Distinctions · Graduate, International Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, Boulder, Colorado, 1996 · AV-Preeminent (Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell) · Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation Associations · The Harmonie Group
- Chair, Transportation Committee, 2009-10 · Trucking Industry Defense Association · Defense Research Institute
- Transportation Law Committee/Trucking Subcommittee · Mississippi Bar Association · Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Chairman, 1996 · Capital Area Bar Association · Jackson Young Lawyers · American Bar Association
- Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section Legal Experience · Coordinator of Butler Snow's Trucking Group. · Coordinator of Butler Snow's 24-Hour Accident Investigation Team. · Served as National/Regional counsel for motor coach manufacturer from 1995-2002 and appeared in approximately 20 states. · Suzette Smith v. The Waggoners Trucking Corporation and Antonio Watson, 69 So.3d 773 (Miss. App. 2011). · Patrick v Wal-Mart, Inc. - Store No. 155, 2011 WL 1085788 (N.D. Miss, March 21, 2011). · Bendall v. GM, Genesee County Circuit Court, (Flint, Michigan), 2007. · Spratlin Investments, LP, et al., v. Paul Tyler, Calhoun County Chancery Court (Tried in Lafayette County), 2004. · Jack Blackwell v. Tiffin Motor Homes, Inc., Smith County Circuit Court, 2003. · King v. American RV Centers, Inc., 862 So. 2d 558 (Miss. App. 2003). · McAlexander v. SMC Corporation and Randys RVs of Wilmington, Inc., USDC, Eastern District of North Carolina, Southern Division (Wilmington), 2002. · Simmons v. SMC Corp. and Beaver Motor Coaches, Inc., USDC, Southern District, MS, 1998. · Delta Pride Catfish, Inc. v. Home Insurance Co., 697 So. 2d 400 (Miss. 1997). · Beasley v. The Hardaway Company, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas, Dallas Division, 1996. · Slay and USF&G v. Mr. Coffee, USDC, Eastern District, Meridian, 1996. · Moody v. Mr. Coffee, County Court, Hattiesburg, MS, 1995. · Swanson v. Ellard Homes, Circuit Court, Madison County, 1995. · Tony Burnett v. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc., USDC, S.D. Mississippi, Jackson Division, 1993. · Barnes v. Consolidated Freightways, County Court, Hinds County, 1993. · Utility Constructors, Inc. v. City of Vicksburg, Circuit Court, Warren County, Vicksburg, 1992. · Michael Construction Co. v. FDOT, Circuit Court, Leon County, Tallahassee, FL, 1991. Papers, Presentations & Publications · "Identifying Common Evidentiary Issues in Trucking Litigation, ABA - The BRIEF (Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section) Fall 2011, Vol. 41, No.1. · "Evidentiary Issues in Trucking Litigation," Harmonie Group - Nashville Transportation Seminar, July 2011; Harmonie Group Chicago, Transportation Seminar, May 2011. · "Coping with Plaintiffs with Victim Syndrome" 2011 Arkansas Trucking Seminar, Springdale, Arkansas, September 14-16, 2011. · "Evidentiary Issues in Trucking Litigation," ABA Transportation Megaconference X, New Orleans, March 2011. · "Trucking Liability - Accident Investigation, ECM Evidence, Common Legal Issues, and Strategy," Performance Food Group, National Safety Meeting, Dallas, November/December 2010. · "John Boy vs. Learned Hand - Sizing up Your Case Based on the Plaintiff's Lawyer," Harmonie Group-Chicago Transportation Seminar, June 2010; Harmonie Group-Dallas Transportation Seminar, June 2010; Harmonie Group-Atlanta Transportation Seminar, July 2010; Harmonie Group-Nashville Transportation Seminar, August 2010. · Lecture, What's in the Black Box? Using Data from Car and Truck EDRs, Harmonie Group Chicago Transportation Seminar, July 2009; Harmonie Group Dallas Transportation Seminar, August 2009; Harmonie Group Phoenix Transportation Seminar, December 2009. · "What's in the Black Box? A Show and Tell with Car and Truck EDR'S", ABA Tort, Trial and Insurance Committee, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee Newsletter, Summary 2009. · Lecture, What's In the Black Box? A Show and Tell With Car and Truck EDRS, Transportation Law Association Seminar, New Orleans, November 2008. · Lecture, What's in the Black Box? A Show and Tell With Event Data Recorders and Electronic Control Modules, Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations in Mississippi, Lorman Seminar, May 2008. · Lecture, "Trucking Liability - The Seat Belt Defense," The Harmonie Group, Northwest Arkansas Regional Meeting, 2006. · Mississippi Chapter of State & Local Public Construction Contracting Source Book, American Bar Association's Section of Public Contract Law. · "The Severin Doctrine - An Analysis of Pass-Through Claims of Subcontractors Against the United States," International Association of Defense Counsel Construction Committee Newsletter, January 1995. · Lecture, "Trucking Liability - Driver Honesty," Transportation Lawyer's Association, New Orleans, 1999. · Lecture, "Motor Coach/Recreational Vehicle Warranty Law," First Annual Meeting of RVDefense.com, 1999. · Modern Remedies for Oppression in the Closely Held Corporation," 60 Miss. L.J. 405 (1991). |