PRACTICE VENUES: Mississippi; United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit; Tennessee; United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee; Oklahoma; United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
PRACTICE AREAS: First Party Coverage Litigation and Evaluation; Moeller Counsel; Labor & Employment Litigation; Professional Liability; Automobile Liability; Premises Liability Defense; Construction Litigation; Environmental Law; Products Liability Defense; Commercial and Business Torts Litigation; Interpleader Proactive.
EDUCATION: University of Tulsa College of Law (J.D., 1998); University of Southern Mississippi (M.S., 1994); University of Mississippi (B.A., 1993); Phi Delta Phi; Environmental Law Journal, staff (1996-1997).
PRESENTATIONS: “Insurance Law Update,” The Republic Group, Dallas, Texas (2011); “Litigation 101,” Council on Litigation Management, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (2009); “Fundamentals of Litigation Management and Related Topics,” GEICO, Macon, Georgia (2009); “Fundamentals of Litigation Management,” Council on Litigation Management, Columbus, Ohio (2009); “Update on Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law in Mississippi,” Metropolitan Insurance Company (2007); Coverage and Claims in the Wake of Katrina,” University of Mississippi Insurance Symposium (2006); “Summary of Mississippi Insurance Coverage Law,” PIA/MCA Convention Continuing Education (2005).
MEMBER: Mississippi Bar Association; Lee County Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Oklahoma Bar Association; American Bar Association (Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section; Law Practice Management Section); Council on Litigation Management (Professional Liability Committee; Employment Practices Committee); Mid-South “Rising Star” in Insurance Coverage, Mid-South Super Lawyers (2010).