| | Address | | The Emporium Building, 400 East Capitol Street | | Jackson, Mississippi 39201 | | (Hinds & Madison Cos.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Box 650, Jackson, MS, 39205 | | | |
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| Reviser of the Mississippi Law Digest for this Directory. | Watkins & Eager practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation before all state and federal courts (Antitrust, Appellate, Class Action, Commercial and Business, Construction, Domestic Relations, Education Law, Environmental, First Amendment, Franchise, Labor and Employment, Lender Liability, Maritime, Mass Tort Litigation, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Oil and Gas, Securities, Tax Controversies, Torts, Workers Compensation and Longshore, and General); Criminal Litigation before all state and federal courts (Criminal Tax Controversies, Environmental, Health Care Fraud, White Collar Crime); Administrative Law, Arbitration and Mediation, Antitrust, Banking, Bankruptcy, Bonds, Corporate, Environmental, Estate Planning and Probate, Finance, Healthcare, Insurance, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal and Government Law, Oil and Gas, Real Estate, and Taxation. | | Year Established: 1895 | Firm Profile:
Watkins & Eager is a full service, diversified law firm. Its proud heritage began in 1895 when William Hamilton Watkins became the twentieth lawyer at the Jackson bar. The influential career of Will Watkins spanned sixty-four years during which he argued over twenty-five cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. Pat H. Eager, Jr. joined Will Watkins in 1916 and practiced with the firm until his death in 1970; Pat Eager was recognized as a premier trial lawyer who served as president of the International Association of Defense Counsel (1943-1944) and who was Mississippi's initial invitee into the American College of Trial Lawyers. For several decades the image of the firm was heavily influenced by two of Will Watkins' children. Elizabeth Watkins Hulen, an outstanding appellate advocate, was the first woman in Mississippi history to argue before the Supreme Court of the United States. Thomas H. Watkins earned a national reputation in the representation of corporate and governmental clients. Will Watkins' grandson, Bill Goodman, is the firm's senior partner and a member of both the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Many others have contributed and continue to contribute to the growth and progress of the firm that now enjoys an extensive corporate and business practice in addition to its broad trial and appellate practice. The client base includes major manufacturers, employers, contractors, oil and gas producers and refiners, banks and financial institutions, cable television operators, institutions of higher learning, investors, telecommunication providers, insurers and governmental entities on the federal, state, county and municipal levels. The firm has graduates in law from the University of Mississippi, Mississippi College, Columbia University, Florida State University, Georgetown University, New York University, Louisiana State University, Tulane University, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, University of California (Hastings), University of Florida, University of North Carolina, University of Virginia, Vanderbilt University, and Wake Forest University. The staff includes investigators, paralegals, nurses and other professional support personnel. Orderly continued growth is expected. The firm is proud of the academic achievements and honorary qualifications of its lawyers. One of the firm's members, Charles Clark, is the retired Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In-house professional endeavors are required in addition to mandatory continuing legal education. Participation in the State Bar pro bono program is encouraged. Individual lawyers are associated with recognized civic, industry and professional organizations. Members belong to the Product Liability Advisory Council, the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the American College of Employment Lawyers, the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, the American College of Mortgage Attorneys, and are Fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers. | | Firm Size: 79 | Clients:
BANKING AND FINANCE: Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.; Merchants & Marine Bank; Regions Bank; SouthTrust Bank, National Association; Trustmark National Bank; Whitney National Bank. General: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP); Blossman Gas, Inc.; Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning; Chesapeake Corporation; Delta Industries, Inc.; Dollar General Corporation; Heritage Properties, Inc.; International Paper Company; Jim Walter Homes; Millsaps College; Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Inc.; Mobile Telecommunication Technologies Corp. (MTEL); Pavco Industries, Inc.; United Parcel Service; University of Mississippi Medical Center; Waste Management, Inc. |
INSURANCE: Audubon Insurance Group; AVEMCO Aviation Insurance Co.; Cigna Property and Casualty Cos.; CNA Insurance; Doctors Insurance Co.; Coregis Insurance Group; GAN North America; CGU Insurance Co.; Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi; Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association; Mississippi Insurance Underwriting Association; Mississippi State Rating Bureau; Mutual of Omaha Insurance Co.; New York Life Insurance Company; The Tokio Marine and Fire Insurance Group; Universal Underwriters, Inc. |
MANUFACTURERS: American Household, Inc.; Bayer Corp.; The Black & Decker Corporation; The BOC Group, Inc.; Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.; Bristol Myers Squibb Co.; Cal-Maine, Inc.; Caterpillar Inc.; CNH America LLC; Deere & Company; General Motors Corporation; Glaxo SmithKline; The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company; Hughes Aircraft, Inc.; Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp.; La-Z-Boy South, Inc.; Lincoln Electric Company; Mazda (North America), Inc.; National Food Processors Assn.; Nissan North America, Inc.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.; Pfizer, Inc.; R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company; Sanderson Farms, Inc.; Sherwin Williams Company; Siemens Corporation; Snapper Division of the Actava Group; Sturm Ruger & Company; Terex Corporation; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.; Tyson Foods, Inc. |
OIL AND GAS: Amoco Oil Co.; Chesley Pruet Drilling Company; Chevron U.S.A. Inc.; ExxonMobil Corporation; Jetta Production Company; Plantation Pipeline Co.; Shell Oil Co.; Texaco Inc.; Union Oil Company of California; Willmut Gas Company. |
REAL ESTATE: Cress Realty Group; Fleet Morris Petroleum, Inc.; Neopolis Development LLC; Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. | | William H. Watkins (1895-1959). | | Pat H. Eager, Jr. (1916-1970). | | Elizabeth Watkins Hulen (1934-1977). | | Hassell H. Whitworth (1964-1991). | | Thomas H. Watkins (1933-1994). | | Vardaman S. Dunn (1935-1997). | | William E. Suddath, Jr. (1941-2002). | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | William F. Goodman, Jr. (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1929; admitted to bar, 1951, Mississippi. Education: Webb School, Bell Buckle, Tennessee; Millsaps College (B.A., with honors, 1949); University of Mississippi (LL.B., with distinction, 1951). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Hinds County (President, 1978-1979) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1968-1969); American Inns of Court; Mississippi Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation; American Academy of Appellate Lawyers (1992—); American College of Trial Lawyers (1972—). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Banking Law; Consumer Finance; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Oil and Gas Law. Email: William F. Goodman, Jr. | | James A. Becker, Jr. (Member) born Brookhaven, Mississippi, 1932; admitted to bar, 1958, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1954; LL.B., 1958). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1957-1958. Former Member, Product Liability Advisory Council. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court; American Board of Trial Advocates. Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Negligence Actions; Insurance Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Products Liability. Email: James A. Becker, Jr. | | William H. Cox, Jr. (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1933; admitted to bar, 1961, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1955; J.D., 1961). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1959-1961. Member: Hinds County (Vice-President, 1983; President, 1984) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, State Board of Bar Admissions, 1966-1969; Member, State Board of Bar Commissioners, 1988-1990); International Association of Defense Counsel. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. [USAF jet instructor pilot, 1956-1958]. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Aviation Law; Construction Contracts Law. Email: William H. Cox, Jr. | | Thomas R. Crews (Member) born Banks, Mississippi, 1925; admitted to bar, 1951, Mississippi. Education: University of Illinois (A.B., 1949); University of Mississippi (LL.B., 1951). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1951. Member: Hinds County (President, 1980-1981) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Oil & Gas Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Oil and Gas Law; Products Liability Defense; Bankruptcy Law. Email: Thomas R. Crews | | William C. Smith, Jr. (Member) born Harrisville, Mississippi, 1927; admitted to bar, 1953, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College; University of Mississippi (B.A., 1953; LL.B., 1953; J.D., 1960). Eta Sigma Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Moot Court Board; Mississippi Law Journal, 1959-1960. Instructor, Title and Property Courses, Mississippi College School of Law, 1965-1979. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Real Property Section, 1992-1993); American College of Mortgage Attorneys. [With USN, 1945-1947]. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Finance. Email: William C. Smith, Jr. | | P. Nicholas Harkins, III (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1941; admitted to bar, 1965, Mississippi. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.B.A., 1963); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1965). Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Mississippi Bar Foundation (President, 1992-1993). Listed in Who's Who in American Law; Defense Research Institute (President, 2001-2002; Former Member, DRI Board of Directors and Drug and Medical Device Committee Steering Committee); Lawyers for Civil Justice (Board of Directors, 2000-2003); International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, Products Liability Committee, 1995-1997; Director, Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 1998); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Former Member, Local Rules Advisory Committee of the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Member: Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Defense; Toxic Torts Defense; Products Liability. Email: P. Nicholas Harkins, III | | John G. Corlew (Member) born Dyersburg, Tennessee, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1965); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1968). Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Managing Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1967-1968. Author: The Mississippi Jury: Law and Practice, Scranton Publ., 1997; Damages Law for Mississippi Trial Practice, Scranton Publ. 2006. Member: Mississippi State Senate, 1974-1980. Member: Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court; Mississippi Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Environmental Law; Litigation; Products Liability; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation. Email: John G. Corlew | | George R. Fair (Member) born Louisville, Mississippi, 1949; admitted to bar, 1973, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1973). Omicron Delta Kappa (President, 1970-1971); Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1971-1972. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Commissioner, 2004-2005; President-Elect, 2008-2009). Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: General Business; Banking; Commercial Litigation. Email: George R. Fair | | Kenneth E. Milam (Member) born Tupelo, Mississippi, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1966; J.D., 1969); Harvard Mediation School for Lawyers, 1994. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Labor and Employment Law Section; Membership Chairman for Mississippi, 1979-1984; Labor Law Editor of Law Notes, 1981-1984) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, ADR Section, 2004); Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Lawyers Advisory Committee; American College of Employment Lawyers. [1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971]. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Discrimination; ERISA Litigation. Email: Kenneth E. Milam | | John L. Low, IV (Member) born Laurel, Mississippi, 1946; admitted to bar, 1974, California and Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1967); Hastings College of Law, University of California (J.D., 1974). Hastings Law Journal, 1973-1974. Member: State Bar of California; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Malpractice; Products Liability. Email: John L. Low, IV | | Michael W. Ulmer (Member) born Meridian, Mississippi, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1973; J.D., with honors, 1976). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Co-Chair and Chair, State Committee of Mississippi Fellows, 2004-2008). Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar (Co-Chair and Chair, Litigation/General Practice Section, 1988-1990; Co-Chair and Chair, Professionalism Committee, 1994-1996); Mississippi Supreme Court (Member, Advisory Committee on Rules, 2003-2006); Bar Association of the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees, 2006-2009). Fellow, American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Litigation; Negligence; Products Liability. Email: Michael W. Ulmer | | Paul H. Stephenson, III (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., with distinction, 1974; J.D., with honors, 1977). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1975-1976. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Ethics Committee); Defense Research Institute (Member, Business Litigation Committee; State Liaison). Practice Areas: Education; Appellate Practice; Class Actions; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation. Email: Paul H. Stephenson, III | | William F. Goodman, III (Member) born Aberdeen, Mississippi, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi and Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1974); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1977). Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute (Steering Committee, Drug and Device Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Toxic Tort Defense; Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: William F. Goodman, III | | Clifford B. Ammons (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1975); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1978). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Chancellor, Mississippi United Methodist Church. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; National Association of University and College Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Nursing Home Litigation; Nursing Home Regulation; Medical Malpractice Defense; College and University Law; Church Law. Email: Clifford B. Ammons | | Jamie G. Houston, III (Member) born Greenwood, Mississippi, 1952; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi; 1979, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1974; J.D., 1976); New York University (LL.M., 1978). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1975-1976. Certified Public Accountant, Mississippi, 1979. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Estates and Trusts Section, 1999-2000); Hinds County Bar Association; American Bar Association (Member, Real Property, Probate, and Trust Law Section); Mississippi Estate Planning Council; Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Mississippi Tax Institute Board of Trustees (Chairman, 1983). Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (State Chair, 2002-2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Trusts and Estates. Email: Jamie G. Houston, III | | Frank J. Hammond, III (Member) born Moss Point, Mississippi, 1953; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi; 1978, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., with distinction, 1974; J.D., with high honors, 1976); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, with highest honors, 1978). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Richard B. Stephens Scholar, 1978. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1976. Adjunct Visiting Professor of Law, Graduate Program in Taxation, University of Alabama School of Law, 1983. Chairman, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee, 1982-1983. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Chairman: Taxation Committee, 1980 and Estates and Trusts Section, 1988-1989). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Tax Law; Real Estate; Banking Law; Trusts and Estates. | | Richard T. Lawrence (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Curriculum Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1978. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Richard T. Lawrence | | Robert H. Pedersen (Member) born Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1969; J.D., 1976). Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1974-1976. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court Judge Orma R. Smith, 1976-1979. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; National Lawyers Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Defense Research Institute. [Captain, United States Army IN, 1969-1973]. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Torts. Email: Robert H. Pedersen | | Virginia T. Munford (Member) born Columbia, Mississippi, 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., cum laude, 1972); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1979). Member, Moot Court Board, 1977-1979. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member and Past Chairman, Natural Resource, Energy and Environmental Law Section; Chairman, Committee on Delivery of Legal Services). Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Virginia T. Munford | | Steven D. Orlansky (Member) born Columbia, South Carolina, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., with honors, 1977); University of Mississippi (J.D., with honors, 1980). Phi Kappa Phi; Mortar Board; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1979-1980. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Steven D. Orlansky | | Douglas J. Gunn (Member) born Meridian, Mississippi, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D. cum laude, 1982). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa (President); Phi Delta Phi. James O. Eastland Scholar. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1981-1982. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Class Actions; Mass Torts; Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: Douglas J. Gunn | | David L. Ayers (Member) born Glasgow, Kentucky, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Mississippi. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1980); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1982-1983. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Product Liability Advisory Council; American Inns of Court (Past Member). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: David L. Ayers | | Frank A. Wood, Jr. (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1952; admitted to bar, 1984, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S., 1974); University of North Carolina (M.B.A., 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1984). Hardy C. Dillard Fellow, 1982-1983. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Drug and Medical Device Defense; Civil Appeals. Email: Frank A. Wood, Jr. | | Mildred M. Morris (Member) born Yazoo City, Mississippi, 1947; admitted to bar, 1984, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., with highest honors, 1969; M.S., 1970); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with special distinction, 1984). Phi Kappa Phi. Senior Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1983-1984. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; American Board of Trial Advocates; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Health Care; Drug and Medical Device Defense. Email: Mildred M. Morris | | Peyton D. Prospere (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, 1952; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1975); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1977-1978. Adjunct Professor, International Law, Mississippi College School of Law, 1993. Treasurer, State of Mississippi, 2003-2004. Chief Legal Counsel, Office of Governor, State of Mississippi, 2000-2003. Assistant Secretary of State, Mississippi, 1984-1989; Director, Securities Division, 1984-1989. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1986-1989; Chairman, Budget and Finance Committee, 1988-1990; Secretary, Young Lawyers Division, 1987-1988; Board of Directors, 1983-1985; President, Jackson Young Lawyers, 1984-1985). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Government Relations; Public Finance. Email: Peyton D. Prospere | | Rebecca Lee Wiggs (Member) born Louisville, Kentucky, 1957; admitted to bar, 1985, Mississippi. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of Virginia (J.D., 1985). Law Clerk to Hon. Paul H. Roney, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1985. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Economic Council (Board of Governors); American Judicature Society (Member, National Advisory Council). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Rebecca Lee Wiggs | | William F. Ray (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Kappa Phi. Pat D. Holcomb Scholar. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1985-1986. Duke University Private Adjudication Center, Mediator Training, 2002. NASD/FINRA Securities Arbitrator. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute (Chair, Business Litigation Committee, 1997-1999; Vice-Chair, Law Institute, 2006-2008). Practice Areas: Banking Litigation; Consumer Finance; Commercial Litigation; Securities; Arbitration; ERISA Litigation; Life and Health Insurance; Disability Insurance; Financial Institutions Litigation; Lender Liability. Email: William F. Ray | | Michael O. Gwin (Member) born Oxford, Mississippi, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1983; J.D., 1986). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1985-1986. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance; Products Liability; Health Care; Appellate Practice. Email: Michael O. Gwin | | M. Binford Williams, Jr. (Member) born Water Valley, Mississippi, 1960; admitted to bar, 1986, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1982; M.B.A., magna cum laude, 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; James O. Eastland Scholar. Member, Board of Editors, Mississippi Law Journal, 1985-1986. Mississippi Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1995. Member: The Mississippi Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Banks and Banking; Finance; Corporate Law; Bond Finance; Real Estate; Mortgages. Email: M. Binford Williams, Jr. | | Lewis W. Bell (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi. Education: Hampden-Sydney College (B.A., 1979); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Omicron Delta Kappa; Eta Sigma Phi; Phi Kappa Phi. Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1986-1987. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Franchise Litigation; Personal Injury; Negligence. Email: Lewis W. Bell | | Jim F. Spencer, Jr. (Member) born Tupelo, Mississippi, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., 1983); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with special distinction, 1987). Member, Mississippi College Law Review, 1986-1987. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Real Estate; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jim F. Spencer, Jr. | | Walter J. Brand (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1963; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1984; J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Research Editor, 1986 and Editor-in-Chief, 1986-1987, Mississippi Law Journal. Former Barrister, Charles Clark Chapter, American Inns of Court. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute (Member, Employment Law Committee, 1999; Joint Monograph Subcommittee Chair, Employment Practices Liability Insurance Issues; Regional Newsletter Editor, 1999—). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law on Behalf of Management; Employment Discrimination; Wrongful Discharge; ERISA; Labor Relations. Email: Walter J. Brand | | Paul L. Gunn (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., cum laude, 1980; J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Executive Director, 2004-2007 and Chairman, 2008-2009, Real Estate Section); American College of Mortgage Attorneys; Jackson Young Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1987-1988; Director, 1988-1990). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Real Estate Finance; Affordable Housing Tax Credit Law. Email: Paul L. Gunn | | J. Collins Wohner, Jr. (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1959; admitted to bar, 1987, Georgia; 1988, Mississippi. Education: Columbia University (J.D., 1986); Vanderbilt University; Yale University (B.A., magna cum laude, with honors in English, 1981) Phi Beta Kappa. Case Note and Comment Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1985-1986. Law Clerk, Judge William H. Barbour, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1986-1988. Member: State Bar of Georgia; The Mississippi Bar; Fifth Circuit, Federal and American Bar Associations. Languages: French and German. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Litigation. Email: J. Collins Wohner, Jr. | | Louis B. Lanoux (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Mississippi. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1984); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi College Law Review, 1988-1989. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Bankruptcy; Insurance. Email: Louis B. Lanoux | | William C. Smith, III (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1985; J.D., 1987). Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: General Civil Law; Real Property; Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Finance; Zoning. Email: William C. Smith, III | | C. Joyce Hall (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi; 1995, Louisiana. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., with special distinction, 1984; J.D., with special distinction, 1987). Phi Alpha Delta. Managing Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1986-1987. Mississippi Outstanding Young Lawyer. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Louisiana State and American (Vice-Chair, Health Law Subcommittee on Fraud and Compliance) Bar Associations; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Healthcare; Corporate; Real Estate; Drug and Medical Device Litigation. Email: C. Joyce Hall | | J. Grant Sellers (Member) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 1950; admitted to bar, 1990, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., with honors, 1972); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1990). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1989-1990. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Trusts and Estates; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Business Law; Commercial Litigation; E-Discovery and Information Management. Email: J. Grant Sellers | | Walter T. Johnson (Member) born Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1957; admitted to bar, 1990, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi Medical Center (R.T., RN., 1979); Tougaloo College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1984); Mississippi College of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: The Mississippi Bar; Hinds County and American Bar Associations; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Pharmaceutical Litigation. Email: Walter T. Johnson | | Susan Latham Steffey (Member) born Dayton, Ohio, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; 1991, Mississippi. Education: Florida State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1983; J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Member, Florida State University Law Review, 1986-1987. Law Clerk to Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit 1990-1991. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar (Member: Family Law Section; Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, 2005—; Commission on Bar Admission Review, 2001; Approved Mediator's List); The Florida Bar (Member, Board of Directors, 2005-2008); International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Practice Areas: Litigation; Domestic Relations; Products Liability; Mediation. Email: Susan Latham Steffey | | Mark D. Jicka (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., with special distinction, 1988); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D., 1991). Omicron Delta Kappa; Alpha Chi. Member, Mortar Board. Appointed Civil Justice Act Panel, U.S. Federal Public Defender's Office. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member, Delivery of Legal Services Committee); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Automotive Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice; Criminal Justice); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Defense Research Institute (Member: Products Liability Steering Committee; Consumer Products Subcommittee; Chairman, Expert Witness Committee; Liaison, Young Lawyers Section); Mississippi Defense Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Mark D. Jicka | | Lynn P. Ladner (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, 1963; admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.B.A., 1988); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with special distinction, 1991). Phi Delta Phi. Member, National Moot Court Competition Team. Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi College Law Review, 1990-1991. Law Clerk to Hon. Rhesa H. Barksdale, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1991-1992. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Business Litigation; Mediation. Email: Lynn P. Ladner | | Kathy K. Smith (Member) born Morton, Mississippi, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 1991); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1996). Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1995-1996. Charles Clark Chapter of American Inns of Court. Editor, Damages Law for Mississippi Trial Practice, Scranton Publ., 2006. Editor, Mississippi Law Digest, Watkins & Eager, Martindale-Hubbell. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: General Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Tort Litigation; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Products Liability. Email: Kathy K. Smith | | Jane B. Morgan (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1955; admitted to bar, 1987, Pennsylvania; 1988, District of Columbia; 1994, New York; 1995, Louisiana; 1998, Mississippi. Education: Nicholls State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); University of Texas (M.A. 1980); Ecole Supérieure de Commerce, Lyon, France (Graduate Degree in Marketing, 1981); Georgetown University (J.D., cum laude, 1986). Phi Kappa Phi. Fellowship, French Embassy and Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1981. Law Clerk to Judge E. Grady Jolly, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1986-1987 and 1996-1997. Member: The Mississippi Bar, The District of Columbia Bar; Louisiana State Bar Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Banking Law; Real Estate; Project Finance. Email: Jane B. Morgan | | James J. Crongeyer, Jr. (Member) born Pensacola, Florida, 1970; admitted to bar, 1995, Florida; 1996, Alabama; 1997, Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards. Member: The Florida Bar; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute. [Mississippi Army National Guard, 1st. Lt., 1987-1994]. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: James J. Crongeyer, Jr. | | Jimmy B. Wilkins (Member) born Shelby, Mississippi, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: Alcorn State University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1994); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Managing Editor, Tulane Maritime Law Journal, 1996-1997. Law Clerk to Hon. William H. Barbour, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1997-1998. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Magnolia Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Litigation. Email: Jimmy B. Wilkins | | C. Alleen McLain (Member) born Greenville, Mississippi, 1969; admitted to bar, 1995, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S.J., 1991); Mississippi College of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1995). Vice Chair, Moot Court Board. Regional Finalist, National Appellate Advocacy Competition. Law Clerk to Hon. Edwin Lloyd Pittman, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1995-1997. Member, Board of Certified Court Reporters. Past Member, American Inns of Court. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Women Lawyers Association (President, 1999-2000); Jackson Young Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998); Defense Research Insurance; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability. Email: C. Alleen McLain | | Joseph J. Stroble (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. History, 1993; J.D., 1997). Phi Beta Kappa. Hearin Hess Scholar, Chancellor's Scholar. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Class Action Defense; Complex and Multi-District Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Joseph J. Stroble | | Ronald E. McMillan (Member) born Brandon, Mississippi, 1964; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Florida (LL.M., 1998). Managing Editor: Mississippi College Law Review, 1996-1997; Florida Tax Review, 1997-1998. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: State Taxation; Federal Taxation; Wills; Trust Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law. Email: Ronald E. McMillan | | Leigh Davis Vernon (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi. Education: Centre College (B.A., 1995); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1999). Cum Laude. Teaching Assistant for first year law students, 1997-1998. Moot Court. Recipient, Outstanding Service Award, Jackson Young Lawyers Association, 2004. Listed, Top 40 Under 45, Metro Business Chronicle, 2007. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Mass Tort Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Leigh Davis Vernon | | Roger W. Williams (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1993; J.D., 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Pitts v. Anderson, 122 F.3d 275 (5th Cir., 1997). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Finance; Real Property Law. Email: Roger W. Williams | | ASSOCIATES | | Amy C. Felder (Associate) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1993, Phi Beta Kappa); University of Mississippi (J.D., magna cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, Outstanding Student Awards in Civil Procedure, Future Interests, Business Torts and Criminal Law. Listed in Who's Who Among American Universities and Colleges. Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law. Email: Amy C. Felder | | Joseph G. Baladi (Associate) born West Lafayette, Indiana, 1967; admitted to bar, 2000, Missouri; 2001, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.B.A., 1989; M.B.A., 1992); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., with high honors, 1999). Member, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Hinds County Bar Association; The Missouri Bar; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Arabic. Practice Areas: Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Joseph G. Baladi | | Jennifer A. Rogers (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1999); Louisiana State University (J.D., 2002). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Board. Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competitor. Member: Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Jennifer A. Rogers | | Molly M. Walker (Associate) born Houma, Louisiana, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., magna cum laude, 2002). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, 2000-2002 and Executive Articles Editor, 2001-2002, Mississippi Law Journal. Member, Moot Court Board. Author: "A Settlement of Ayers v. Musgrove: Is Mississippi Moving Towards Desegregation in Higher Education or Merely A Separate But 'More Equal' System?" Mississippi Law Journal, Vol. 71, No. 3. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Jackson Young Lawyers' Association; Charles Clark Chapter of American Inns of Court (Associate Member). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Drug and Medical Device Defense; Appellate Practice; Professional Malpractice. Email: Molly M. Walker | | Robert B. Ireland, III (Associate) born Fort Rucker, Alabama, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 2002). Executive Editor, Mississippi Law Journal; Recipient, Robert C. Khayat Award; Law Clerk to the Honorable Sharon L. Blackburn, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama, 2002-2003; Author, Comment: "Joint and Several Liability in Mississippi: The Absent Settling Tortfeasor and the Immune Employer," 70 Miss. L.J. 821 (1999). Member: The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Robert B. Ireland, III | | R. Reid McKee (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi and Tennessee. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 1997); University of Chicago (M.A., 1998); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Moot Court Board. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Federal Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association; Jackson Young Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Immigration Law; Administrative Law. Email: R. Reid McKee | | Lindy D. Brown (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., magna cum laude, 2000); University of Mississippi (J.D., summa cum laude, 2003). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. James O. Eastland Scholar. Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 2002-2003. Law Clerk to the Hon. William H. Barbour, Jr., U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 2003-2004. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mass Torts. | | Jason L. Poulson (Associate) born 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Virginia; 2007, Mississippi. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Richmond and Hinds County Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Virginia State Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banks and Banking; Low Income Housing Tax Credits; Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credits. Email: Jason L. Poulson | | Graham P. Carner (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.A., summa cum laude, with high honors, 2001); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2004). Member, Moot Court Board. Finalist, Wake Forest Student Trial Bar Zeliff Competition. Member, Student Trial Bar. President, Association Against the Death Penalty. Recipient: North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers "Most Outstanding Advocate" Book Award; CALI Excellence for the Future Awards in: Contracts II; Trial Practice. Member and Notes & Comments Editor, 2003-2004, Wake Forest Law Review. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Graham P. Carner | | Corey D. Hinshaw (Associate) born Laurel, Mississippi, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 2001); University of Mississippi (J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Recipient: Curtis E. Coker Access to Justice Award, The Mississippi Bar, 2007; Pro Bono Award, Jackson Young Lawyers Association, 2006-2007. Member: Hinds County (Member, Board of Directors, 2008—), Fifth Federal Circuit, Federal and American (Chair, Access to Legal Services Committee, Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Delivery of Legal Services Committee, 2006—; Chair, Young Lawyers Division, Public Services Committee, 2007—); Jackson Young Lawyers Association (President-Elect, 2008—; Secretary, 2007-2008); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Domestic Relations; Business Litigation; Premises Liability. Email: Corey D. Hinshaw | | Brian C. Smith (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Mississippi. Education: The University of Mississippi (B.A., English, summa cum laude, 1999; B.Accy., summa cum laude, 2000; J.D., magna cum laude, 2004). Phi Kappa Phi. Certified Public Accountant. Member, McDonnell-Barksdale Honors College. Taylor Medalist. Eastland Scholar. Member, Mississippi Law Journal. Law Clerk to the Honorable Rhesa H. Barksdale, United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2004-2005. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Email: Brian C. Smith | | Megan B. Conner (Associate) born Gainesville, Florida, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A.Ed., 1998); Mississippi State University (M.S., 1999); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2005). Competition Chair, Moot Court Board. Member, Law Review. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Litigation; Bankruptcy. Email: Megan B. Conner | | Elizabeth M. Gates (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S.W., magna cum laude, 2000; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, Mississippi Law Journal. Member, Civil Legal Clinic. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers' Association. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Elizabeth M. Gates | | H. Rusty Comley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., cum laude, 1996); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Executive Editor, Law Review, 2005-2006. Moot Court Board. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. [Captain, U.S. Army, 1996-2003]. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: H. Rusty Comley | | Tiffany M. Graves (Associate) born Winchester, Virginia, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi. Education: Hollins College (B.A., cum laude, 1997); University of Virginia (J.D., 2006). Phi Beta Kappa. President, Public Interest Law Association, 2005-2006. Recipient: Lewis F. Powell, Jr. Fellowship, 2006-2007; Linda Fairstein Public Service Fellowship; Pro Bono Award; Herbert L. Kramer/Herbert Bangel Community Service Award. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Charles Clark Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Associate Member); Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Employment Discrimination; Civil Litigation. Email: Tiffany M. Graves | | James M. Tyrone (Associate) born Monticello, Mississippi, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.B.A., with highest honors, 2003); University of Mississippi (J.D., summa cum laude, 2006). Executive Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 2005-2006. Law Clerk for Hon. David C. Bramlette III of the United States District for the Southern District of Mississippi, 2006-2007. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Email: James M. Tyrone | | Timothy L. Sensing (Associate) born Gulfport, Mississippi, 1976; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi. Education: Belhaven College (B.S., cum laude, 1999); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2007). Member, Law Review. Member: The Mississippi Bar. | | Molly E. Jeffcoat (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A.; B.B.A., 2002); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2008). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Tau Delta; Eta Sigma Phi. Member: The Mississippi Bar. | | Clifford B. Ammons, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2008, Mississippi. Education: Samford University (B.A., 2003); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, Am Jur Awards, Wills and Estates, Worker's Compensation, Law Office Management; AmSouth Bank Award, Excellence in Wills and Estates. Most Outstanding Brief, Duberstein National Bankruptcy Competition. Member, Mississippi College Law Review. Extern for the Honorable T. Kenneth Griffis, Mississippi Court of Appeals. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Email: Clifford B. Ammons, Jr. | | COUNSEL | | James E. Higginbotham (Counsel) born 1939; admitted to bar, 1964, Mississippi. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., 1961); University of Mississippi (LL.B., 1964). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1962-1964. Administrative Judge, 1973-1994 and Senior Judge, 1992-1994, Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation Defense. Email: James E. Higginbotham | | Anastasia G. Jones (Counsel) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1947; admitted to bar, 1985, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1968); Mississippi College (J.D., with special distinction, 1985). Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1984-1985. Member: The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Pharmaceutical Defense; Worker's Compensation. Email: Anastasia G. Jones | | James A. Lowe, III (Counsel) born Vicksburg, Mississippi, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Mississippi; 1991, U.S. Tax Court. Education: Millsaps College (B.B.A., Accounting, 1979; B.B.A., Finance, magna cum laude, 1979); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1983); University of Florida (LL.M., 1984). Eta Sigma; Phi Kappa Phi. Marion L. Smith Scholar, Charles Else Scholar. Special Projects Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1982-1983. General Counsel, Friede Goldman International Inc, 1997-1999. Chairman, Parkway East Public Improvement District, Madison County, Mississippi, appointed 2005. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Taxation Section, 1996-1997). Practice Areas: Securities; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Tax Law; Real Estate; Trusts and Estates. Email: James A. Lowe, III | | Joseph D. Nosef, III (Counsel) born Clarksdale, Mississippi, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., Accounting, 1991; M.A., Accounting, 1994; J.D., magna cum laude, 1995); University of Florida School of Law (LL.M., Taxation, 1996). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, University of Mississippi Moot Court Board. President, Law School Student Body. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Director, Young Lawyer's Division); Jackson Young Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors); Hinds County Economic Development District (Member, Board of Trustees). Practice Areas: Government; Public Finance; Tax Law. | | Randolph C. Wood (Counsel) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., English, 1979); Tulane Law School Comparative Law Program, Grenoble, France; University of Mississippi (J.D., 1983). Law Clerk to: Francis Bowling, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1983-1984; U.S. Magistrate, Britt Singletary, 1984-1986; U.S. District Judge, Walter Gex III, 1986-1987. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Mississippi Claims Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Randolph C. Wood | | STAFF ATTORNEYS | | Christiana S. Hassin (Staff Attorney) born Houston, Texas, January 10, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi. Education: Belhaven College, Jackson, MS (B.A., English, 2000); Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, MS (J.D., 2003). Law Clerk to the Hon. L. Joseph Lee, Mississippi Court of Appeals. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers. Email: Christiana S. Hassin | | Elizabeth A. Weeks (Staff Attorney) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1997); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2000). Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Email: Elizabeth A. Weeks | | OF COUNSEL | | Charles Clark (Of Counsel) born Memphis, Tennessee, 1925; admitted to bar, 1948, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College; Tulane University; University of Mississippi (LL.B., 1948). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. United States Circuit Judge, Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1969-1992; Chief Judge, 1981-1992. Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1981-1992 (Chairman, Budget Committee, 1981-1987; Executive Committee, 1984-1992, Chairman, 1989-1992). Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court. American Academy of Appellate Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. Email: Charles Clark | | Bobby L. Covington (Of Counsel) born Meridian, Mississippi, 1930; admitted to bar, 1959, Mississippi; 1961, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Education: Meridian Junior College (A.A., 1955); Jackson School of Law (LL.B., 1958). Author: Mississippi Foreclosure and Repossession, National Business Institute, 1985—; Business Loan Workouts and Foreclosures, National Business Institute, 1986—; Foreclosure and Repossession: How to do it Right, National Business Institute, 1987. Faculty Member, National Business Institute, 1985—. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Finance. Email: Bobby L. Covington |
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