E. Barney Robinson III
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Barney is a decorated litigator, recognized by numerous publications for his litigation experience. He is also a member of the Standing Committee on Local Civil Rules for the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi as well as a Member on the Committee on Character and Fitness for the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1992
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Army Court of Military Review
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV® – Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, 2010-2021
- Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business
- Litigation: General Commercial – Mississippi, 2014-2022
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Banking and Finance, 2022
- Commercial Litigation, 2010-2023
- Litigation – Banking and Finance, 2011-2023
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2006-2019, 2021
- Top 50: Mississippi Super Lawyers, 2013-2014
- Benchmark Litigation
- Litigation Star – Mississippi – 2012-2013, 2015, 2018, 2021
- Member, Standing Committee on Local Civil Rules for the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- Member, Committee on Character and Fitness, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions
- Retired Colonel and Former State Judge Advocate, Mississippi Army National Guard
- Veteran, Operation Iraqi Freedom More...
- Military Awards:
Legion of Merit Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Mississippi Magnolia Cross, Army Achievement Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Iraq Campaign Medal Campaign Star, Army Service Ribbon, Parachutist Badge, Mississippi War Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Mississippi Emergency Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Mississippi Longevity Medal (6 Oak Leaf Clusters), Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Humanitarian Service Medal, National Defense Service Medal (2 Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (7 Oak Leaf Clusters) and Overseas Service Ribbon.
- FEMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, IS-00100.b, Introduction to Incident Command System, ICS-100
- FEMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, IS-00200.b, Initial Action Incident, ICS-200
- FEMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, IS-00700.a, National Incident Management System (NIMS), An Introduction
- FEMA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, IS-00800.b, National Response Framework, An Introduction
Education & Honors
- University of Cambridge (Magdalene College), LL.M., International Law, Class I Honors, 1992
- University of Mississippi, J.D., magna cum laude, 1991
- Washington and Lee University, B.A., European History, 1988
Experience
- Cross v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 541 U.S. 935 (2004)
- Smallwood v. Illinois Central RR. Co., 352 F.3d 220 (5th Cir. 2003) cert. denied, 125 S.Ct. 1825 (U.S. Apr. 18, 2005) (No. 04-831).
- Ross v. Citifinancial, Inc., 344 F.3d 458 (5th Cir. 2003), r'hng en banc denied, Jan. 25, 2005 (nos. 02-60608 & 02-60609).
- Lipscomb v. Federal Labor Relations Auth., 333 F.3d 611 (5th Cir. 2003).
- AmSouth Bank v. Quimby, 963 So. 2d 1145 (Miss. 2007).
- Sullivan v. Protex Weatherproofing, Inc., 913 So.2d 256 (Miss. 2005).
- Rankin v. American General Finance, Inc., 912 So.2d 725 (Miss. 2005).
- Stubbs v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co., 825 So.2d 8 (Miss. 2002).
- Regions Bank v. Britt, no. 4:09cv61-TSL-LRA, 2009 WL 3766490 (S.D. Miss. Nov. 10, 2009). More...
- Regions Bank v. Herrington, 630 F.Supp.2d 722 (S.D. Miss. 2009).
- Regions Bank v. Britt, 642 F.Supp.2d 584 (S.D. Miss. 2009).
- Association Casualty Ins. Co. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 2:09cv24-KS-JCS, 2009 WL 435153 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 19, 2009).
- Association Casualty Ins. Co. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 2:09cv24-KS-JCS, 2009 WL 415296 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 18, 2009).
- Vidrine v. Balboa Ins. Co., 597 F.Supp.2d 687 (S.D. Miss. 2009).
- Slone v. Jackson Housing Auth., No. 3:07cv13-HTW-LRA, 2009 WL 243090 (S.D. Miss. Jan. 30, 2009).
- U.S. ex rel. Rigsby v. State Farm Ins. Co., no. 1:06cv433-LTS-RHW, 2008 WL 2130314 (S.D. Miss. May, 19, 2008).
- State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Hood, no. 3:08cv11-MPM, 2008 WL 313478 (N.D. Miss. Feb. 1, 2008).
- State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Hood, no. 2:07cv188-DCB-MTP, 2007 WL 4208288 (S.D. Miss. Nov. 2, 2007).
- State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Hood, no. 2:07cv188-DCB-MTP, 2007 WL 3268434 (S.D. Miss. Oct. 31, 2007).
- State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Hood, no. 2:07cv188-KS-MTP, 2007 WL 4208068 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 14, 2007).
- Bryant v. Military Dept. of State of Miss. ex rel. Miss. Air Nat’l Guard, 381 F.Supp.2d 586 (S.D. Miss. 2005).
- Giles v. American General Finance, Inc., 229 F.R.D. 537 (S.D. Miss. 2005).
- AmSouth Bank v. Bowens, 351 F.Supp.2d 571 (S.D. Miss. 2005).
- Rainwater v. Lamar Life Ins. Co., 381 F.Supp.2d 581 (S.D. Miss. 2005).
- Queen v. American General Finance, Inc., 351 F.Supp.2d 576 (S.D. Miss. 2005).
- AmSouth Bank v. Steadman, 339 F.Supp.2d 778 (S.D. Miss. 2004).
- American General Financial Services, Inc. v. Griffin, 327 F.Supp.2d 678 (N.D. Miss. 2004).
- AmSouth Bank v. Stewart, no. 3:03cv1180-TSL-AGN, 2004 WL 914638 (S.D. Miss. Apr. 27, 2004).
- Barnes v. Edgeworth, no. 5:02cv56-WHB-AGN, 2004 WL 914642 (S.D. Miss. Apr. 26, 2004).
- Burks v. American General Finance, Inc., no. 4:03cv9-WAP-EMB, 2004 WL 1987232 (N.D. Miss. Mar. 31, 2004).
- Griffin v. American General Finance, Inc., 1:03cv155=WAP-JAD, 2004 WL 716777 (N.D. Miss. Mar. 17, 2004).
- Frye v. American General Finance, Inc., 307 F.Supp.2d 836 (S.D. Miss. 2004).
- Queen v. American General Finance, Inc., 289 F.Supp.2d 782 (S.D. Miss. 2003).
- American General Finance, Inc. v. Davis, 284 F.Supp.2d 455 (S.D. Miss. 2003).
- Murphy v. AmSouth Bank, 269 F.Supp.2d 749 (S.D. Miss. 2003).
- Rainwater v. Lamar Life Ins. Co., 246 F.Supp.2d 546 (S.D. Miss. 2003).
- Stacher v. American General Finance, Inc., no. 04:02cv254-TSL-AGN, 2003 WL 1191182 (S.D. Miss. 2003).
- Green v. American General Finance, Inc., no. 3:02cv121-TSL-AGN, 2003 WL 1191183 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 7, 2003).
- Conner v. Merit Life Ins. Co., no. 501cv149-DB-JCS, 2002 WL 3239723 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 28, 2002).
- Davis v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 282 B.R. 186 (S.D. Miss. 2002).
- Davis v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, Inc., 214 F.Supp.2d 691 (S.D. Miss. 2002).
- Lipscomb v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 200 F.Supp.2d 650 (S.D. Miss. 2001).
- Gammill v. Lincoln Life and Annuity Distributors, Inc., 200 F.Supp.2d 632 (S.D. Miss. 2001).
- Presley v. Jackson Mun. Airport Authority, 94 F.Supp.2d 755 (S.D. Miss. 2000).
- Deposit Guaranty Nat'l Bank v. Dale, 28 F.Supp.2d 395 (S.D. Miss. 1998).
- U.S. Axminster, Inc. v. Chamberlain, 176 F.R.D. 532 (N.D. Miss. 1997).
- Hassenfratz v. Garner, 911 F.Supp. 235 (S.D. Miss. 1995).
- Peterson v. Test Int’l, E.C., 904 F.Supp. 574 (S.D. Miss. 1995).
- Ballard v. Board of Trustees of Jackson/Hinds Library Administrative Bd., no. 03:93cv702-HTW-AGN, 1993 WL 625529 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 14, 1993).
In the News
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- 63 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2021 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Chambers USA 2021 Ranks 47 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- E. Barney Robinson III Awarded Legion of Merit Medal
- Benchmark Litigation U.S. 2021 Recognizes 20 Butler Snow Attorneys
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- Chambers USA 2020 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys and 15 Categories More...
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Chambers USA 2019 Ranks 44 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- Butler Snow Named Product Liability Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Chambers USA 2017 Ranks 45 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- On the Move: New hires, promotions, recognition - The Clarion-Ledger
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized by Benchmark Litigation 2016
- Chambers USA Ranks 40 Butler Snow Attorneys as Leaders
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
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Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Author, "Mississippi Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Regarding Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements," High Points, September 2007.
Recent Blogs
- Set Reset – Fifth Circuit Joins the Eleventh – Arbitration Rights Can Revive
- Mississippi Executive Orders, the MEML and COVID-19: What the Governor May Do and Why
- The Emergency Management Assistance Compact – More Important Now Than Ever
- Logic and the Repo Man: SCOTUS holds that nonjudicial foreclosure firms are not “debt collectors” under the FDCPA
- You Can Drive Past a Chevron, but No Longer Have to Pull In
- Escobar in Action – Materiality is a Tall Hurdle to Clear
- Everyone Must Get Sued – Really?
- Encouraging Creative and Innovative Thinking to Achieve Results for Clients
- The Fifth Circuit revisits federal jurisdiction under the doctrine of "complete preemption."