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| | Address | 1 LeFleur Square, 4735 Old Canton Road
Suite 108, P.O. Box 13429 | | Jackson, Mississippi 39236-3429 | | (Hinds & Madison Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Insurance Defense, Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts, Insurance Law, Workers' Compensation, Product Liability, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, and Nursing Home Defense. | | Year Established: 1978 | Firm Profile:
Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton specializes in defense litigation. With considerable experience and expertise in this area of the law, WST serves clients throughout Mississippi and Tennessee. The firm's practice areas include medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, workers' compensation, premises liability, products liability, automobile accident litigation and construction defense. Representing the interests and limiting the exposure of businesses and corporations, the firm's attorneys do so with great success and acumen. As a result, WST has developed numerous working relationships that have stood the test of time.Since 1978, the firm has proven to be an accessible, responsive and cost effective asset to clients. Accomplished, yet unpretentious, Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton attorneys and support staff are a continuous source of strength during the most trying of times. Large enough to tackle complex cases that require the commitment of substantial manpower and resources, but streamlined enough to avoid the needless bureaucracy that plagues so many firms. Everyone in the firm, from top to bottom, is easily reached and ever mindful of the importance of providing timely responses to client requests. | | Firm Size: 26 | Representative Clients:
ACE USA; Alfa Insurance Co.; Allied Waste Industries, Inc.; Allstate Insurance Co.; American Agencies; Amerisure Companies; AMFED Companies, LLC; Babcock & Wilcox; Beverly Enterprises; Budget Rent A Car; Cambridge Lindsey Claims Management, Inc.; Caronia Corp.; The Clorox Co.; CNA Health Pro; Corning Incorporated; Crawford and Co.; Crockett Adjustments; Employers General Insurance Group; Employers Mutual Cos.; Evanston Insurance Company; ESIS; FARA; Farmers Insurance Group; Zurich Professional Line; Foremost Insurance Group; Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. G.E. Medical Protective Company; GAB Robins North America, Inc.; Great River Insurance; Insurance Company of North America; Health Care Indemnity, Inc.; Insurance Company of the West; International Paper Co.; Isle of Capri; Johns Manville; Kemper National Insurance Cos.; Management Services USA, Inc.; Mariner Health Care; Mariner Post Acute Network, Inc.; Medical Assurance Company; Medical Assurance, Inc.; Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi; Mississippi Claims Service; Mississippi Health Care Association; Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association; Mississippi Municipal Services Co.; Mississippi State Agencies Self Insured Workers' Compensation Trust; MS Healthcare Associates; National Farmers Union Insurance Cos.; North American Risk Services; One Beacon Insurance; Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Co.; Phillips & Associates, Inc.; Pizza Hut, Inc.; Podiatry Insurance Company of America;Proclaim America, Inc.; RSK Co.; Robinson Adams Ins. Co.; Safeco Insurance Company of America; Safeco Property and Casualty Insurance Company; Safeco/American States Insurance Co.; Sedgwick James; Shoney's, Inc.; Specialty Risk Services; St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.; St. Paul Insurance Company; State Auto Insurance Co.; State Farm Fire & Casualty; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.; Stoneville Claim Services; Stoneville Insurance Service; Summit Consulting; Tenet Health System; Tokio Marine & Fire Insurance; The Medical Protective Co.; Tynet, Inc.; Tyson Foods, Inc.; Union Standard Insurance; University Medical Center; Wal Mart, Inc.; Western Litigation Specialists, Inc.; Weyerhaeuser; Winn Dixie; Zenith Insurance Company; Zurich US. |
Other Office Locations of Wilkins, Stephens & Tipton, P.A.
Greenville, Mississippi, U.S.A.
Brentwood, Tennessee, U.S.A.
| | Betty Burton Arinder (Shareholder) born Winona, Mississippi, September 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1984); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member, National Trial Competition Team, 1988. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards, U.C.C.I. and Pre-Trial Practice. Adjunct Instructor, Legal Writing, Mississippi College School of Law, 1988. Member, Advisory Council, Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense; Litigation. Email: Betty Burton Arinder | | Daniel M. Baker (Managing Partner) born Atmore, Alabama, February 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1983; M.P.P.A., 1985); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1988). Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Real Estate. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. [Major (Ret.), Mississippi Army National Guard, ARMOR, 1981-2002]. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation Defense(100%). Email: Daniel M. Baker | | Mark C. Carlson (Shareholder) born Rockford, Illinois, April 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., 1977; J.D., 1981). Phi Alpha Theta. Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1979-1980. Law Clerk to Honorable Walter L. Nixon, Jr., Chief U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Mississippi, 1981-1983. Adjunct Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, 1987. Member, Mississippi Law Institute Committee, 1984-1986. Member: Hinds County and Federal (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Hospital Liability Defense; Insurance Defense; Complex Litigation; Adoption Law. Email: Mark C. Carlson | | Sandra T. Doty (Shareholder) born Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada, January 18, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi. Education: College of Southern Idaho (A.A., 1990); Northeast Louisiana University (B.A., 1992); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Workers Compensation. Email: Sandra T. Doty | | Toby J. Gammill (Shareholder) born Greenwood, Mississippi, January 5, 1970; admitted to bar, 2000, New York; 2001, Mississippi, Connecticut, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of New York; 2006, Texas and Tennessee. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., 1995); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1999). [Captain, National Guard, U.S. Army, 1989-2001]. Reported Cases: Escribano v. Town of Haverstraw 757 NYS 2d 310. Practice Areas: Premises Liability(20%); Automobile Insurance Defense(70%); Insurance Bad Faith Defense(10%). Email: Toby J. Gammill | | L. Carl Hagwood (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, July 13, 1941; admitted to bar, 1968, Mississippi; 2007, Tennessee. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1965); University of Mississippi (J.D., with distinction, 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Editorial Board, Mississippi Law Journal, 1967-1968. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America in Health Care Law. Law Clerk to Judge Claude F. Clayton, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1968. State of Mississippi Bond Attorney, 1989-1992. Member: Washington County (President, 1995) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chair, Health Law Section, 1996-1997); American Society of Hospital Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Law; Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect; Professional Malpractice; Health Care Law; Employment Law; Corporate Law; Casualty Law. Email: L. Carl Hagwood | | Jay R. McLemore (Shareholder) born Atlanta, Georgia, December 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1996, Georgia and Alabama; 1997, Mississippi; 2008, Tennessee; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.E., 1993); Cumberland School of Law of Samford University (J.D., 1996). Member: Moot Court Board; Cordell Hull Speakers' Forum. Member: State Bar of Georgia; Alabama State Bar; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Workers Compensation Defense. Email: Jay R. McLemore | | William A. Patterson (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, April 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1977); Emory University (J.D., 1980). Special Assistant Attorney General, 1981-1983. Chief Legal Counsel, Mississippi State Department of Health, 1983-1984. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Workers Compensation; Personal Injury; Products Liability. Email: William A. Patterson | | Diane V. Pradat (Shareholder) born Mobile, Alabama, January 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S.N., 1977); Mississippi College (J.D., 1988). Registered Nurse, Mississippi, 1977. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Medical Tort Defense. Email: Diane V. Pradat | | Leland S. Smith, III (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, February 22, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., cum laude, 1980); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1982). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "A Case for the Exercise of Federal Court Jurisdiction over Certain Personal Injury Claims Against Riverboat Casinos," Vol. 64, Mississippi Law Journal, p. 555, 1995. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; DRI. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Automobile Insurance Defense; Premises Liability Defense. Email: Leland S. Smith, III | | Senith C. Tipton (Shareholder) born Natchez, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1962); Mississippi College (M.A., 1964; J.D., special distinction, 1980). Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1979-1980. Adjunct Law Professor, Mississippi College School of Law. Member: Hinds County and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chair, Litigation and General Practice Section, 2000); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1996); Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors, 2000-2003); Mississippi Bar Foundation (Trustee, 2004-2007); International Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Practice Areas: Nursing Home Defense; Hospital Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense. Email: Senith C. Tipton | | Joseph T. Wilkins, III (Shareholder) born Tupelo, Mississippi, February 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Estate Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, Birmingham, Alabama, 1969-1971. Alderman, 1973-1974, City Attorney, 1975 and City Prosecuting Attorney, 1975, New Albany, Mississippi. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. [Capt., JAG, U.S. Army, 1967-1969]. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Insurance Defense; Administrative Law; Maritime Law. Email: Joseph T. Wilkins, III | | Roxanne P. Case (Shareholder) born Jackson, Mississippi, March 14, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1994); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1997). Herin Hess Scholar. Member: Hinds County; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Workers Compensation. Email: Roxanne P. Case | | Christopher W. Winter (Shareholder) born Clarksdale, Mississippi, February 9, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Delta State University (B.C.A., 1992; M.B.A., 1999); University of Mississippi at Oxford (J.D., 1996). Member: Leflore County and Washington County Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Past Chair, Litigation and General Practice Section); Bar Association of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; William C. Keady Chapter of the American Inns of Court (Bencher). Practice Areas: Litigation(90%); Professional Liability Defense; Health Care; Personal Injury Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Corporate Law. | | ASSOCIATES | | J. Michael Coleman (Associate) (Also at Brentwood, Tennessee Office). | | David M. Eaton (Associate) (Resident, Brentwood, Tennessee Office). | | Whitney Gladden (Associate) | | Faye Murphree James (Associate) | | Michelle B. Mims (Associate) (Resident, Brentwood, Tennessee Office). | | Sharon Moncure-Mangum (Associate) | | Amanda Mullins (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2002; J.D., 2005). Member: The Mississippi Bar. Email: Amanda Mullins | | James Ryan Perkins (Associate) | | Michael E. Phillips (Associate) | | Robert R. Stephenson, Jr. (Associate) | | David E. Stovall (Associate) | | Tracy Walker (Associate) born 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, The Mississippi Bar. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 2002); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2006). Member: Magnolia Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(100%). Email: Tracy Walker | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Greenville, Mississippi Office: 1417 Trailwood Drive, Suite C, P.O. Box 4537, 38704. Telephone: 662-335-5555. Facsimile: 662-335-5700.
Brentwood, Tennessee Office: The Parklane Building, 5200 Maryland Way, Suite 110, 37027. Telephone: 615-661-7820. Facsimile: 615-661-7236.
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