John H. Dollarhide
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I am personally familiar with John H. Dollarhide's legal acumen, and can attest that he exceeds all expectations. John is ethical, knowledgeable and always carries himself in the manner demanded by the profession.
Corporate Counsel via Martindale-Hubbell®
Biography – View PDF Bio
- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 2010
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Southern, Northern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Distinctions
- Outstanding Service Award, Jackson Young Lawyers, 2014
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®- Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, 2014-2017
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Rising Stars, 2015-2016
- Mississippi Bar, Leadership Forum, 2016
Education & Honors
- Mississippi College, J.D., summa cum laude, 2010
- Articles Editor, Mississippi College Law Review
- Moot Court Board
- Am Jur Awards in 12 legal areas
- Internship, Federal District Judge Daniel P. Jordan, III, Southern District of Mississippi
- Internship, Federal Magistrate Judge James C. Sumner, Southern District of Mississippi
- Mississippi State University, B.S., Psychology, magna cum laude, 2005
Experience
- 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).
- Crawford v. Regions Bank, American Arbitration Association, Jackson, MS, 2015 (arbitrator found for lender on attorneys’ fees counterclaim and against claimant in demand for payment of $750,000 “lost” loan proceeds).
- Winston County NAACP, et al. v. Winston County Board of Supervisors, et al., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96531 (N.D. Miss. July 16, 2014) (dismissing Voting Rights Act dispute based on mootness).
- Hederman Brothers, LLC v. Paul T. Brown, Madison County Circuit Court (Miss. April 30, 2014) (summary judgment granted in suit on personal guaranty and dismissing counterclaims).
- Hancock County Board of Supervisors, et al. v. Ruhr, et al., 568 Fed. App’x 295 (5th Cir. 2014) (affirming dismissal of Voting Rights Act dispute based on mootness).
- Whitener, et al. v. Pliva, Inc., et al., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 57452 (E.D. La. Apr. 22, 2014) (in role as national coordinating counsel, summary judgment granted to brand manufacturer for lack of product identification and failure of innovator liability theory in metoclopramide litigation).
- Eilers, et al. v. Sachdeva, et al., Pike County Circuit Court (Miss. Feb. 24, 2014) (granting 12(b)(6) motion of electronic medical billing software defendant and dismissing with prejudice).
- Day v. Wyeth, LLC, et al., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 126095 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 4, 2013) (dismissing prescription drug personal injury case for failure to prosecute).
- Hall v. Wyeth, LLC, et al., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129671 (S.D. Miss. Aug. 20, 2013) (dismissing prescription drug personal injury case for failure to prosecute), adopted by 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129669 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 11, 2013).
- Mr. Charley’s Fun Jumps, LLC v. JRK Residential Group, Inc., et al., 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 96890 (S.D. Miss. July 11, 2013) (denying motion to remand and motion for leave to amend to plead damages less than jurisdictional amount as bad faith attempt to manipulate forum).
- Mediacom, LLC v. All Interested Parties, Winston County Chancery Court (Miss. June 21, 2012) (confirming and quieting title).
- Heck Yea! Quarter Horses, LLC v. Renfrow Supply, LLC, et al., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61224 (S.D. Miss. May 2, 2012) (denying motion to remand based on citizenship of members of LLC).
- Davis v. Flowood YMCA, County Court of Rankin County (Miss. April 25, 2013) (summary judgment granted in slip-and-fall case).
- Savage v. Pilot Travel Centers, L.L.C., 464 Fed. App’x 288 (5th Cir. 2012) (summary judgment affirmed in premises liability/toxic exposure case).
- Emmons v. Capital One, N.A., 2012 WL 773288 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 6, 2012) (judgment on the pleadings granted to defendant banks and mortgage servicers in wrongful foreclosure case).
In the News
- Butler Snow Attorneys Elected to Local Bar Association Leadership Positions
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Next JYL Leader, John Dollarhide, Sees Changes Technology is Making in Profession - Mississippi Business Journal
- Butler Snow Attorney John Dollarhide Elected as 2016-2017 President of Jackson Young Lawyers Association
- Attorney John Dollarhide Honored with Outstanding Service Award by Jackson Young Lawyers
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, “Alabama No Longer an Outlier State: Legislature Says ‘No’ To Innovator Liability,” Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Quarterly, Spring 2016.
- Presenter, “Finding Leverage in the Weeds: A Guide to E-Discovery,” Eaton Corporation E-Discovery CLE, Mississippi College School of Law, November 2015.
- Presenter, “Electronic Discovery: Recent Developments & Trends,” University of MS School of Law, October 2015.
- Presenter, “The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit,” National Business Institute, Jackson, MS, September 2015.
- Presenter, “eDiscovery: A Refresher,” Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project Annual CLE Seminar, July 2015.
- Panelist, “Ethics in eDiscovery: Practical Perspectives,” University of Mississippi School of Law E-Discovery CLE Program, October 2014.
- Presenter, "A Primer on E-Discovery," Mississippi State Bulldog Lawyer CLE Seminar, October 2014.
- Presenter, "eDiscovery: Start to Finish," Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project Annual CLE Seminar, July 2014.
- Author, "Finding Leverage in the Weeds: A Guide to E-Discovery," The Mississippi Lawyer, Vol. LX, No. 1, Fall 2013. More...
- Author, "Document Retention and Destruction," Lorman Education Services, 2013.
- Author, "Everything You Don't Know About E-Discovery (But Wish You Did)," National Business Institute, May 2013.
- Author, "Find it Free and Fast on the Net: Strategies for Legal Research on the Web," National Business Institute, May 2013.
- Author, "Applying the Rules of Evidence: What Every Attorney Needs to Know," National Business Institute, March 2013.
- Mississippi Section, The Collateral Source Rule: A Compendium of State Law, Defense Research Institute, 2012.
- Author, "Court Holds that RESPA Anit-Kickback Provision Prohibits Only Split-Fee Transactions," DRI Today, May 2012.
- Author, "Lawsuits Challenging the 2010 Healthcare Reform Legislation," Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 4 No. 1, Feb. 2011.
- Author, "Consistency in the Courts: Settled Law and Recent Updates on Judicial Estoppel and Election of Remedies," MDLA Quarterly, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Winter 2010.
- Author, "Effect of Judicial Estoppel on Plaintiff’s Personal Injury Claim – What Every Defense Lawyer Needs to Know," Southern Law Network, October 2010.
Recent Blogs
- S.D.N.Y. Litigators Hit Snooze Button, Magistrate Judge Peck Issues Second “Wake-Up Call” for “Every Litigator”
- The Demand Approach: Fifth Circuit clarifies that arbitration demand, not award, determines amount in controversy
- Capturing Flagg: Fifth Circuit, En Banc, Holds that Failure to Complete Pre-suit Medical Board Review Renders Med Mal Defendants Improperly Joined.
- Back up the Flagg pole: Fifth Circuit to reconsider improper joinder case en banc after panel votes to remand
- Taking Down the Flagg: Fifth Circuit Remands Med Mal & Device Case for Lack of Diversity Despite Uncompleted Administrative Review Against Non-Diverse Defendants
- Newton’s Third Law: The Alabama Legislature Supersedes Weeks v. Wyeth and Disallows Innovator Liability in Product Liability Cases
- I Think We’re Alone Now: Applying the Common-Interest Privilege When No Litigation is Pending
- A Rory for the Rest of Us (Litigants): Golf’s World No. 1 sees the hazard of high-dollar commercial litigation
- Friending and Following Jurors: The Ethical Boundaries of Researching Jurors on Social Media More...
- That Yo-Yo is actually a Yo-Yo™ -- Generic Trademarks
- Flugence v. Axis Surplus Insurance Co.: More on How the Bankruptcy Trustee Becomes a Personal Injury Lawyer
- Should the Government Stop Lending Lawsuits to Encourage Extending Credit? A Consumer Protection Agency Says Yes.
- 2012: A Document Review Odyssey – Federal court approves use of predictive coding over keyword searching