Benjamin E. Griffith

Benjamin E. Griffith: Attorney with Griffith Law Firm
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  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Principal of Griffith Law Firm in Oxford, MS, Juris Doctor December 1975 from the University of Mississippi School of Law, adjunct professor of Election Law. Practice focused on federal and state civil litigation, with emphasis on voting rights and election law, civil rights defense, and insurance defense. ABA Board of Governors (2016-2019), ABA House of Delegates (2009-2019), Rule of Law Initiative Board, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, American Law Institute.

ABA Section of State and Local Government Law (Chair 2007-08), ABA Standing Committee on Election Law (Chair 2010-2013), William C. Keady Chapter of American Inns of Court (President 2016-19). IMLA International Steering Committee of the International Municipal Lawyers Association (2010 – 2020), IMLA’s Charles S. Rhyne Lifetime Achievement in Municipal Law Award (2017), IMLA Local Government Fellow (2001-2021); Law Alumni Chapter of the University of Mississippi Alumni Association (President 2019-21).

Editor and chapter author of America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights (2008, 2012, 2018, 2020),Voting Rights and Remedies from an International Perspective, International Election Remedies (J. Young, Editor, ABA 2017), Continuity of Essential Legal Services in the Wake of Catastrophe: Fair Elections And the Judicial System” (co-author with Jenny Kim) in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (E. Abbot and O. Hetzel, Editors, 2nd ed., ABA 2010), Preservation of the Right to Vote After Disaster Events in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (E. Abbott and O. Hetzel, 3rd ed. ABA 2018), The Handbook for County Board Attorneys in Mississippi (MS Center for Governmental Technology, 2000 and 2004)

Best Lawyers in America® in Municipal Law 2007 – 2024, Mid-South Super Lawyers® in Government/Municipalities 2007-2024, AV® Preeminent™ rating through Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

County board attorney for 21 years, board attorney for the 17-county YMD Joint Water Management District (1989 -present), board certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the ABA-accredited National Board of Trial Advocacy (1994 to present).

Fellow of American Bar Foundation; Fellow of Mississippi Bar Foundation; IMLA Local Government Fellow.

Board Certified in Civil Trial Practice, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1994 to present
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Areas of Practice (1)

  • Federal and State Civil Litigation

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
2086 Old Taylor Rd., Suite 1023, PO Box 2248, Oxford, MS 38655
University Attended:
University of Mississippi, B.A., English, 1973
Law School Attended:
University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1975
Year of First Admission:
1975
Admission:
1975, Mississippi; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Bolivar County, Federal and American Bar Assn (Chair, Standing Committee on Election Law 2010-2013; Member, Advisory Commission to Standing Comm. on Election Law 2013-; Sections of: Litigation; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice, Insurance Coverage and Government Liability Comm.; State and Local Government Law, Member, House of Delegates, 2009—, Section Chair, 2007-2008, Int'l Law Comm Chair, 2013-; The Mississippi Bar (Member: Government Law Section, Chair, 1992-1993; Defense Research Institute (Member, Government Liability Committee, 1983—; National Assn of County Civil Attorneys (President, 1992-1993); Mississippi Assn of County Board Attorneys (President, 1989-1990); Int'l Municipal Lawyers Association Local Govt Fellow, World Jurist Assn (National President for USA, 2006-2010); William C. Keady Chapter, American Inns of Court (President 2016-2019)

Languages:
German
Birth Information:
Cleveland, Mississippi, November 19, 1952
Reported Cases:
Taylor Bell v. Itawamba County Board of Education, 859 F. Supp. 2d 834 (N. D. Miss. March 15, 2012), aff'd in part, rev'd in part and remanded, 774 F. 3d 280 (5th Cir. Dec. 12, 2014), pet. for reh'g en banc granted, 774 F.3d 280)(5th Cir. 2014); Hancock County Bd. of Supervisors v. Ruhr (Warren County, Wayne County & Simpson County), 2014 WL 1998998 (5th Cir. May 16, 2014); Titan Indemnity Co. v. Pope, 2004 W.L. 1516520 (Miss. App. 2004); Titan Indemnity Co. v. Estes, 825 So. 2d 651 (Ms. 2002); Genesis Indemnity v. Bolivar County, 793 So.2d 683 (Ms. App. 2001); Titan Indemnity Co. v. City of Brandon, 27 F. Supp 2d 693 (S.D. Miss. 1997); Teague v. Attala County, Ms., 807 F. Supp. 392 (N.D. Miss., 1992) aff'd in pt, vacated in pt and remanded, 17 F.3d 796 (5th Cir., 1994) appeal after remand, 92 F.3d 283 (5th Cir., 1996) cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 45 (1997); Cane v. Worcester County, Md., 35 F.3d 921, (4th Cir. 1994) cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1148, (1995); Lucas v. Bolivar County, Miss., 567 F .Supp. 433, 435 (N.D. Miss. 1983), later proceedings, Mem. Op. Feb. 14, 1984, C.A. No. DC 83-136 WK-O, aff'd, 756 F. 2d 1230 (5th Cir. 1985).
Certifications:
Board Certified in Civil Trial Practice, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1994 to present
ISLN:
906867325
Hobbies & interests:
EU politics; Indo-European Languages

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (2 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    5.0/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    5.0/5.0

  • Judgment

    5.0/5.0

  • Communication

    5.0/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    5.0/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 05/14/14 in Public Liability Defense

    I have known Mr. Griffith and his father before him and his brother, whom I recently selected to represent me. He is rated by me and among his peers as a "super lawyer" I cannot say enough good about him and nothing bad whatsoever. Robert G. Johnst... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/14/14 in Government Affairs

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  • Oxford, MS
    PO Box 2248 , 2086 Old Taylor Road, Suite 1023 , P.O. Box 2248
    Oxford, MS 38655

    662-636-6176 Phone
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