Meade defends a variety of product liability disputes for manufacturers and distributors, including serving as national/regional counsel.  He defends toxic tort suits, including talc, asbestos, silica, and chemical exposure suits and represents industrial machinery and component manufacturers and consumer product manufacturers and sellers. He also defends cases involving trucking companies and represents trucking companies involved in over the road accidents.  Further, he defends companies involved in consumer protection suits and has extensive experience defending complex fire, explosion, and premises liability disputes as well as representing companies in the energy industry. Additionally, he litigates insurance coverage disputes, including insurance declaratory judgment matters and the defense of bad faith claims.

Meade is involved in a variety of professional and community organizations.  He previously chaired the Litigation Section of the Mississippi Bar and was the elected President of both the Capital Area Bar Association and Jackson Young Lawyers. He is active in the American Bar Association’s Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section, where he serves as an officer, and has served on the governing Council, as chair of Content Management Committee, Commercial Transportation Committee, Book Publishing Board, Membership Committee, and as vice-chair of the Toxic Tort and Environmental Law Committee. He also serves as Butler Snow’s representative to the Lex Mundi Legal Network. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the Mississippi Bar Foundation and a Bencher of the American Inns of Court, Charles Clark Chapter.  Meade previously served on the Board of Directors of Greater Jackson Chamber Partnership, as President of Leadership Greater Jackson Alumni Association, and as a fundraiser chair and civic club president.