David W. Baria

David W. Baria: Attorney with Cosmich, Simmons & Brown, PLLC
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Biography

Author: "Nursing Home Litigation: Are These Cases Better/ Worse than you think?" Mississippi Lawyer, July 1999; "Taking Wrongful Termination Cases is Not Just Tilting at Windmills Anymore," Voir Dire Magazine, Summer 1998. Seminar Presenter, ATLA, Jazz Fest Seminar, 1999; Mississippi Municipal Attorneys Association; The Mississippi Bar, Summer School for Lawyers and the Annual Seminar of the Labor and Employment Section. Mississippi State Senator, District 46, 2007-2011. Chairman and Vice-Chairman, Moot Court Board. National Student Liaison, ABA Standing Committee on Judicial Selection, Compensation and Tenure.

Mississippi Bar Foundation; Roscoe Pound, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice.

Areas of Practice (14)

  • Business Litigation
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Corporate Litigation
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Wrongful Death
  • Consumer Fraud
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Insurance Bad Faith
  • Construction Law
  • Construction and Design Law
  • Construction Accidents
  • Construction Claims
  • Construction Defects
  • Construction Liability

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., Criminal Justice, 1987
Law School Attended:
University of Mississippi, J.D., 1990
Year of First Admission:
1990
Admission:
1990, Mississippi; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
Hinds County, Hancock County, Magnolia and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association (Treasurer, 1993-1994; Chairman, Small Firm Practice Committee, 1997-1998); Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2002-2003; President-elect, 2001-2002; Vice President, 2000-2001; Parliamentarian, 1999-2000; Chairman, Young Lawyers Section, 1998-1999; Member, Board of Governors, 1997-1999); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member, Nursing Home Litigation Group); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Charles Clark American Inn of Court.
ISLN:
901441179
Hobbies & interests:
Avid sportsman, fishing, boating

Peer Reviews

5.0/5.0 (21 reviews)
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  • 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 05/23/14 in Personal Injury

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 05/14/14 in Insurance

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Government Counsel on 07/18/12 in Plaintiffs Personal Injury

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Government Counsel on 07/02/12 in Personal Injury

    He has always been well prepared and diligent.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 07/02/12 in Commercial Litigation

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/13/09 in Commercial Litigation

    David is a very good attorney who identifies legal issues well in any fact scenario.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/12/09 in Alternative Dispute Resolution

    Mr. Baria is an outstanding person and atty. He is an asset to our profession

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 10/11/09 in General Liability

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 10/05/09 in Personal Injury

    David is one of the finest members of the plaintiffs' trial bar. He is experienced, smart, and has great integrity.

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Associate on 09/28/09 in Personal Injury

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