Distinctions
· AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell
· Mid-South Rising Stars®, Business Litigation
· Curtis E. Coker Access to Justice Award, Mississippi Bar Association, 2008
· Pro Bono Award, Jackson Young Lawyers, 2003-04
· Charles Clark Inns of Court, 2005-07
Associations
· American Bar Association
- Business Law Section
-- Commercial Litigation Committee
- Litigation Section
-- Commercial and Business Litigation Committee
-- Co-Chair, UCC Subcommittee
· Mississippi Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Division, 2006-07
· Tennessee Bar Association
· Jackson Young Lawyers
- Director, 2005-07
· Capital Area Bar Association
- Co-Chair, People's Law School Committee, 2006-07
· Memphis Bar Association
- Board of Directors, Intellectual Property Section
· Mississippi College School of Law Alumni Association
- Board of Directors
· Association of Women Attorneys
Legal Experience
· Defense verdict in conversion case also involving claims of fraud and conspiracy (Ashford v. Regions Bank, 2011).
· Defense jury verdict in Fair Labor Standards Act case regarding overtime and retaliation claims (Davis v. U-Haul Company of Mississippi, 2006).
· Shoe Show, malicious prosecution and abuse of process case, summary judgment, 2004.
· Microtek Medical, Inc. v. 3M Co., 942 So. 2d 122 (Miss. 2006) breach of contract case, represented 3M Co. in trial court and Mississippi Supreme Court, upheld on appeal, 2006.
· CSX Transportation, federal class action with claims of fraud, trespass and civil conspiracy, summary judgment, 2007.
Papers, Presentations & Publications
· "Recent Updates in the Right of Publicity," CLE presentation, July 2010.
· "Keeping Your Company Out of the Courthouse: Tips to Help Avoid Employment Litigation," Capital Area Human Resource Association, Jackson, Miss., 2007.
· "Top Wage and Hour Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them," Presentation 2007.
· Co-Author, "The Supreme Court Just Made Retaliation Cases Tougher," Mississippi Manufacturers Association Legal Briefs, Vol. 3, July 2006.