsel for MDL," published by the American Conference Institute in connection with its Drug and Medical Device Conference, Chicago, IL, June 2006; "Defending a Punitive Damages Claim: A Proactive Approach Before, During and After Trial," published by Defense Research Institute, February 2006. Author, Note, "Admiralty - Tort Jurisdiction - Jurisdiction Sustained on Claim Resulting from Collision of Pleasure Boats on Navigable Waters," 52 Miss.L.J. 941 (1982). Co-Author: "Federal Preemption: The Drug and Device Trilogy," Health Lawyers Weekly (March 21, 2008); "Mediation in Multi-District Litigation," Defense Research Institute publication, For the Defense, September 2003. Member: Hinds County, Madison County and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Sections on: General Litigation; Health Law; Chair, Minority Involvement Committee, 1994-1995); American Health Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Drug and Device Steering Committee); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Member, Sections on: Drug, Device and Biotechnology; Product Liability; Healthcare Practice); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Director, Trial Practice Academy, 1989). Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Defense; Medical Malpractice; Medical Liability; Professional Liability; Professional Malpractice; Personal Injury Defense; Health Care Litigation. Email: J. Carter Thompson, Jr. | | David P. Webb (Shareholder) born Meridian, Mississippi, November 24, 1959; admitted to bar, 1986, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., magna cum laude, 1982; J.D., magna cum laude, 1985); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 1986). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Tax Law, 2009. Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1985-1986. Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi, 1985. Author: Tax column for the Mississippi Business Journal; numerous publications and lectures on limited liability companies, estate planning, corporate and real property tax issues, and other related topics for organizations such as the Estate Planning Council, Mississippi College of Law, the National Business Institute and the Mississippi Bar; "Application of the Equitable Adjustments Doctrine to the Section 643(e)(3) Election," 38 Florida Law Review, November 5, 1986; "2007 Mississippi Tax Update," May 10, 2007 to the Tax Section of the Mississippi Bar. Member: The Mississippi Bar, American Bar Association (Member, Taxation Section); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (Member, Taxation Section); Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants. Practice Areas: Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Business Acquisitions; Estate Planning. | | Michael T. Dawkins (Shareholder) born Meridian, Mississippi, May 31, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi; 1990, Alabama. Education: Meridian Junior College (A.A., 1979); University of Mississippi (B. Accy., 1981); University of Alabama (J.D., 1988). Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, Environmental Law (since 2008); Mid-South Super Lawyers (since 2007). Phi Theta Kappa. Member: Order of the Barristers; National Moot Court Team, 1987-1988; Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review, 1986-1988. Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi, 1984. Adjunct Professor, Judicial Process - Survey of Federal and State Court Systems in the United States Belhaven College, Spring 2007. Author: "Month in Review," American Bar Association, Criminal Litigation (May 2006, May 2007); "How to Minimize Obstacles that Could Block Real Estate Transactions - Environmental Issues," National Business Institute (October 2007); "Environmental Issues in Real Estate Transactions," National Business Institute (October 2006); "Environmental Liability Protections for Property Owners, Developers, and Their Advisory," National Business Institute (September 2006); "Significant Criminal Enforcement Cases in EPA Regions 4," American Bar Association, Environmental Crimes & Enforcement Committee Newsletter; "Government Must Prove Materiality in False Claims," Legal Foundation (March 2001). Co-Author: "Report of Mississippi Bar Task Force on the Attorney-Client Privilege" (regarding the impacts of the Thompson Memorandum and the McNulty Memorandum on the privilege and on attorney work product, May 2007); "The Opening Salvo: The Onset of an Environmental Criminal Investigation," American Bar Association - Criminal Justice Section (January 2004); "Framework for an Environmental Crimes Act in Mississippi," 61 Miss. L.J. 255 (1991); "The Emergence of Regional Landfills in Mississippi," 60 Miss. L.J. 147 (1990). Speaker: "How to Minimize Obstacles that Could Block a Real Estate Transaction: Environmental Issues," National Business Institute Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi, October 16, 2008; "Peace with Honor: Preserving the Environment While Avoiding Litigation," The Sustainable Development Summit at Stillman College (April 2005). Member: Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar (Task Force on the Attorney-Client Privilege, 2006-2007; Chair, Environmental Seminar Committee of Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, 1997-1998; Chair, SONREEL Environmental Crimes Subcommittee, 1996-1997); American Bar Association. Reported Cases: Berry v. Armstrong Rubber Co., 989 F.2d 822, 23 Envtl. L.Rep. 21,117 (5th Cir. 1993); Mississippi Power & Light Co. v. Mississippi State Tax Commission, 704 So.2d 1343 (Miss. 1997); MidSouth Rail Corp. v. Citizens Bank & Trust Co., 697 So.2d 451 (Miss. 1997); United States v. Intervest Corp., 67 F. Supp. 2d 637 (S.D. Miss. 1999). Practice Areas: Environmental; Litigation; White Collar Crime. Email: Michael T. Dawkins | | John B. Beard (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, February 17, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Mississippi; 1991, U.S. Tax Court; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B. Accy., cum laude, 1987; J.D., magna cum laude, 1990); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1991). Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Alpha Psi; Phi Delta Phi. Named, Outstanding Physician Practice Lawyer by Nightingale's Healthcare News, 2008. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1988-1990. Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi, 1987. Author and Lecturer: "Tax Primer - The Basics of Tax-Exempt Status for Healthcare Organizations," American Health Lawyers Association Member Teleconference, Tax Issues for Healthcare Organizations Program, Washington DC (September 2008). Author: "FASB Delays Application of FIN 48 for Nonpublic Entities," American Health Lawyers Association (Tax & Finance and Hospitals & Health Systems Practice Groups - Member Briefing), February 2008. Co-Author: "Corporate Governance Implications of Nonprofit Executive Compensation," American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA Corporate Governance Task Force - Member Briefing), January, 2007; "1989 Mississippi Supreme Court Review: Criminal Law," 59 Miss. L. J. 350, 1989; "Carefirst Conversation: A Road Map For Nonprofit Corporate Responsibility," published by American Health Lawyers Association, 2003. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Healthcare, 2006—. Lecturer: "The Basics of Tax-Exempt Status for Healthcare Organizations," presented at Tax Issues for Healthcare Organizations, American Health Lawyers Association (Arlington, Virginia), October 2007; "The Basics of Tax-Exempt Status for Healthcare Organizations," presented at Tax Issues for Healthcare Organizations, American Health Lawyers Association (Washington, DC), September, 2006; "Revenue Ruling 2004-51: Practical Implications for Nonprofits - A Roundtable Discussion," American Health Lawyers Association Member Teleconference, July, 2004. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Health Law) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Health Law Section); Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Health Lawyer's Association (Chairman, Governance Affinity Group, Business Law and Governance Practice Group, 2008-2009; Vice Chair, Tax and Finance Practice Group, 2003—). Reported Cases: Worldwide Labor Support of Mississippi, Inc. v. U.S., 312 F.3d 712 (5th Cir. 2002); Bank of Mississippi, Trustee of MFC Services Liquidating Trust v. Mississippi Life and Health Insurance Guaranty Association, 730 So.2d 49 (Miss. 1998); Union Healthcare Corp., Inc. d/b/a Laird Hospital v. John Alden Life Insurance Co., 908 F.Supp. 429 (S.D.Miss. 1996). Practice Areas: Health Care; Taxation Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law. Email: John B. Beard | | Robert Engelbrecht Hauberg, Jr. (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, October 26, 1943; admitted to bar, 1971, New York; 1974, District of Columbia; 1991, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1965); Yale University (M.A., 1967; J.D., 1970). Trial Attorney and Senior Litigation Counsel, Fraud Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1986-1991; Trial Attorney and Assistant Chief, Communications and Finance Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1976-1986; Assistant United States Attorney, District of Columbia, 1973-1976. Program Moderator, "Dealing with Whistleblowers in International Investigations: Government, In-House and Outside Counsel Tactics and Ethics," ABA Antitrust Law Section (2008). Program Chair, "Ethics Dealing With Differences in Legal Privilege Rules in the Wake of Akzo Nobel Chemicals V. Commission," ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, March 2008. Panelist, Georgia ICLE on Corporate Internal Investigations, "Delivering the News: Whether to Write, What to Say and How to Say it", March 2008. Author: "Enforcement and Ethics: Prosecutions and Penalties Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002," Mississippi Federal Bar Association (2004); "Mississippi," State Antitrust Practice and Statutes (Third), A.B.A. Antitrust L. Sec. (2004); "Responding to an Environmental Investigation," A.B.A. Crim. Just. Sec. (2004); "Standing Issues - Who is a Proper Plaintiff in Antitrust False Claims and Securities Litigation," Lorman Ed. Serv. (2001); "Internet Securities Fraud and Computer Crime Sentencing," ABA Crim. Just. Sec. (2000). Editor: "Sentencing in Antitrust: A Practitioner's Handbook," ABA Antitrust L. Sec. (1999). Listed in: Best Lawyers in America for Antitrust Law, 2003—; Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Governance and Compliance Law and White-Collar Criminal Defense, 1995—; Mid-South Super Lawyers, Antitrust Litigation, 2006—. Named an Outstanding Healthcare Antitrust Lawyer, Nightingale's Healthcare News (2006). Member: American Health Lawyers Association; American-Scandinavian Foundation; Danish Club of Washington, District of Columbia; Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Compliance and Legal Division). Board Member/Officer: Mississippi Museum of Art; Mississippi Opera; Mississippi Symphony; Yale Law School Alumni Association. Member: The Mississippi Bar; District of Columbia Bar; New York State, Federal, American (Vice-Chair, International Criminal Law Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 2005-2006; Vice-Chair, Compliance and Ethics Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 2005—; Chair, Financial Markets and Institutions Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 2000-2003; Co-Chair, White Collar Crime Committee, Southwest Region, 1996-2001; Program Co-Chair, Gaming Enforcement, 1996-2001; Vice-Chair, Criminal Practice and Procedure Committee, Antitrust Law Section, 1997-2000; Co-Chair, Bank and Insurance Fraud Subcommittee, White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section, 1992-1996; Member: Criminal Litigation Committee, Litigation Section; Business Law Section) and International (Member, Antitrust and Trade Law and Business Crimes Committees, Business Law Section) Bar Associations. (Also at Washington, DC Office). Languages: Danish. Practice Areas: Antitrust; White Collar Crime; Financial Institutions; Civil Litigation; Securities Litigation; Class Actions; Health Care; Government and Internal Investigations. Email: Robert Engelbrecht Hauberg, Jr. | | J. Scott Newton (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., in English and History, 1987; J.D., 1990). Co-Author: "Protecting Life: Adherence to the Rule of Law and Judicial Restraint in Mississippi," Americans United for Life, 2007. Former Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Former Assistant U.S. Attorney; Regent Emeritus, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. Appointed Special Counsel to the Governor Haley Barbour's "Governor's Commission for Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal" regarding Hurricane Katrina. Appointed Ambassador to the Alliance Defense Fund. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers-Government/Cities/Municipalities. Named to Metro Business Chronicle's "Top 40 Under 45" (2007). Member: The Mississippi Bar; Federal Bar Association. (Also at Washington, DC Office). Practice Areas: Government Investigations; Government Litigation; Health Care Fraud; Internal Corporate Investigations; White Collar Crime; Government Contracts. Email: J. Scott Newton | | J. Randall Patterson (Shareholder) born Waynesville, North Carolina, 1956; admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi; 1992, North Carolina; 2007, Tennessee. Education: The Citadel (B.A., 1979); Mississippi College (J.D., with special distinction, 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in: Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers, Employment Law, Mississippi; Mid-South Super Lawyers-Employment and Labor. Articles Editor, Mississippi College Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, 1994-2002; Mississippi College School of Law, Pretrial Practice, 2006. Author: "In the Best Interests of the Child: A Practical Guide to Child Custody Litigation," Mississippi College Law Review, 1992; "Intimate Injuries: Are there Constitutional Protections from Family Violence," Campbell University Law Review, 1993; "Punitive Damages Awarded in Hospital Employment Cases," Bender's Health Care Monthly, 1997; "Litigating the Sexual Harassment Lawsuit," The Trial Lawyer, 1999. Co-Author: "Dividing the Property in a Martial Dissolution," University of Mississippi Law Journal, 1992; "HTI Health Services, Inc. v. Quorum Health Group, Inc.: A Primer in the Litigation of Physician Merger, Antitrust Actions," Trial Diplomacy Journal, 1998; and is a contributing author to, The ABA Book: "Litigating the Sexual Harassment Case," Chapter 5: The Defense Perspective, 2000. Faculty Member, Law Education Institute, National CLE Conference, Civil Litigation Programs. Moderator, Lorman Educational Services Seminars, "Payroll Fundamentals," Tupelo, Mississippi, May, 2007; "Wage and Hour Law Update in Mississippi," Jackson, Mississippi, April, 2007; "Employment Law from A to Z," Tupelo, Mississippi (March 29, 2007). Speaker: "ADR as an Alternative Trial in Civil Cases," Aspen, Colorado (January, 2007); "Assessing Your HR Policies and Practices in Mississippi," Lorman Education Services Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi (November, 2006); "Human Resource Pitfalls in Mississippi: Where Do I Stand? What Do I Do?" Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi (May, 2006); "Employment Law from A to Z in Mississippi," Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (March, 2006); "Employment Related Records," Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, Tupelo, Mississippi (June, 2005); "Fair Labor Standards Act in Mississippi," Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, Tupelo, Mississippi (April, 2005); "Employment Related Records," Lorman Business Center, Inc. Seminar, Hattiesburg, Mississippi (March, 2005). Lecturer: National Business Institute Seminars, 1992-1998; Law Education Institute, National Conference, 1998-2000; Professional Liability Underwriting Society, Employment Practices Liability Symposium, 2001; ABA National Conference, 2001; Southern Gaming Summit, 2002; Mississippi SHRM Conference, 2004-2005. Guest Speaker: "Most Common Mistakes Made by Mississippi Employers," Metro Jackson Chamber of Commerce Regional Employers' Council Meeting (November, 2006); "Overview of Employment Law and Mediation of Disputes,'" National Association of Government Accountants, Jackson, Mississippi (May, 2006); "Overview of Employment Law," National Women's Accounting Association, Jackson, Mississippi (August, 2005). Member: Hinds County, North Carolina State and American (Member, Sections on: Labor Law; Tort and Insurance) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyer's Association; Defense Research Institute; Professional Liability Underwriting Society; Society of Human Resource Management. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1979-1984]. Practice Areas: Employment Law; General Litigation Practice; Health Care Litigation; Government Investigations and Litigation. Email: J. Randall Patterson | | Stephanie M. Rippee (Shareholder) born 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi; 1995, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.Accy., summa cum laude, 1988); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1991). Co-Author: "Federal Preemption: The Drug and Device Trilogy," American Health Lawyers Weekly (March 21, 2008); "Challenges Facing Medical Device Companies Today: Increased FDA Scrutiny and Product Recalls," Defense Research Institute Drug & Device Seminar, San Francisco, CA (May 11, 2007). Speaker, Women in Law Roundtable, Mississippi College, March 25, 2008. Chair, Diabetes Foundation of Mississippi's 2009 Bacchus Ball. Volunteer, Friends of Children's Hospital 2008 Light-A-Light Event. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Hinds County (Member, Women in the Profession Committee, 2007-2008), Tennessee (Member, Diversity Committee) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Torts and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute (Member, Drug and Device Committee, 2007-2008); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Physicians Professional Liability; Insurance Litigation; Health Care Litigation. Email: Stephanie M. Rippee | | Stacy E. Thomas (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, August 8, 1967; 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. Tax Court. Education: Mississippi State University (B.P.A., summa cum laude, 1989); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1992); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1995). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Tax Law. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Dan M. Lee, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1992-1994. Author: "Taxation," Mississippi Practice Series, Jeffrey Jackson and Mary Miller eds., West 2001. Speaker: "Formation of Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies," Mississippi Tax Institute, October 2003; "How to Spot a Taxable Estate," Barristers Educational Services Seminar, July 2004. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Executive Committee of the Taxation Section); Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants; Financial Planning Association; Estate Planning Council of Mississippi (Past President); Jackson Tax Forum (Past President). Reported Cases: Mississippi State Univ. Found. v. Clark (In re Estate of Homburg), 697 So. 2d 1154 (Miss. 1997); Madison County v. Lenoir, 695 So.2d 596 (Miss. 1997). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trust Law. Email: Stacy E. Thomas | | D. Jeffrey Wagner (Shareholder) born Fort Wayne, Indiana, December 7, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., 1988); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1992). Member: The Mississippi Bar; Hinds County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Business Law; Governmental Law; Commercial Law. Email: D. Jeffrey Wagner | | Sheryl Bey (Shareholder) born Los Alamos, New Mexico, September 12, 1956; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1993, Mississippi; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 2001, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit. Education: University of New Mexico (B.A., 1978); Loyola University (J.D., 1988). Named to Mississippi Business Journal's 50 Leading Business Women, 2007. Member, Moot Court Staff, 1986-1988. Member, Loyola Law Review, 1986-1988. Co-Author: "Joint Communion Creates Quandary - Sentinel Event Policy Issues". Speaker: "Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Mississippi," National Business Institute, 2007; "Bad Faith Insurance Claims in Mississippi," National Business Institute Seminar, March 22, 2006, Jackson, Mississippi; "Federal and State Trial Practice," 4th Annual Bridge the Gap CLE Seminar, "A Course in Practical Legal Skills," 2004. Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2006—. Member, Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers' Project. Pro Bono: Habeas Corpus Federal Death Penalty Appeal Assigned Counsel, Parchman, Mississippi. Member: Louisiana State, Federal and American (Member, Admiralty and Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice Sections) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Women in the Profession Committee); Maritime Law Association of the United States. Fellow: Litigation Counsel of America; Trial Lawyer Honor Society. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Bad Faith; Insurance Defense; Maritime Law. Email: Sheryl Bey | | Bradley W. Smith (Associate Managing Shareholder) born Sumter, South Carolina, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Mississippi. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1990); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Phi Delta Phi. Assistant Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1993-1994. Author: "Refreshed Recollection Testimony: Witness Must Refresh Memory by a Writing or Some Tangible Evidence," 62 Miss. L.J. 245 (1992). Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member, Health Care Section); American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Jackson Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Banking Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Professional Liability Defense. Email: Bradley W. Smith | | Charles W. Ferguson (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1966; admitted to bar, 1995, Georgia and Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1987); Baylor University (M.Tax, 1989); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law. Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal. Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi, 1992. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Sections on: Health Care; Estates and Trusts; Taxation; Secretary, 2003-2004 and Vice President, 2004-2005, Business Law Section); The Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Corporate; Tax; Business Law. Email: Charles W. Ferguson | | David F. Maron (Shareholder) born Bristol, Connecticut, January 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Tax Court; 2005, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., with high honors and special distinction, 1992); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1995). Listed, Mid-South Rising Stars, 2008. Associate Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1994-1995. Author: "Public Access to Information" in Mississippi Practice Series: Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law (Jeffrey Jackson and Mary Miller eds. West 2001); "Post-Production Charges to Royalty Interests: What does the Contract Say and When is it Ignored" Mississippi Law Journal, 70 Miss. L.J. 623 (2001); "The Mississippi Gaming Commission: An Analysis of the Structure, Duties and Regulatory Role of the Agency in Light of the Growing Mississippi Gaming Industry" Mississippi Law Journal, 64 Miss. L.J. 635 (1995). Received 2005-2006 Outstanding Young Lawyer Award, Young Lawyers Division of the Mississippi State Bar. Member: The Mississippi Bar (District Representative, Young Lawyers Division, 2004-2006; Member, Executive Committee, Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section, 1997-2000); Federal (President, Mississippi Chapter, 2004-2005) and American (Chairman, Environmental Law Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 2003-2004; Liaison to Section on Environment, Energy and Resources, 2002-2004) Bar Associations; Jackson Young Lawyers Association (President, 2001-2002; Director, 1998-1999), Defense Research Institute. Fellow: American Bar Association (Young Lawyers Division). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Products Liability. Email: David F. Maron | | Bradley S. Clanton (Shareholder) born Indianola, Mississippi, November 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi; 1998, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., in English and Business Administration, cum laude, 1992); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with special distinction, 1996). Barrister, Inns of Court. Co-Author: "A Proposal: Codification by Statute of the Judicial Confirmation Process," 14 Wm. & Mary Bill Rts. J. 807 (2006). Author: "Suppressing Speech in Judicial Elections: How the Canons of Judicial Ethics Abridge the Freedom of Speech of Judges and Candidates for Judicial Office," 21 Miss. C. L. Rev. 267 (2002); "Justice in Wisconsin," Policy Review, January/February 1999; "Clinton v. City of New York: How the Line Item Veto Act Faked Out the Supreme Court," Federalism and Separation of Powers News (The Federalist Society, Washington, D.C.), Fall 1998; "The Nullification Machine," First Things, August/September 1998, at 20; "Standing and the English Prerogative Writs: The Original Understanding," 63 Brooklyn L. Rev. 1001 (1997); Note, "Inherent Powers and Settlement Agreements: Limiting Federal Enforcement Jurisdiction," 15 Miss. C. L. Rev. 453 (1995). Former Chief Counsel, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives. Member: The Federalist Society, Lawyers Division; Federalism and Separation of Powers Practice Group. Vice Chairman, Role of the Courts Subcommittee. Chairman, Mississippi Advisory Committee, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. President of the Board, Ballet Mississippi. Member: The Mississippi Bar; District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association. (Also at Washington, DC Office). Practice Areas: Litigation; White Collar Crime; Antitrust; Tort Litigation; Public Policy; Securities Litigation; Products Liability; Election Law; Government Investigations. Email: Bradley S. Clanton | | W. Davis Frye (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, January 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi; 1998, Tennessee. Education: Millsaps College (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997). Phi Alpha Delta; Beta Gamma Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa. Associate Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 1995-1997. Author: "Vietnam's Contemporary Battle With the United States," 29 Vand. J. Transnational L. 777, 1996. Co-Author: "Avoiding a Jury: The Enforceability of Arbitration Clauses in Mississippi, " Mississippi Medical News, March 2007; "Recent Health Care Fraud Legislation: New Prosecutorial Tools or Congressional Pie in the Sky," 31 J. Health & Hosp. L. 1, 1998. Named to Mississippi's Top 40 Under 40, Mississippi Business Journal, 2007. Faculty Member, Lorman Educational Services Seminar, "Employment Law from A to Z," Tupelo, Mississippi (March 29, 2007). Member: Hinds County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Director, Young Lawyers Division, 2002-2004); Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Government Investigations; Litigation; Labor and Employment; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Wage and Hour Law; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Health Care; Long Term Care. Email: W. Davis Frye | | C. Lee Lott, III (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, January 16, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: Georgetown University (A.B., 1992); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Law Clerk to the Hon. Glen H. Davidson, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Mississippi, 1997-1999. Speaker: Lorman continuing education programs on the topics "Workplace Privacy," "Internal Investigations," "Employment Discrimination," "Workers Compensation," and "Responding to Government Subpoenas," 2005-2007. Co-Author: "Responding to an Environmental Investigation," American Bar Association, Criminal Justice Section, 2004. CJA Panel Attorney, Federal Public Defender Program, 2002—. Recipient, Jackson Young Lawyers Pro Bono Award, 2001. Member, Board of Directors, Mississippi State Bar Young Lawyers Division, 2004-2006. Chairman, Mississippi State Bar Young Lawyers Division "Bridge the Gap" Committee, 2004-2006. Member: Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Business Fraud; Business Litigation; Business Torts; Complex Business Litigation; Consumer Law; Consumer Fraud; Consumer Litigation; Consumer Protection; Fraud and Deceit; Civil Fraud; Fraud; Government Contracts; Defense Contract Fraud; Government Contract Fraud; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Federal Litigation; Torts; Civil Liability; Intentional Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability; White Collar Crime; White Collar Criminal Defense; White Collar Fraud. Email: C. Lee Lott, III | | Scott W. Pedigo (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, April 9, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi; 1998, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1994; J.D., summa cum laude, 1997). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; Mortar Board; Hearin-Hess Scholar; University of Mississippi Hall of Fame. Member, 1995-1997 and Business Manager, 1996-1997, Mississippi Law Journal. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Legal Writing I; Civil Procedure; Criminal Law; Contracts II; Property II; Constitutional Law II; Evidence; Corporate Finance; Employer/Employee Relations; Legal Profession; Bankruptcy; Mississippi Civil Practice; Frederick P. Hamel Memorial Award for Highest Scholastic Average; Mississippi Valley Title Scholarship in Law. Speaker, "Fair Labor Standards Act," Meridian Society for Human Resource Management, Meridian, Mississippi, May 2008; "Fair Labor Standards Act," Harrison-Hancock Society for Human Resource Management, Waveland, Mississippi, June 2008; "Employment Law A-Z," South Mississippi Society for Human Resource Management, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, August 2008. Member: Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Health Law Section; Co-Chair, Seminars Comm. and Member, Diversity in Law Comm. and Child Advocacy Comm., Young Lawyers Division); Alabama State Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Employment Litigation; Health Care Litigation; Tort and Mass Tort Defense. Email: Scott W. Pedigo | | David A. Rueff, Jr. (Shareholder) born Detroit, Michigan, January 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: University of Tennessee (B.S., cum laude, 1988); Louisiana State University (M.L.A., 1991); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Delta Theta Phi. Listed in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, Real Estate, Mississippi. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, 1996; Mississippi Business Law Section Scholarship, 1996. Contributing Writer to Governor's Commission Reports on Land Use and Public Services 2005. Author: "Landlord/Tenant Law, Important Lease Provisions and Commercial Lease Issues" (Sterling 2005); "Mississippi Land Use, Current Issues in Subdivision, Annexation and Zoning Law" (NBI 2003); Mississippi Practice Series: Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, Property: "Relations Between Owners of Interests in Land" (West 2001); Mississippi Practice Series: Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, Education Law: "School Property" (West 2001). Counsel to Mississippi Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding and Renewal 2005. Member, American Society of Landscape Architects. Secretary, Tri-County Real Estate Lawyers. Vice President, I-55 YMCA Board of Management 2006. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property; Environmental; Energy; Resources). Reported Cases: cited by the Mississippi Court of Appeals in Tucker v. Long, 873 So.2d 1064, 1066 (Miss. 2004). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Commercial Lending; Environmental Law; Natural Resources; Commercial Litigation; Timber and Logging Law. Email: David A. Rueff, Jr. | | Jon Stephen Kennedy (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Articles Editor, Law Review. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards: Constitutional Law; Trial Practice; Commercial Paper. Recipient, Earl T. Thomas Outstanding Casenote Award. Intern, United States Senator Trent Lot, Summer 1996. Federal Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Tom S. Lee, United States District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 2000-2001. Publications: "How a Bill Does Not Become a Law," Mississippi College Law Review, Fall 2001. Speaker, "Products Liability Litigation — Handling Automobile Defects Cases," sponsored by NBI (May 2006). Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Tort Litigation; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Civil Rights. Email: Jon Stephen Kennedy | | Jon D. Seawright (Shareholder) born Waco, Texas, November 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1997); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 2000); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 2001). Beta Gamma Sigma. Listed, Mid-South Rising Stars, 2008. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Taxation, Health Law and Business Law Sections); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Law; Taxation; Exempt Organizations; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy and Creditors Rights; Estate Planning/Probate; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions. Email: Jon D. Seawright | | ASSOCIATES | | Jesse Mitchell, III (Associate) (Admission pending). Education: University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Accountancy, 2004); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2008). Licensed Securities Dealer, Series 7 Registered Securities Representative, 2008. Registered Insurance Representative, Mississippi, 2006. Member: Leap Investment, 2006—; M Club, 2001—. Practice Areas: Advocacy. Email: Jesse Mitchell, III | | Alan Lee Smith (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, August 15, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi; 1997, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Notes and Comments Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1995-1996. Law Clerk, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 1996-1998. Contributor: "Buying and Selling the Distressed Small Business: Judicial Solutions - Bankruptcy and Non-Bankruptcy Options," ABA Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California (August, 2007); "Recognizing, Reacting and Responding to Financial and Accounting Fraud," Capmark Finance Inc., Special Servicing Unit, Dallas, Texas (September, 2006); "Whose Case is it Anyway? Taking Control Through a Creditor Plan of Reorganization," ABA Section of Business Law Spring Meeting, Tampa, Florida (April, 2006); "Materials for Litigating Avoidance Actions," Norton Bankruptcy Litigation Institute I, Park City, Utah (March, 2006). Author and Presenter: "When the Tenant Files Bankruptcy," Sterling Education Services, Inc.; "Landlord-Tenant Law," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Jackson, Mississippi (July, 2006). Assistant to Contributing Editor, Norton Bankruptcy Law and Practice 2d., 2005 —. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; Mississippi Bankers Association. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Alan Lee Smith | | Barry Clayton Campbell (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, September 30, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi; 2000, District of Columbia; 2001, Louisiana; 2008, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); The University of Southern Mississippi (M.S., with distinction, 1996); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Phi Alpha Delta (Marshal, 1998-1999); Golden Key Honor Society. Barrister, Charles R. Clark Inn of the American Inns of Court, 2001-2004. Listed, Mid-South Rising Stars, 2008. Justice, Mississippi College School of Law Honor Court, 1997-1999. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Ethics and International Law; Academic Scholarship, 1997-1999. Member: Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Author: Note, "Federalism, The Constitution, and the Brady Act: States' Rights and the National Government," Mississippi College School of Law Review, Vol. 19, No. 1. Adjunct Professor: Bad Faith Insurance Litigation, Political Science Department, Mississippi College, Continuing Legal Education, April 2006; Preparing the Trial Notebook, Continuing Legal Education Course, November 2004. Member, University of Mississippi Medical Center's (UMMC) Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Member: Hinds County, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; District of Columbia Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. (Also at Washington, DC Office). Reported Cases: 3M Co. v. Hinton, et al., _ So. 2d _, 2005 WL 374460, Miss., Feb. 17, 2005; Evan Johnson & Sons Const., Inc. v. State, 877 So. 2d 360 (Miss. 2004). Languages: Russian. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Barry Clayton Campbell | | Jason R. Bush (Associate) born 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S.I.S., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2001). Notes and Comments Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 2000. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Glen H. Davidson, Northern District of Mississippi, 2001-2003. Author, Casenote: "Statutory Interpretation - The Census Act," 69 Miss. L. Journal 961 (1999). Member: Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Commercial Litigation, Insurance Law and Drug & Medical Device Committees). Practice Areas: Tort Litigation; Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; Torts; Products Liability. Email: Jason R. Bush | | Frederick N. Salvo, III (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, November 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1998); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 2000-2001. Recipient: Wright Firm Family Law Award; Outstanding Student Award, Contracts II. President, University of Notre Dame Alumni Club of Mississippi. Associate Notes and Comments Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 2000-2001. Author: "Business Interruption Insurance: Computation of Losses," Litigation News, Spring, 2006; "Punitive Damages: How Do Mississippi Courts Quantify Them?" MDLA Quarterly, October, 2002; "Defenses and Exclusions Commonly Used By Insurers to Deny Coverage," ABA Young Lawyers Division, 101 Practice Series, April, 2007. Co-Author: Mississippi Summary, "Spoliation of Evidence, A State by State Summary", ABA Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee (July 2008); "Subprime in the Primetime: Be Wary of Overly Burdensome Predatory Lending Legislation," Baker Donelson Litigation News (April, 2008). Law Clerk, Hon. John M. Roper, Sr. Chief U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 2001. Member: Hinds County and American (Member: Executive Committee and Planning Board; Young Lawyer Division: Tort and Insurance Law Committee, Litigation Committee; Litigation Section: Business Torts Litigation Committee, Commercial and Business Litigation Committee; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section: Business Litigation Committee, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member: Commercial Litigation Committee; Insurance Law Committee; Drug and Medical Device Committee; Young Lawyers Committee). Practice Areas: Commercial and Tort Litigation. Email: Frederick N. Salvo, III | | Cable M. Frost (Associate) born Macon, Georgia, December 24, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude,1997); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Law Review- Articles Editor, Inns of Court-Charles Clark Chapter. Recipient: Hearin Scholarship; Mississippi Bar Foundation Award; AmJur Award-Law and Medicine Contracts II and Commercial Paper. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Federal Bar Association; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Henderson v. Ford Motor Company, 340 F. Supp 2d 722 (N.D. Miss 2004). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Tort and Commercial Litigation. Email: Cable M. Frost | | Jennifer G. Hall (Associate) born Tupelo, Mississippi, July 22, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1999; J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi Honor Society. Author: "Limited Versus Unlimited Casino Licenses: The Benefits and Consequences of Restricting the Number of Casinos in a Jurisdiction," Gaming Law Review, Vol. 6, Number 4 (Aug., 2002). Speaker, "Human Resources Pitfalls — Where Do I Stand? What Do I Do?" Lorman Education Services (May, 2006). Faculty Member: Seminar, "Employment Law from A to Z in Mississippi," Lorman Educational Services, Gulfport, Mississippi (April, 2008); Seminar, "Employment Law from A to Z in Mississippi," Lorman Educational Services, Tupelo, Mississippi (March, 2008); Seminar, "Employment Law from A to Z in Mississippi," Lorman Educational Services, Jackson, Mississippi (March, 2008); Seminar, "Payroll Fundamentals: Basic Principles to Help You Manage the Payroll Process in Mississippi," Lorman Educational Services, Tupelo, Mississippi (May, 2007); Seminar, "Wage and Hour Update in Mississippi," Lorman Educational Services, Jackson, Mississippi (April, 2007); Seminar, "Employment Law from A to Z," Lorman Educational Services, Tupelo, Mississippi (March, 2007); Seminar, "Assessing Your HR Policies and Practices in Mississippi: Compliance with State and Federal Employment Laws," Lorman Education Services, Jackson, Mississippi (Nov., 2006); Seminar, "Human Resources Pitfalls: Where Do I Stand? What Do I Do?" Lorman Educational Services, Jackson, Mississippi (May, 2006). Recipient: Baker Donelson Jackson Pro Bono Attorney of the Year (2008). Martindale-Hubbell peer review rated. Member: Hinds County (Member, Women in the Profession Committee) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Young Lawyers Division Board of Director, Hinds Post 1); Federal Bar for the Fifth Circuit; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Mississippi Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Litigation; Toxic Tort Defense; Products Liability. Email: Jennifer G. Hall | | Robert F. Walker (Associate) born Starkville, Mississippi, December 16, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, IOLTA Scholarship. Member, Moot Court Board. Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 2001-2002. Author, "Mississippi Tort Claims Act: Is Discretionary Immunity Useless?" 71 Miss. L.J. 695 (2001). Coordinator, Baker Donelson's participation in the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyer Project's weekly Stewpot Legal Clinic. Participant, Baker Donelson's representation of clients in pro bono matters on behalf of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Member, Committees on: Product Liability; Drug and Medical Device; Young Lawyers); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Tort Litigation. Email: Robert F. Walker | | Jennifer Hale Brunetti (Associate) born January 29, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi and Tennessee; 2004, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., Accounting, 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2002; Master of Taxation, 2002); Georgetown University (LL.M., Taxation, 2004). Speaker: "Alternative Methods of Financing Affordable Housing," SERC Annual Conference, Summer 2007; "Tax-Exempt Organizations in Mississippi," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Summer 2006; "Exempt Organizations: A Legal Guide," Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Summer 2006. Member: Hinds County, Tennessee and American (Member, Taxation and Business Law Sections) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Affordable Housing; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Federal Taxation; State Taxation; Corporate Law; Public Finance. Email: Jennifer Hale Brunetti | | Brett McCall (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Mississippi. Education: The Ohio State University (B.A., 2000); University of Mississippi Law School (J.D., 2004). Author: "Title Insurance and Insured Closings," National Business Institute, February 2008; "Clearing Title Issues," Half Moon Seminars, LLC, May 2007; "Why Title Insurance?" First American Title Insurance Company, April-May 2007; "Title Insurance 101/Mortgage Fraud," First American Title Insurance Company, April 2007. Phi Delta Phi (Member). Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Tri-County Real Estate Attorneys Association; Mississippi Association of Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Brett McCall | | Bradley C. Moody (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Mississippi; 2005, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi (J.D., 2004). Co-Author: "Gaming Litigation in Review: June 2004 through June 2006," Gaming Law Review, Vol. 10, No. 4, August 2005. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Bradley C. Moody | | Gretchen L. Zmitrovich (Associate) born Florence, Alabama; admitted to bar, 2004, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., Biological Engineering, magna cum laude, 1997); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2004). Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Beta Phi. Member, Golden Key. Student Member, Charles Clarke Chapter, American Inns of Court, 2003-2004. Member, Mississippi College Moot Court Board. President, 2002-2003 and Member, Mississippi College Chapter, Environmental Law Association. Recipient: Robert M. Hearin/Leon Hess Academic Scholarship; Phi Delta Phi Ethics Award; Dean Alton H. Harvey Best Brief Award, Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush Moot Court Competition, 2002; McGlinchey Stafford Award; Best Papers in: Contracts II; Appellate Advocacy; Environmental Law; Clean Water Act & Wetlands; Hazardous Waste Law; Evidence; Professional Ethics; Products Liability; Secured Transactions; Federal Courts; Constitutional Law. Executive Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 2003-2004. Author: "Three Years After SWANCC: Still Wading Through the Jurisdictional Gap Created by the United State Supreme Court," 23 Miss. C.L. Rev. 75, 2003. Member: DRI (Corporate Integrity and White Collar Crime; Diversity; Drug and Medical Device; Product Liability; Toxic Torts and Environmental Law; Young Lawyers Committees); Firm's Woment's Initiative Programming Committee. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar Association (Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law; Young Lawyers Division); American Bar Association (Section on Environment, Energy and Resources); Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Mississippi Women Lawyers Association (Charitable Committee). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Environmental Class Actions; Environmental Litigation; Government Investigations and Litigation. Email: Gretchen L. Zmitrovich | | Eric W. Hospodor (Associate) born South Boston, Virginia, May 8, 1971; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1993); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Student Member, Inns of Court, Charles Clark Chapter. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Transportation. Email: Eric W. Hospodor | | Brandon Jolly (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 2002); University of Mississippi (J.D., summa cum laude, 2005). Recipient, Reginald Gray Scholarship, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Associate Mississippi Cases Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 2004-2005. Member, Defense Research Institute. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Insurance Bad Faith Defense. Email: Brandon Jolly | |
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