| Best's Directory of Insurance Attorneys | | General Defense | |
Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush | | A Professional Association |
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| Insurance Defense, Automobile, General Liability, Product Liability, Aviation, Life Insurance, Accident and Health, Arson, Bad Faith, Workers' Compensation, Environmental Law, First and Third Party Defense, Health Care, Litigation |
| CHARLES G. COPELAND — 1950 — Mississippi State University, B.S., 1972; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1974 — Admitted to Bar, 1974, Mississippi; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute | |
| J. LERAY MCNAMARA — 1947 — The University of Mississippi, B.A., 1969; J.D., 1975 — Admitted to Bar, 1975, Mississippi; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court — Member The Mississippi Bar; Federalist Society; Defense Research Institute — U.S. Navy, 1969-1973 | |
| JAMES R. MOORE, JR. — 1955 — Mississippi State University, B.S., 1978; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1981 — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Mississippi; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member Hinds County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi and Atlanta Insurance Claims Associations; International Association of Arson Investigators, Mississippi Fire Investigators Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association | |
| J. TUCKER MITCHELL — 1959 — Delta State University, B.A. (with honors), 1981; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1983 — Admitted to Bar, 1983, Mississippi; 1983, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member Hinds County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association | |
| ROBERT P. THOMPSON — 1956 — Mississippi State University, B.S., 1978; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1981 — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Mississippi; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American & Hinds County Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Claims Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel | |
| MICHAEL W. BAXTER — 1963 — Delta State University, B.S., 1985; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1988 — Admitted to Bar, 1988, Mississippi; 1988, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court — Member Hinds County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel | |
| MONTE L. BARTON, JR. — 1966 — Mississippi State University, B.S., 1988; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1991 — Phi Delta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 1991, Mississippi; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar | |
| W. SHAN THOMPSON — 1963 — University of Southern Mississippi, B.A., 1988; Brigham Young University, J.D., 1992 — Admitted to Bar, 1992, Mississippi; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member The Mississippi Bar, Hinds County Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute | |
| C. DALE SHEARER — 1963 — University of Southern Mississippi, B.A., 1987; University of Minnesota, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, Mississippi; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association | |
| JEFFERSON P. W. SKELTON — 1966 — Mississippi State University, B.A., 1989; Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1993 — Phi Beta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 1993, Mississippi; 1993, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association | |
| J. WADE SWEAT — 1967 — Mississippi State University, B.B.A., 1989; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1994 — Admitted to Bar, 1994, Mississippi; Tennessee; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association | |
| RANDALL E. DAY, III — 1959 — University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., 1983; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1993 — Admitted to Bar, 1994, Mississippi; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member Madison County and Washington County Bar Associations — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation | |
| DALE G. RUSSELL — 1972 — University of Southern Mississippi, B.A., 1995; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, Mississippi; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Claims Association | |
| REBECCA BLUNDEN — 1970 — Cornell University, B.A., 1993; The University of Mississippi, J.D. (cum laude), 1999 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American and Hinds County Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association | |
| JANET G. ARNOLD — 1960 — The University of Mississippi, B.A. (cum laude), 1981; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 1984 — Admitted to Bar, 1984, Mississippi — Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Insurance Defense | |
| WILLIAM B. STEWART — 1972 — Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge, B.A., 1994; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Mississippi; 2000, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member Hinds County and Madison County Bar Associations; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association — Certified Law Enforcement Officer, State of Mississippi — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Mass Tort | |
| WALKER R. GIBSON — 1975 — Mississippi College, B.A., 1997; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American, Hinds County and Madison County Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Jackson Young Lawyers Association | |
| LAURIE R. WILLIAMS — 1957 — Mississippi State University, B.A. (President's Honor Roll), 1979; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1985 — Mississippi's 50 Leading Business Women; Dynamic Women of Mississippi — Admitted to Bar, 1985, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member The Mississippi Bar, Madison County Bar Association — Mississippi Law At A Glance; Alabama Law At A Glance — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense | |
| WILLIAM L. MCDONOUGH, JR. — 1950 — The University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1972; J.D., 1979 — Admitted to Bar, 1980, Mississippi — Member American and Harrison County Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar; Aviation Insurance Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense | |
| WILLIAM E. WHITFIELD, III — 1955 — Mobile College, B.A., 1977; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 1981 — Delta Theta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Alabama; 1982, Mississippi; 1982, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1984, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama — Member Harrison County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar, Alabama State Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel — Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Employment Law; Municipal Liability; Personal Injury; Premises Liability | |
| STEPHEN A. ANDERSON — 1954 — University of Southern Mississippi, B.S. (with honors), 1975; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1977 — Admitted to Bar, 1977, Mississippi; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi — Member Harrison County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute — Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation | |
| WILLIAM V. WESTBROOK, III — 1951 — The University of Mississippi, B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975 — Admitted to Bar, 1975, Mississippi; 1975, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1977, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court — Member Harrison County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar — Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Mississippi (1977-1983) — Practice Areas: Business Law; Governmental Liability; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment | |
| KAREN K. SAWYER — 1953 — The University of Texas at Austin, B.S.N. (cum laude), 1975; Tulane University, J.D. (cum laude), 1992 — Admitted to Bar, 1992, Mississippi; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American and Harrison County Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court — Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability; Tort | |
| DAVID W. STEWART — 1965 — Millsaps College, B.A. (cum laude), 1988; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1991 — Admitted to Bar, 1991, Mississippi; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court — Member Harrison County Bar Association — Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; General Liability | |
| KIMBERLY S. ROSETTI — 1968 — University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., 1989; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, Mississippi — Member Harrison County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Harrison County Young Lawyers Association; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Vice-President and Treasurer); American Inns of Court | |
| MATTHEW D. MILLER — 1971 — University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., 1994; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1998 — Admitted to Bar, 1998, Mississippi; 1999, Alabama; 2000, Louisiana; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana — Member Louisiana State and South Central Mississippi Bar Associations, Alabama State Bar, The Mississippi Bar — Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Automobile Liability; Medical Malpractice; Employment Law; Workers' Compensation | |
| KAARA L. LIND — 1972 — Millsaps College, B.S. (cum laude), 1994; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member The Mississippi Bar; American Inns of Court; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice | |
| ROGER C. RIDDICK — 1957 — Mississippi State University, B.S., 1979; Mississippi College, J.D., 1986 — Admitted to Bar, 1987, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member Hinds County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Claims Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association | |
| HOLLY N. SMALLING — 1971 — Northeast Louisiana University, B.A., 1994; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2000 — Admitted to Bar, 2000, Mississippi — Member Hinds County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association | |
| BRUCE MCKINLEY — 1956 — Millsaps College, B.A., 1978; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1981 — Admitted to Bar, 1981, Mississippi; 1981, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits — Member The Mississippi Bar | |
| ROBERT C. RICHARDSON — 1961 — The University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1983; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1987 — Admitted to Bar, 1987, Mississippi; 1988, Tennessee; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits; 1988, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit — Member American, Tennessee, Hinds County and Memphis Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar | |
| RHONDA LEA MCCULLOUGH — 1969 — University of Southern Mississippi, B.S. (with honors), 1991; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1997 — Admitted to Bar, 1997, Mississippi; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association | |
| ABIGAIL M. MARBURY — 1973 — University of South Alabama, B.A., 1995; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 1999 — Admitted to Bar, 1999, Mississippi; 2001, Louisiana; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American and Louisiana State Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar | |
| CARYN A. MILNER — 1977 — Auburn University, B.A., 1999; Mississippi College, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2002, Mississippi; 2003, Alabama; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Claims Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association | |
| LORI JORDAN GRAHAM — 1974 — Eastern Kentucky University, B.A., 1996; Mississippi College, J.D., 2002 — Admitted to Bar, 2002, Mississippi; 2002, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association | |
| ELLEN P. ROBB — 1975 — Auburn University, B.A., 1998; University of Memphis, M.B.A., 2000; The University of Mississippi, J.D. (cum laude), 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Mississippi; Alabama; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 2003, U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits — Member Madison County Bar Association — Practice Areas: Litigation | |
| BARRY D. HASSELL — 1976 — The University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1999; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Mississippi; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American and Madison County Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Mass Tort | |
| P. VANCE DALY — 1978 — Delta State University, B.B.A., 2000; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Mississippi; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member Madison County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Oil and Gas; Product Liability | |
| MARISA C. ATKINSON — 1977 — Mississippi State University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1998; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Mississippi; 2003, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar (Young Lawyers Division-Publications Committee) — Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Product Liability | |
| PHILIP J. CHAPMAN — 1976 — Millsaps College, B.S. (magna cum laude), 1997; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2004 — Admitted to Bar, 2004, Mississippi; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit | |
| STEPHANIE C. EDGAR — 1979 — University of Southern Maine, B.A. (with highest honors), 2001; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 2004 — Admitted to Bar, 2004, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member Madison County Bar Association; Jackson Young Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Product Liability | |
| MICHAEL D. GATLING — 1975 — North Carolina State University, B.S., 1997; B.S.Ch.E., 1999; The University of Mississippi, J.D., 2004 — Admitted to Bar, 2004, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense | |
| JAMES D. BOONE — 1979 — Brigham Young University, B.S., 2003; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Languages: Portuguese | |
| R. ERIC TONEY — 1980 — Mississippi College, B.S., 1980; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member The Mississippi Bar | |
| LATOYA T. JETER — 1981 — The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, B.A. (cum laude), 2003; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2006 — Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Alternative Disute Resolution — Law Clerk, Justice James E. Graves, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2006-2007 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi — Member The Mississippi Bar | |
| CHARLES P. COPELAND — 1977 — The University of Mississippi, B.A., 2000; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 2007 — Admitted to Bar, 2008, Mississippi | |
| MATTHEW J. SUMRALL — 1980 — Millsaps College, B.S., 2003; The University of Mississippi, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2006 — Admitted to Bar, 2006, Minnesota; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: General Liability; Workers' Compensation | |
| ALBERT R. JORDAN IV — 1976 — Huntingdon College, B.A., 1999; Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 2005 — Admitted to Bar, 2007, Mississippi — Member The Mississippi Bar — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Personal Injury | |
| PRICE DONAHOO — 1983 — The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2009 — Admitted to Bar, 2009, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi — Member American Bar Association and Madison County Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense | |
| BLAKE D. SMITH — 1981 — The University of Mississippi, B.A., 2003; M.A., 2005; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2009 — Admitted to Bar, 2009, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar (Young Lawyers Division); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability | |
| MASON S. MONTGOMERY — 1980 — The University of Mississippi, B.A. (cum laude), 2003; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2009 — Admitted to Bar, 2009, Mississippi; Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi — Member The Mississippi Bar, Tennessee Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense | |
| MATTHEW T. BIGGERS — 1980 — Mississippi State University, B.A., 2004; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D. (summa cum laude), 2009 — Admitted to Bar, 2009, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi — Member The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Health Care | |
| BRADLEY S. KELLY — 1978 — Mississippi State University, B.S., 2000; Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2003 — Admitted to Bar, 2003, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit — Member Hinds County Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association | |
| RONALD T. RUSSELL — 1944 — The University of Mississippi, B.A., 1967; J.D., 1971 — Admitted to Bar, 1971, Mississippi — Member American Bar Association, The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute — Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Employment Law; Workers' Compensation | |
| JAMES E. WELCH, JR. — 1951 — Mississippi State University, B.S., 1973; Mississippi College, J.D. (with distinction), 1979 — Delta Theta Phi — Admitted to Bar, 1979, Mississippi — Member The Mississippi Bar — Practice Areas: Insurance Defense | |
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