Haley Fowler Gregory
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Haley’s practice is focused on commercial litigation, business torts and unfair competition, and insurance coverage, and she has been named a Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Star.
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2013
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- Michigan: Eastern
- Colorado: District of Colorado
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Distinctions
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, Appellate Practice, 2021
- Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021
- Ones to Watch, Insurance Law, 2021
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2016-2019
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 2013
- Associate Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
- Civil Legal Clinic
- Mississippi College, M.B.A., summa cum laude, 2009
- Mississippi College, B.A., English Literature, cum laude, 2008
Experience
- Alexander et al. v. Global Tel*Link Corporation et al., 5th Circuit, No. 19-60287, 2020 WL 3041323, June 5, 2020 (per curiam) (achieved dismissal of putative class action RICO claims for insufficient pleading based on the filed-rate doctrine).
- Sanderson v. Regions, Jones County Justice Court, 2020 (defense verdict in bench trial in commercial dispute).
- Moore v. Regions, Hinds County Justice Court, 2019 (defense verdict in bench trial in breach of contract case).
- Grain Dealers Mut. Ins. Co. v. Cooley, 5th Circuit, No. 17-60307, 2018 WL 2207916, May 14, 2018 (per curiam) (achieved summary judgment on appeal before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in insurance coverage dispute related to gasoline leak claims at a gas station).
- Palmer, et al. v. Sun Coast Contracting Services, et al., S.D. Miss., 2017 (J. Ozerden) (achieved summary judgment in favor of operator of frac sand processing facility in federal court lawsuit filed by 12 residential homeowners asserting claims for negligence and trespass relating to alleged increased flooding and structural damage resulting from the facility’s construction, nuisance relating to facility operations, and declaratory relief relating to restrictive covenants against the development of real property acquired with FEMA HMGP funds).
- United States of America v. Franklin County School District et al., S.D. Miss., 2017 (J. Wingate) (successfully quashed subpoena issued to investigative reporter for Mississippi Today).
- Lueckenbach v. Horizon Mississippi Publications, Inc., N.D. Miss., 2017 WL 473903, 2017 (J. Aycock) (achieved summary judgment in favor of publication in defamation action in which plaintiff sought an injunction that the allegedly defamatory article be removed from the publication’s website).
- Skylark Meats, LLC v. Lokey, et al., S.D. Miss, 2017 (J. Starrett) (achieved default judgment in trademark infringement case and successfully petitioned for attorney fee award for the full amount of attorneys’ fees).
- State v. Allen, Hinds County Circuit Court, 2017 (successfully quashed subpoena issued to investigative reporter for The Clarion Ledger in highly-publicized trial). More...
- Kalantzis v. Love Irrigation, Inc., Madison County Justice Court, 2016 (defense verdict and award of attorneys’ fees on counterclaim in one-day bench trial in breach of contract case).
- Wahlen v. Springleaf Financial Services, Pike County Justice Court, 2016 (achieved defense verdict in bench trial in case where plaintiff alleged failure to maintain collateral protection insurance on refinanced auto consumer loan).
- Vavrunek, LLC v. Briggs, et al., Rankin County Circuit Court, 2016 (successfully argued and obtained order dismissing with prejudice three business entity clients based on Rule 12(b)(6) motions to dismiss for failure to state a claim against them related to a service contract for water removal services).
In the News
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- 5th Circ. Backs Jail Phone Firm's Win Over Inmates' Fee Suit - Law360
- Haley F. Gregory Elected to Board of Directors of Young Lawyers Division of The Mississippi Bar
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Butler Snow Attorneys Elected Jackson Young Lawyers 2018 Officers
- Butler Snow Ranked No. 2 in Lex Machina’s ‘Top Law Firm Report’
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Speaker, “Business Law Boot Camp,” National Business Institute, July 2016.
- Co-author, Damages chapter of the Mississippi Practice Series of the Mississippi Encyclopedia of Law, 2nd Edition, 2016-2017.
- Co-author, Contracts chapter of the Mississippi Practice Series of the Mississippi Encyclopedia of Law, 2nd Edition, 2016-2017.
- Co-Author, "Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Statutes and Damages: How to Prevent and Defend Disruptive Challenges to Your Client’s Business Practices," FDCC Insights, December 2015.
- Co-Author, “Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices and Consumer Protection: Targeted Practices and Kinds of Claims: Proof Elements of Claims,” Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Statutes and Damages: How to Prevent and Defend Disruptive Challenges to Your Client’s Business Practices, August 2015.
- Co-Author, “Recent Developments In Class Action Law: SCOTUS Tackles the ‘Mass Action’ Provision Under CAFA But Ducks Interpreting The ‘General Public’ Exception In Miss. Ex Rel. Hood V. Au Optronics Corp.,” Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) Meeting, Banff, Alberta, Canada, August 2015.
- Speaker, “Business Contract A to Z – Breach of Contract," National Business Institute, July 2015.
- Co-Author, "Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements By and Against Non-Signatories," IADC, February 2014.
Recent Blogs
- First Amendment Protects Radio Station's Criticism of NCAA Referee
- Fantasy Sports Operators, DraftKings and FanDuel, Cleared to Use Players’ Names, Pictures, and Stats without Their Consent Because that Material Is “Newsworthy”
- Fifth Circuit Reaffirms the “Limited” and “Exceedingly Deferential” Review of Arbitration Decisions
- Brexit Sending Political and Financial Shockwaves Out
- The Fifth Circuit Forecasts Mississippi Law on Non-Contractual Indemnity
- The Wait Is Over – the DOL Announces New Rules Impacting Broker Regulation
- The Battle Over Fiduciary Status for Brokers Giving Retirement Advice Wages On
- Can I Print a Retraction: A Cautionary Tale of the Lingering Pitfalls of Memoranda and Email Correspondence
- SEC Settles Charges with Private Equity Firm and Four Executives for Failure to Disclose Conflicts of Interest More...
- Are You My Fiduciary? The DOL Takes Aim At A Fiduciary Standard For All Giving Retirement Investment Advice
- Colt Nears Deal to Battle Its Way Out of Bankruptcy
- Federal Trade Commission Issues First-Ever Guidance on “Unfair Methods of Competition”
- BP Reaches Agreement with Gulf States to Pay Historic $18.5 Billion Settlement over Deepwater Horizon
- Florida Supreme Court Holds Insurer Immune from Bad Faith Claims
- You Can Always Get What You Want, or At Least What You Contract For – Fifth Circuit Affirms Vacation of Arbitration Award
- Judge Preliminarily Approves Settlement of $10 Million in Target Consumer Data Breach Action
- Lance Armstrong’s Perjured Doping Testimony Earns Him a $10 Million Sanction in Arbitration