Clifton Wayne Jefferis

Jackson, Mississippi

Law School Honors & Awards
•Natural Resources Law Scholarship
•Associate Editor, Animal Law Journal
•Phi Delta Phi

Ongoing Peer Education & Seminar Presentations
•Speaker, Mealey's Seminar on Emerging Trends in Asbestos Litigation Conference - Panel Discussion on the Reemergence of Claims Against Heavy Machinery Manufacturers for the Inclusion of Asbestos Containing Components in Finished Products.

Community Service Involvement
•President, McLeod Neighborhood Association

Prior Experience
•Commercial and Construction Litigation, focused on complex construction defect claims, professional negligence and contract disputes
•Geologist for a regional environmental engineering and consulting firm, focusing on the identification and assessment of hazardous materials, and the development and implementation of remediation plans to remove identified hazards
•Utilized training in geology in the material science industry, performing laboratory analysis on raw materials, including clays and silicates, for use in brick manufacture

Important Litigation Involvement
•National Coordinating Counsel for Zurn Industries, LLC in asbestos litigation

Pro Bono
•Stewpot Community Services Legal Clinic
•Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project.