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
- Michigan: Eastern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®- Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated, 2014-2021
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Rising Star, Business Litigation, 2015-2020
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Ones to Watch, Commercial Litigation, 2021-2022
- Ones to Watch, Financial Services Regulation Law, 2021-2022
- Top 50 Under 40, Mississippi Business Journal, 2021
- Leadership Forum, Mississippi Bar, 2016
- Outstanding Service Award, Jackson Young Lawyers, 2014
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
- Second-chaired trade secrets and unfair competition jury trial that was sent to the jury and resolved during deliberations.
- Summary judgment granted to client financial institution on alleged liability for forged signatures.
- Defense verdict and award of attorneys’ fees on counterclaim in one-day bench trial in breach of contract case.
- AAA arbitration in which arbitrator found for lender on attorneys’ fees counterclaim and against claimant in demand for payment of $750,000 “lost” loan proceeds.
- Summary judgment granted in suit on personal guaranty and dismissing counterclaims, affirmed on appeal.
- Telephone Consumer Protection Act case, denying motion to remand and motion for leave to amend to plead damages less than jurisdictional amount as bad faith attempt to manipulate forum.
- Summary judgment granted in slip-and-fall case.
- Summary judgment, affirmed on appeal, in premises liability/toxic exposure case.
- Judgment on the pleadings granted to defendant banks and mortgage servicers in wrongful foreclosure case.
In the News
- 237 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022
- Two Butler Snow Attorneys Named Top 50 Under 40 Finalists by Mississippi Business Journal
- 86 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2020 Mid-South Super Lawyers® and Rising Stars
- 198 Butler Snow Attorneys Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2021
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Butler Snow Attorneys Elected Jackson Young Lawyers 2018 Officers
- 106 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2017 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Butler Snow Attorneys Elected to Local Bar Association Leadership Positions
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars More...
- 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
- Moderator, “Technology and Ethical Issues in the Practice of Law,” Tennessee Bar Association IP Law Blast CLE, April 2022.
- Author, “E-Discovery: Obtaining Electronically Stored Information,” Mississippi Practice Series, Mississippi Civil Procedure, Vol. 1, 2021.
- Co-Presenter, “Commercial Litigation/Contract Disputes,” CPA Industry Conference, October 2019.
- Presenter, “Effective Utilization of Technology, New Lawyer CLE Program,” September 2017.
- Author, “Fast Pitch: Young Lawyers Hone Business Development Skills at Seminar,” DRI For the Defense, August 2017.
- Presenter, “Practicing Attorneys Panel,” E-Discovery CLE, January 2017.
- Moderator, “Ethics in E-Discovery: Practical Considerations, A Panel Discussion,” Electronic Discovery: Recent Developments & Trends CLE, September 2016.
- Co-Author, “Alabama No Longer An Outlier State: Legislature says ‘No’ to Innovator Liability” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 8 No. 3, December 2015.
- Presenter, “Finding Leverage in the Weeds: A Guide to E-Discovery,” Eaton Corporation E-Discovery CLE, November 2015. More...
- Presenter, “Electronic Discovery: Recent Developments & Trends,” October 2015.
- Presenter, “The Rules of Evidence: A Practical Toolkit,” National Business Institute, September 2015.
- Presenter, “eDiscovery: A Refresher,” Volunteer Lawyers CLE Seminar, July 2015.
- Panelist, “Ethics in eDiscovery: Practical Perspectives,” E-Discovery CLE Program, October 2014.
- Presenter, "A Primer on E-Discovery," CLE Seminar, October 2014.
- Presenter, “eDiscovery: Start to Finish,” Volunteer Lawyers CLE Seminar, July 2014.
- Author, "Finding Leverage in the Weeds: A Guide to E-Discovery," The Mississippi Lawyer, Vol. LX, No. 1, Fall 2013.
- 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, 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
- SCOTUS Watch Update: No “discovery rule” for Rotkiske; FDCPA one-year limitations period runs from date of violation.
- BizLitNews SCOTUS watch: Rotkiske v. Klemm and whether the “discovery rule” applies to FDCPA’s one-year limitations period.
- Logic and the Repo Man: SCOTUS holds that nonjudicial foreclosure firms are not “debt collectors” under the FDCPA
- Bob Parsons’ golf equipment startup PXG tees up patent infringement suit against TaylorMade three days before major product release; TRO motion no gimme
- 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 More...
- 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
- 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
*Admitted in MS. Admission pending in TN.