Phil B. Abernethy

Commercial Litigation Group

Jackson Office
Tel: (601) 985-4536
E-mail: phil.abernethy@butlersnow.com

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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
  • 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
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 hoc vice in 16 states
 
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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