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Areas of Emphasis
- Product Liability
- Insurance Coverage
- Eminent Domain
- Breach of Warranty
Distinctions
- Graduate, Leadership Jackson, 2003-04
- J.B. Carr Community Service Award
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., 2000
- Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Law Journal
- Mississippi State University, M.A. English, 1997
- Associate Editor, The Mississippi Quarterly
- Baylor University, B.A., Journalism and English, 1993
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Associations
- American Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Recreational Products Specialized Litigation Group
- Steering Committee, 2005-08
- Scaffolding, Cranes and Aerial Devices Specialized Litigation Group
- Steering Committee, 2007-08
- Mississippi Bar
- Young Lawyers Division
- Board of Directors, 2007-09
- Hinds County Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2006-07
- Jackson Young Lawyers
- President, 2006-07
- Board of Directors, 2003-05
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2000
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
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Legal Experience
- Represents clients in areas of recreational vehicles, watercraft, automatic doors, automobiles, firearms, home appliances, industrial machinery, children’s toys and natural gas pipelines.
- Gulf Guar. Life Ins. Co. v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co., 304 F.3d 476 (5th Cir. 2002).
- Stellar Group v. Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., 2007 WL 955293 (S.D. Miss. March 28, 2007).
- Hutchenson v. Am. Home Prod. Corp., 2006 WL 1717176 (N.D. Miss. June 20, 2006).
- Alexander v. Am. Home Prod. Corp., 2006 WL 1716908 (N.D. Miss. June 19, 2006).
- Baggett v. Yamaha Motor Corp., U.S.A., 2006 WL 1520539, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH) P 17, 485 (S.D. Miss. May 31, 2006).
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, Defend Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Cases – and Win, 2008 National Business Institute Seminar, Settling Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Claims, Jackson, Mississippi.
- Speaker, Hold on to Your Hats: The Year in Review, 2008 DRI Products Liability Seminar, Recreational Products Specialized Litigation Group, Phoenix, Arizona.
- After the Recall: What Do We Do Now?, DRI’s In-House Defense Quarterly, Fall 2007.
- A Primer on the Use of Epidemiological Studies in Product Liability Litigation, The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability 62 (2007).
- The Reporter's Privilege in Mississippi, The Reporter's Privilege Compendium (2002 & 2007).
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