Corlew Munford & Smith PLLC is a law firm formed by three veteran members of the Mississippi Bar, serving clients with hands-on, personal attention. The firm principals have tried over 100 cases to verdict and served as lead counsel on appeal to the Mississippi Supreme Court and United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in over 50 reported decisions. The firm has extensive experience in administrative practice before Mississippi state agencies, including the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Ethics Commission, Mississippi Department of Revenue, and various professional boards and county and municipal governing bodies.
Members are listed in the Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Product Liability Litigation and Environmental Law and in Chambers USA. America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the areas of Environment and General Commercial Litigation.
The firm is listed as one of Mississippi's Leading Firms by Chambers in the areas of Commercial Litigation and Environmental Law and has a First-Tier ranking by U.S. News-Best Lawyers in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Environmental Law, Litigation-Banking and Finance, Litigation-Environmental and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions. Three other publications have named the firm Business and Commercial Litigation Firm of the Year in Mississippi and the firm has been twice named as Mississippi's Environmental Law Firm of the Year.
Mr. Corlew is listed as one of the Mississippi's top 50 lawyers by Mid-South Super Lawyers. He is the author of two books on Mississippi trial practice: The Mississippi Jury: Law and Practice and Damages Law for Mississippi Trial Practice.
Ms. Munford concentrates in the area of environmental and administrative law, with extensive experience at the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality and with permitting and compliance at the state and federal levels.
Ms. Smith is a magna cum laude graduate of Mississippi State University and Mississippi College School of Law, where she was editor of the Law Review. She is editor of Damages Law for Mississippi Trial Practice. Best Lawyers in America ranks her in five separate litigation categories.
