Robert A. Biggs, III

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Robert A. Biggs, III: Attorney with Biggs, Ingram & Solop, PLLC
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Biography

After graduating from the Ole Miss Law School in May 1976, Bob spent one year (1976-1977) as a law clerk to the Chief Judge for the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Upon completion of his clerkship, he immediately entered the practice of law focusing his practice in Litigation. For over forty years he has been actively engaged in a general trial practice in all Mississippi courts, state and federal. He is a former President of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers and an active member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. His trial experience has focused on representation of Corporate, Commercial Business and Insurance clients. Specialized areas of his practice include transportation law, the defense of common carrier and independent trucking companies in the defense of catastrophic personal injury claims, premises liability, products liability, business torts and insurance coverage litigation. Bob is a certified mediator for the Mississippi State Bar and a certified panel commercial arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and NAMS.



Mississippi Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees, 2002-2005).

Areas of Practice (27)

  • Insurance Defense Law
  • Trucking Law
  • Commercial Law
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Transportation
  • Personal Injury Defense
  • Business Litigation
  • Professional Negligence
  • Catastrophic Injury
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (Litigation)
  • Business and Commercial
  • Commercial & General (Litigation)
  • Construction Defects (Insurance)
  • Employment & Administrative Law
  • Employment Law (Employment/Administrative)
  • Environmental Law (Employment/Administrative)
  • Estate & Family Practice
  • Hospital, Physician & Healthcare Negligence Defense (Health)
  • Insurance
  • Insurance Coverage (Insurance)
  • Litigation
  • Premises Liability (Litigation)
  • Products Liability (Litigation)
  • Professional Liability Defense (Litigation)
  • Toxic Tort & Environmental Defense (Litigation)
  • Wills, Estates, Probate (Estate/Family)
  • Workers' Compensation (Employment/Administrative)

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 14028, Jackson, MS 39201
University Attended:
University of Mississippi, B.S., 1973
Law School Attended:
University of Mississippi, J.D., 1976
Year of First Admission:
1976
Admission:
1978, Federal District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1978, Federal District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1976, Supreme Court of Mississippi; 1976, Mississippi State; 1976, Federal Courts
Memberships:
Capitol Area, Federal and American Bar Associations (Member, Tips); The Mississippi Bar (Chair, Litigation and General Practice Section, 1998); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; National Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1997-1999; President Elect, 2002; Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1992-1995); Defense Research Institute (Member, Trucking, Commercial and Insurance Sections).
Birth Information:
Jackson, Mississippi, July 14, 1951
Reported Cases:

Floy Estelle Davis Burnett, by and through Eugene L. Fair, Guardian Ad Litem v. Ruin Joseph Burnett, et al., 362 So.2d 828 (Miss. 1978)

Billy J. Ervin v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company, et al., 365 So.2d 1208 (Miss. 1979)

Onesifrus McKey v. Mississippi Bank & Trust Company, 366 So.2d 234 (Miss. 1979)

Herschel Brickell, Individually and as McKey-McPhail, Inc. v. First National Bank, 373 So.2d 1013 (Miss. 1979)

Upton's Carpet Floor Covering, Inc. v. Max Hodges, 379 So.2d 543 (Miss. 1980)

Mary L. Farrier v. The Mississippi Bank, 390 So.2d 596 (Miss. 1980)

Bonnie C. Berg v. Dennis E. Gray and Gray's Flying Service, Inc., 421 So.2d 487 (Miss. 1982)

W.L. Pittman, et al. v. Charles L. Pittman, 424 So.2d 1286 (Miss. 1983)

The Mississippi Bank v. Steve Randall Kelly, Jr., a minor, by and through his Guardian, Rebecca Ann S. Kelly, 445 So.2d 849 (Miss. 1984)

Dale J. Leininger v. Merchants &Farmers Bank, Macon, MS & Charles G. Perkins & W.L. Stokes, 481 So.2d 1086 (Miss. 1986)

John B. Hooker and Mrs. Madison Hooker v. B.E. Grantham, Jr. Trustee of Clinton Gilliam Rotenberry and Minnie B. Rotenberry Trusts, 487 So.2d 234 (Miss. 1986)

General Equipment Manufacturers v. Coco Bros, Inc., 702 F.Supp. 608 (S.D. Miss. 1988)

Sherry Dees, individually and as next friend of her minor children, Trisha Doyle, Cheryl, Doyle, and Charlotte Dees v. Robert Shawn Hallum, et al., 721 F.Supp 789 (N.D. Miss. 1989)

California Union Insurance Company v. City of Walnut Grove, MS, et al. v. Federal Insurance Company (Third Party Defendant) v. Dan Bottrell Agency, Inc. (Third Party Defendant), 857 F.Supp. 515 (S.D. Miss. 1994)

Pamela Hobson, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Hobson v. Waggoner Engineering, Inc. & National Seal Company, 878 So.2d 68 ( Miss. Ct. App. 1999)

Louis Johnson, et al. v. Heublein, Inc., et al., 227 F.3d 236 (5th Cir. 2000)

Copiah County Board of Supervisors v. Motor Classics, Ltd. And Charles Kemp, 269 F.Supp.2d 763 (S.D. Miss. 2003)

James Henry Morgan v. Powe Timber Company, et al., 367 F.Supp.2d 1032 (S.D. Miss. 2005)

John B. Morgan v. Powe Timber Company, et al., 2006 WL 1272950 (S.D. Miss. 2006)

Almond v. Flying J Gas Co., 957 So.2d 437 (Miss. Ct. App. 2007)

In re Dissolution of the Marriage of Bryan Thomas Robbins, Sr. and Nan W. Robbins, 744 So.2d 394 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999)

Manfredi v. Harrell Contracting Grp., LLC, 228 So.3d 807 (Miss. Ct. App. 2016), cert. denied 223 So.3d 786 (Miss. 2017)

Certifications:
Law Clerk to Chief Judge of 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (1976-1977)
ISLN:
909029942

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