Distinctions
· AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
· Mid-South Rising Stars®, Business Litigation
· Special Prosecutor Pro Tempore, District Attorney's Office, Hinds County, Mississippi
Associations
· American Bar Association
- Litigation Section
-- Commercial and Business Litigation Committee
-- Bankruptcy and Insolvency Litigation Committee
-- Chair, Practice and Procedure Subcommittee
· American Bankruptcy Institute
· Defense Research Institute
· Tennessee Bar Association
· Mississippi Bar Association
· Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference
- Chair, 2011 Co-Chair, 2010
· Mississippi Law Journal
- Board of Directors, 2007-12
· Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project
- Associate Director, Homeless Legal Clinic
Legal Experience
· Buckley v. Pounds, __ So. 3d __ (Miss. Ct. App. 2012) (affirming defense verdict)
· Cirlot Agency, Inc. v. Sunny Delight Beverages Co., __ So. 3d __ (Miss. Ct. App. 2012) (successfully obtained reversal of dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction)
· GRW Engineers, Inc. v. Marc, Inc., Cause No. 252-09-19CIV (Hinds County Circuit Court 2010) (summary judgment in million-dollar lawsuit arising from plane crash).
· Akins v. Golden Triangle Planning & Development District, Inc., 34 So. 3d 575 (Miss. 2010) (summary judgment affirmed by Mississippi Supreme Court).
· In re: Estate of Dodson, 20 So. 3d 73 (Miss. Ct. App. 2009) (affirming trial court judgment).
· State Industrial Products Corp. v. Beta Technology, Inc., 2008 WL 2477477 (S.D. Miss. June 17, 2008) (summary judgment).
· Successfully obtained a $5,000,000 final non-dischargeability judgment against Chapter 7 debtor in adversary proceeding arising from defalcation of trust proceeds [523(a)(4)] and submission of fraudulent financial statements [523(a)(2)].
· Successfully obtained a $1,500,000 final non-dischargeability judgment against Chapter 7 debtor in adversary proceeding arising from defalcation of trust proceeds [523(a)(4)] and submission of fraudulent financial statements [523(a)(2)].
· Represented creditors and debtors in numerous bankruptcy cases and adversary proceedings in Mississippi and Florida.
· Represented several defendants in state and federal court criminal cases.
Papers, Presentations & Publications
· "By the Numbers - 30(b)(6) Deposition: Potential Pitfalls for the Unsuspecting Practitioner," MDLA Quarterly, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Fall 2011.
· Co-Author, "Limitations on the Doctrine of Judicial Estoppel," Law 360.com, October 2008.
· "Practice and Procedure: Offering Exhibits into Evidence," ABA Section of Litigation, Bankruptcy and Insolvency