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Griffith & Griffith | | 123 South Court Street | | Cleveland, Mississippi 38732 |
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| Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 1680, Cleveland, MS 38732-1680 |
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| Automobile Liability, Civil Rights, General Liability, Governmental Liability, Law Enforcement Liability, Public Entities, Public Officials Liability, Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Carrier Defense, Casualty Defense, Civil Trial Practice, Comprehensive General Liability, Construction Defect, Construction Liability, Construction Litigation, Coverage Analysis, Coverage Issues, Employer Liability, Employment Discrimination, Environmental Law, Excess and Reinsurance, Excess and Surplus Lines, Excess and Umbrella, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Municipal Law, Municipal Liability, Premises Liability, Primary and Excess Insurance, School Law, Self-Insured Defense, Sexual Harassment, Trial Practice, ADEA Defense, ADA Defense, Water Resource Management, Water Quality and Permitting |
| | Firm Profile | | Griffith & Griffith's practice centers on civil litigation in state and federal courts, focusing on representation of public sector insurers and defense of state and local governments and officials in the areas of election law, civil rights, employment discrimination, public sector insurance coverage, and environmental law. Our firm has developed a comprehensive approach to the practice of governmental law, and its practice is enhanced by the personal attention that our firm can provide, grounded on cutting-edge technology that meets the needs of governmental clients statewide and provides a solid base of operations for a multi-state governmental practice.
Members of the firm are leaders in their field having served as Chair of the 5000-member ABA Section of State and Local Government Law, International Municipal Lawyers Association's State Chair for Mississippi, and World Jurist Association's National President for the USA, as well as past president of the National Association of County Civil Attorneys and Mississippi Association of County Board Attorneys, past president of the Bolivar County Bar Association, past chair of the Mississippi Bar's Government Law Section, past chair of IMLA's Counties and Special Municipal Districts Department, IMLA Local Government Fellow and Litigation Counsel of America, Fellow in International Society of Barristers and member of Council on Litigation Management.
Firm members are actively involved in CLE programs, lectures and seminar presentations for Defense Research Institute, International Municipal Lawyers Association, the American Bar Association, state bar associations, legal clinics and institutes throughout the nation, and maintain a strong continuing education program for public and private sector insurers, the law enforcement community and state and local government organizations. |
| L. ELLIS GRIFFITH — (1926-1987) | |
| BENJAMIN E. GRIFFITH — 1952 — The University of Mississippi, B.A., 1973; J.D., 1975 — Admitted to Bar, 1975, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court — Member Federal, American (Chair, State and Local Government Law Section, 2007-2008; House of Delegates, 2008-), Bolivar County and Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar (Chair, Governmental Law Section, 1990-1991); Mississippi Association of County Board Attorneys (President, 1989-1990); National Association of County Civil Attorneys (President, 1992-1993); Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation; International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA Local Government Fellow); National President for USA, World Jurist Association; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association — Board Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the National Board of Trial Advocacy — Languages: German — Tel: 662-843-6100 — Fax: 662-843-8153 - E-Mail: bgriff@griffithlaw.net | |
| DANIEL J. GRIFFITH — 1964 — Delta State University, B.S., 1986; The University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1988 — Admitted to Bar, 1989, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court — Member American, Bolivar County (President, 1997-1998) and Fifth Federal Circuit Bar Associations, The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Municipal Attorney Association; Mississippi Counsel of School Board Attorneys; National Counsel of School Board Attorneys; International Municipal Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association — City Attorney, Ruleville, Mississippi (2000-); School Board Attorney, Benoit School District (1989-); Board Attorney, Boyle Skene Water Corp. — Tel: 662-843-6100 — Fax: 662-843-8153 - E-Mail: danny@griffithlaw.net | |
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