Bailess & Rector, LLP

The present firm is the successor to a partnership formed in 1878 known as Birchett & Gilland. Through the years, the name was changed to reflect the principals of the firm then in active practice. In 1892, the firm became Birchett, Shelton & Brunini, later, Brunini, Everett, Grantham & Quin (Vicksburg office) and, in 1973, Brunini, Everett Beanland & Wheeless. The firm was known as Wheeless, Beanland, Shappley & Bailess from 1979 until 1996, and was known as Wheeless, Shappley, Bailess & Rector, LLP from 1996 until its present name was adopted. Through the many years of its existence, the firm has been considered a leader in the legal community and the firm's attorneys have continually provided a wide range of legal services generally in the areas of business, banking, corporate, real estate and probate law. Today, the firm is proud to continue those traditions.