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Areas of Emphasis
- Construction Law
- Construction Litigation
- Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability
- Business Tort Law
Distinctions
- AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law
- Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, Litigation: Construction, Litigation: General Commercial
- Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Construction Litigation
- Instructor, National Trial Academy, International Association of Defense Counsel
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 1978
- Note Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
- Mississippi State University, B.S., Engineering, 1972
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Associations
- American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
- Construction Committee
- Forum Committee
- International Association of Defense Counsel
- Construction Litigation Committee
- Fidelity and Surety Committee
- American Arbitration Association
- Mississippi Advisory Counsel
- Certified Arbitrator, National Arbitration Forum
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1979
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
- U.S. Courts of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- I.C.C. International Court of Arbitration
- Admitted pro hac vice in 16 states
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Legal Experience
- Upchurch Plumbing, Inc. v. Greenwood Utilities Com'n, 964 So.2d 1100 (Miss. 2007), Trial and Appellate Counsel.
- Ronald Adams Contractor v. Mississippi Transportation Commission, 777 So. 2d 649 (Miss. 2000), Trial and Appellate Counsel.
- Farrell Construction Company v. Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, 896 F. 2d 136 (5th Cir. 1990), Trial and Appellate Counsel.
- Ronald Adams Contractor v. The United States, 2003 WL 459650 (Fed. Cir. 2003), Trial and Appellate Counsel.
- Ables v. Ford Motor Company, 2006 WL 3431602 (51h Cir. 2006) and 2007 WL 273502 (Miss. 2007), Trial and Appellate Counsel.
- Michael Construction Company v. Florida Department of Transportation, (Leon County, Florida Circuit Court), Trial Counsel.
- Abadie, et al., v. Champion International, et al. (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana) 784 So. 2d 46 (La. App. 3d Cir. 2001) Trial Counsel.
- Amerihost Development, Inc. v. Bromanco, 786 So. 2d 362 (Miss. 2001), Trial and Appellate Counsel.
- Murden v. Acands, Inc., (Orleans Parish, LA) 921 So. 2d 165 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2005), Trial and Appellate Counsel.
- Trial Counsel for Ameron International, Bridgestone-Firestone North America and Armstrong International for asbestos and silica litigation in Mississippi.
- National Counsel for Figg Bridge Engineers.
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