Meade W. Mitchell
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Meade concentrates his practice on product liability, pharmaceutical, toxic tort, environmental, and transportation litigation. He is AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell, and recognized in Best Lawyers in America® in Product Liability and Super Lawyers® in Class Action/Mass Tort. Meade represents clients in litigation throughout the United States and previously served as the Practice Group Leader for the Product Liability, Toxic Tort and Environmental group.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Civic Involvement
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1993
- U.S. District Courts
- Mississippi: Northern, Southern
- U.S. Court of Appeals
- 5th Circuit
Civic Involvement
- Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, Board of Directors, Board Member, 2009, 2012-2018
- Leadership Greater Jackson, Graduate, 2001
- Leadership Greater Jackson, Alumni Association, President, 2004-2005
- Jackson Rotary Club
Distinctions
- Martindale-Hubbell®
- AV®– Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated
- Best Lawyers in America®
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants, 2011-2020
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, Class Action/Mass Torts, 2007-2019
- Top 50: Mississippi Super Lawyers, 2012, 2014-2015, 2019
- Who's Who Legal, Product Liability Defence, 2017-2019
- Lifetime Achievement Selection, America’s Top 100 Attorneys®
- Graduate, International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy
- Outstanding Young Lawyer of Mississippi, Mississippi Bar, 2003-2004
- Graduate, American Bar Association, TIPS Leadership Academy, 2007
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation More...
- Top 40 Under 40, Mississippi Business Journal, 2004
- Fellow, Young Lawyers Division, American Bar Association
- Distinguished Leadership Award, Community Leadership Association, 2005
- Charles Clark American Inn of Court, 1998-2000
- Fellow, Young Lawyers Division, Mississippi Bar
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., cum laude, 1993
- Associate Editor - Comments, Mississippi Law Journal
- Phi Kappa Phi, Academic Honorary
- University of Mississippi, B.Accy., cum laude, 1990
- Inductee, Student Hall of Fame
- Omicron Delta Kappa, Leadership Honorary
- Mortar Board, Honorary
- Clerkship, Federal Judge Tom S. Lee, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1993-1994
Experience
- Defends a variety of product liability disputes for a number of manufacturers and distributors, which has included service as national/regional counsel. Defends numerous defendants named in toxic tort suits, including talc, asbestos, silica, and chemical exposure suits.
- Represents variety of industrial machinery and component manufacturers and consumer product manufacturers and sellers.
- Defends cases involving trucking companies. Represents a variety of different trucking companies involved in over the road accidents.
- Handles complex fire, explosion, and premises liability disputes. Represents companies in the energy industry and defends environmental litigation.
- Litigates insurance coverage disputes, including insurance declaratory judgment matters and the defense of bad faith claims.
- Pine Belt Regional Waste Management Authority v. Jones County Property Owners, Jones County Chancery Court, 1995; Sims v. Sims, Rankin County Chancery Court, 1998; National School Services, Inc. v. Crossroad Consulting, Inc., et al., Hinds County Chancery Court, 1999; Taggert, et al. v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., Smith County Circuit Court, 2000; T. James Anderson, Jr. v. State of MS, et al., Southern District of Mississippi, 2004; Wansley v. Speed Corp., 900 So.2d 1167 (Miss. 2005); 3M Co. v. Glass, 917 So.2d 90 (Miss. 2005); King v. Correction Corporation of America, et. al, Northern District of Mississippi, 2008; and Jones v. Hillcraft Furniture, Inc., et. al., Hinds County Circuit Court, 2008; Wilkins v. Wiley Sanders, et. al, Bolivar County Circuit Court, 2010; Myrick, et. Al. v. Enviro, Inc.; Jones County Circuit Court, 2011.
In the News
- 93 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2019 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Butler Snow Attorney Meade W. Mitchell Elected as Revenue Officer of American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- 173 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers® 2020, 19 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Who’s Who Legal Recognizes 10 Butler Snow Attorneys
- 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
- Meade W. Mitchell Elected to Governing Council of the American Bar Association, Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- 147 Butler Snow Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers®, 18 Named “Lawyer of the Year”
- Butler Snow Ranked One of USA's Leading Product Liability Firms by Who's Who Legal More...
- Butler Snow Attorneys Elected to Local Bar Association Leadership Positions
- 102 Butler Snow Attorneys List in 2015 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
- Butler Snow Attorneys Speak at the ABA Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee Transportation MegaConference
- 117 Butler Snow Attorneys Listed in 2013 Mid-South Super Lawyers®
- Committee Makes Nominations
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Co-Author, “Who’s on First: The FDA or the FTC?” Pro Te: Solutio, Vol. 12 No. 1, 2019.
- Author, “Defending TBI and CRPS Cases,” The Brief, Vol. 47 (2017).
- Presenter, "Deposition Basics," Mississippi Bar Center, Jackson, MS, 2015 and 2017 (CLE Presentation).
- Presenter, "Handling and Defending the High Exposure/Subjective Complaint Case," 2017 ABA Transportation MegaConference (CLE Presentation).
- Presenter, "Cars and Trucks of the (Not So Distant) Future, and the Litigation to Follow," ABA Automotive, Products Liability and Commercial Transportation Webinar (2016) (CLE Presentation).
- Author, "Deposition Basics," The Mississippi Lawyer, Fall 2015.
- Author, "Cars & Trucks of the Future (Plus Litigation to Follow)," ABA/TIPS Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee Newsletter, Summer 2015.
- Author, "Driving Innovations and Investigation Technology," 2015 ABA Transportation Megaconference (CLE Presentation).
- Book Editor/ Contributing Author, "Damages: A State by State Summary," American Bar Association, 2014. More...
- Author, "Learn Trial Techniques from the Best," 2014 ABA 23rd Annual Spring CLE Meeting, (CLE Presentation).
- Author, "Litigating Against An Experienced Truck Accident Attorney," 2013 ABA Commercial Transportation Committee Webinar (CLE Presentation).
- Author, "Recent Developments in Class Actions: The American and Canadian Perspective," 2013 Lex Mundi Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Meeting (CLE Presentation).
- Book Editor, "Mississippi News Reporters' Legal Handbook," Mississippi Bar Association (2009).
- Author, “What's In the Black Box? A Show and Tell With Car and Truck EDRs,” ABA/TIPS, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee Newsletter (2009).
- Author, "E-Discovery: It's Coming, Are You Ready?," Transportation and Trucking Industry Seminar, Denver, Colorado, 2006 (Industry Paper and Lecture).
- Author, "It's Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday: Multiple Defendants Joinder/Venue Severance," 2006 Harris Martin Mississippi Silica Conference (CLE Presentation).
- Author, "It's Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday: Multiple Defendants Joinder/Venue Severance," 2005 Mississippi Bar Association Summer School for Lawyers (CLE Presentation).
- Author, “Law in the Fifth Circuit Since Daubert,” 998 Supplement for Products Liability Advisory Committee Experts/Evidence Action Group's Deskbook (1998).
- Author, "Basic Principles of Bankruptcy and State Reclamation," Mississippi College Law Review, Vol. 18-2, 1998.
- Author, “The Lobby Reform Act of 1994,” Mississippi Municipalities, Vol. 43, No. 11 (1994).
- Author, “Discovery Abuse and a Proposed Reform: Mandatory Disclosure,” Mississippi Law Journal, Vol. 62-3 (1993).