Harrison is a member of Butler Snow’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare group.
Overview
Harrison is a member of Butler Snow’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare group.
Experience
- Harrison’s practice focuses on defending pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers in mass tort and individual product liability claims. In addition to defending clients in courtrooms across the country, he has significant experience developing defense strategies in mass tort cases, organizing large-scale document production efforts, and preparing company witnesses for the rigors of depositions and trials. He has also served on leadership teams administering some of the largest settlement programs in the mass tort realm.
- Locally, he has represented corporate and individual clients across the state of Mississippi in a variety of civil and criminal actions.
- As a zealous advocate, Harrison has tried cases to completion before many of Mississippi’s administrative tribunals, state courts, and federal venues.
- He also has extensive experience representing corporate taxpayers before the United States Tax Court.
- As an appellate advocate, Harrison has defended his clients’ interests before the Mississippi Court of Appeals and the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Distinctions
- 2023 Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Award, The Burton Awards
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2021-2024
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2015
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court - Mississippi: Northern, Southern
U.S. Tax Court
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2015
- Dean’s Leadership Council
- University of Mississippi School of Law Transactional Law Clinic
- University of Alabama, B.S., Chemical Engineering, cum laude, 2012
- Presidential Scholarship Recipient
- Jason’s Men’s Honorary
Associations
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Capital Area Bar Association
- Madison County Bar Association
- Jackson Young Lawyers
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
Papers, Presentations & Publications
- Co-Author, “Criminal Liability of Pharmaceutical Executives Under the Controlled Substances Act,” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 15, No. 2, June 2022.
- Author, “Evaluating Published Research for False Findings and Related Considerations,” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 14, No. 1, February 2021.
- Author, Casino “Backrooming” and the Law: An Analysis of False Imprisonment Cases in American Casinos, Gaming Law Review and Economics, Volume 20, Issue 1; Feb. 2016.
Civic Involvement
- Phoenix Club of Jackson, Member