Distinctions · Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business®, Litigation: General Commercial · The Best Lawyers in America®, Commercial Litigation · Mid-South Super Lawyers®, Business Litigation · "Litigation Star" by Benchmark Litigation Magazine, Fifth Edition · Member, Standing Committee on Local Civil Rules for the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi · Member, Committee on Character and Fitness, Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions · Mississippi Army National Guard
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- Deputy Joint Staff Judge Advocate, Joint Force Headquarters
- Veteran, Operation Iraqi Freedom (2009)
- Litigation Management Officer Associations · American Bar Association
- International Law Section · Federalist Society · Defense Research Institute · Mississippi Bar · American Legion · Veterans of Foreign Wars · National Guard Association of the United States · Mississippi National Guard Officers Association · United States Army Battle Command Knowledge System Domestic Operations Forum Legal Experience · Smallwood v. Illinois Central RR. Co., 352 F.3d 220 (5th Cir. 2003) cert. denied, 125 S.Ct. 1825 (U.S. Apr. 18, 2005) (No. 04-831). · Ross v. Citifinancial, Inc., 344 F.3d 458 (5th Cir. 2003), r'hng en banc denied, Jan. 25, 2005 (nos. 02-60608 & 02-60609). · Lipscomb v. Federal Labor Relations Auth., 333 F.3d 611 (5th Cir. 2003). · AmSouth Bank v. Quimby, 963 So. 2d 1145 (Miss. 2007). · Sullivan v. Protex Weatherproofing, Inc., 913 So.2d 256 (Miss. 2005). · Rankin v. American General Finance, Inc., 912 So.2d 725 (Miss. 2005). · Stubbs v. Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Ins. Co., 825 So.2d 8 (Miss. 2002). · Regions Bank v. Britt, no. 4:09cv61-TSL-LRA, 2009 WL 3766490 (S.D. Miss. Nov. 10, 2009). · Regions Bank v. Herrington, 630 F.Supp.2d 722 (S.D. Miss. 2009). · Regions Bank v. Britt, 642 F.Supp.2d 584 (S.D. Miss. 2009). · Association Casualty Ins. Co. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 2:09cv24-KS-JCS, 2009 WL 435153 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 19, 2009). · Association Casualty Ins. Co. v. Allstate Ins. Co., No. 2:09cv24-KS-JCS, 2009 WL 415296 (S.D. Miss. Feb. 18, 2009). · Vidrine v. Balboa Ins. Co., 597 F.Supp.2d 687 (S.D. Miss. 2009). · Slone v. Jackson Housing Auth., No. 3:07cv13-HTW-LRA, 2009 WL 243090 (S.D. Miss. Jan. 30, 2009). · U.S. ex rel. Rigsby v. State Farm Ins. Co., no. 1:06cv433-LTS-RHW, 2008 WL 2130314 (S.D. Miss. May, 19, 2008). · State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Hood, no. 3:08cv11-MPM, 2008 WL 313478 (N.D. Miss. Feb. 1, 2008). · State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Hood, no. 2:07cv188-DCB-MTP, 2007 WL 4208288 (S.D. Miss. Nov. 2, 2007). · State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Hood, no. 2:07cv188-DCB-MTP, 2007 WL 3268434 (S.D. Miss. Oct. 31, 2007). · State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Hood, no. 2:07cv188-KS-MTP, 2007 WL 4208068 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 14, 2007). · Bryant v. Military Dept. of State of Miss. ex rel. Miss. Air Nat'l Guard, 381 F.Supp.2d 586 (S.D. Miss. 2005). · Giles v. American General Finance, Inc., 229 F.R.D. 537 (S.D. Miss. 2005). · AmSouth Bank v. Bowens, 351 F.Supp.2d 571 (S.D. Miss. 2005). · Rainwater v. Lamar Life Ins. Co., 381 F.Supp.2d 581 (S.D. Miss. 2005). · Queen v. American General Finance, Inc., 351 F.Supp.2d 576 (S.D. Miss. 2005). · AmSouth Bank v. Steadman, 339 F.Supp.2d 778 (S.D. Miss. 2004). · American General Financial Services, Inc. v. Griffin, 327 F.Supp.2d 678 (N.D. Miss. 2004). · AmSouth Bank v. Stewart, no. 3:03cv1180-TSL-AGN, 2004 WL 914638 (S.D. Miss. Apr. 27, 2004). · Barnes v. Edgeworth, no. 5:02cv56-WHB-AGN, 2004 WL 914642 (S.D. Miss. Apr. 26, 2004). · Burks v. American General Finance, Inc., no. 4:03cv9-WAP-EMB, 2004 WL 1987232 (N.D. Miss. Mar. 31, 2004). · Griffin v. American General Finance, Inc., 1:03cv155=WAP-JAD, 2004 WL 716777 (N.D. Miss. Mar. 17, 2004). · Frye v. American General Finance, Inc., 307 F.Supp.2d 836 (S.D. Miss. 2004). · Queen v. American General Finance, Inc., 289 F.Supp.2d 782 (S.D. Miss. 2003). · American General Finance, Inc. v. Davis, 284 F.Supp.2d 455 (S.D. Miss. 2003). · Murphy v. AmSouth Bank, 269 F.Supp.2d 749 (S.D. Miss. 2003). · Rainwater v. Lamar Life Ins. Co., 246 F.Supp.2d 546 (S.D. Miss. 2003). · Stacher v. American General Finance, Inc., no. 04:02cv254-TSL-AGN, 2003 WL 1191182 (S.D. Miss. 2003). · Green v. American General Finance, Inc., no. 3:02cv121-TSL-AGN, 2003 WL 1191183 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 7, 2003). · Conner v. Merit Life Ins. Co., no. 501cv149-DB-JCS, 2002 WL 3239723 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 28, 2002). · Davis v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, 282 B.R. 186 (S.D. Miss. 2002). · Davis v. Life Investors Ins. Co. of America, Inc., 214 F.Supp.2d 691 (S.D. Miss. 2002). · Lipscomb v. Federal Labor Relations Authority, 200 F.Supp.2d 650 (S.D. Miss. 2001). · Gammill v. Lincoln Life and Annuity Distributors, Inc., 200 F.Supp.2d 632 (S.D. Miss. 2001). · Presley v. Jackson Mun. Airport Authority, 94 F.Supp.2d 755 (S.D. Miss. 2000). · Deposit Guaranty Nat'l Bank v. Dale, 28 F.Supp.2d 395 (S.D. Miss. 1998). · U.S. Axminster, Inc. v. Chamberlain, 176 F.R.D. 532 (N.D. Miss. 1997). · Hassenfratz v. Garner, 911 F.Supp. 235 (S.D. Miss. 1995). · Peterson v. Test Int'l, E.C., 904 F.Supp. 574 (S.D. Miss. 1995). · Ballard v. Board of Trustees of Jackson/Hinds Library Administrative Bd., no. 03:93cv702-HTW-AGN, 1993 WL 625529 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 14, 1993). Papers, Presentations & Publications · "Mississippi Supreme Court Issues Important Decision Regarding Enforcement of Arbitration Agreements," High Points, September 2007. |