HometownJackson, Mississippi
Law School Honors & Awards
•Mississippi Law Journal
•Moot Court Board
•Phi Delta Phi
Professional Recognitions
•Martindale-Hubbell Preeminent AV Peer Review Rated
•The Best Lawyers in America since 2011: Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions - Defendants, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants and Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
•Mid-South Rising Stars since 2008: Civil Litigation Defense
•Benchmark Litigation Future Star
Ongoing Peer Education & Seminar Presentations
•Settlement: Have Strategies and Approaches Changed?, 14th Annual National Asbestos Litigation Conference, Amelia Island, Florida
• Impact of Pretrial Settlements (Including Bankruptcies) and Proving Up Virile Shares, HarrisMartin's 2010 Louisiana Asbestos Litigation Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana
Published Articles
•Torts Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress-Fear of AIDS Claim Requires Showing of Actual Exposure Unless Defendant Destroys Evidence of Exposure Creating A Rebuttable Presumption Against Defendant, 69 Miss. L.J. 1243
Important Litigation Involvement
•Drafted and argued dozens of dispositive motions in numerous state court proceedings throughout the United States
•Involved in the day-to-day management of the national defense coordination for a client in both premises and products litigation with responsibility for the development and implementation of overall defense strategy
•Handles the defense in Louisiana for a products liability defendant in asbestos litigation
•Managed the defense of over 1,500 claims involving alleged exposures to dioxins, PAH's, and other chemicals from a wood treatment facility
•Extensive experience representing clients at the appellate level
•Trial experience including a defense verdict as lead counsel in a suit brought against a bottle manufacturer for negligence and breach of contract
