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| | Address | | 796 Vieux Marchá, Suite 1, P.O. Box 1377 | | Biloxi, Mississippi 39533-1377 | | (Harrison Co.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | | Brown Buchanan P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Products Liability, Environmental Law, Mass Torts, Complex Litigation, Bad Faith and Insurance Law, Workers Compensation, Admiralty, Corporations, Business, School Law, Mediation/Arbitration. | | Year Established: 1987 | Firm Profile:
Brown·Buchanan P.A. was founded in early 1987 by Raymond L. Brown, a former United States Supreme Court law clerk and professional football player, after twenty-five years as lead litigator in another firm. The firm specializes in litigation, with emphasis on defense of product liability, premises liability, professional liability, toxic tort (silica, asbestos, hearing loss, vibration, dioxin exposure, tobacco claims) and environmental suits. The firm serves the Gulf Coast, South Mississippi and the entire state, and has a full staff of paralegals. Firm members are encouraged to participate in continuing legal education, bar activities and civic affairs. The firm is listed in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers. | | Firm Size: 6 | Clients:
GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: Mississippi Export Railroad Co.; Biloxi Housing Authority. | Representative Clients:
Allied Signal, Inc.; American Health and Life Insurance; American Suzuki Motor Corp.; Amtrak; Ashland Inc.; Assicurazioni Generali; Atlas Copco Compressors, Inc.; Atlas Copco North America; Beaird-Poulan-Weedeater; Black and Decker, Inc.; Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation; Burlington Insurance Co.; Canal Insurance Company; ChemCentral Corp.; Chevron, U.S.A.; Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.; Cincinnati Insurance; Colonial Freight Systems, Inc.; Consolidated Pipe; Continental Insurance; Coronet Insurance; CSX Transportation, Inc.; Dalmec, S.P.A.; Danaher Corp.; Deere & Company; Dow Chemical Co.; El Expreso Bus Co.; Emerson Electric; First Chemical Corp.; GAF Corp.; The Gainsco Cos.; Georgia Pacific; H.J. Heinz Co. (Starkist); Hach Corp.; The Home Insurance Co.; Honda North America, Inc.; Huntsman Corp.; J.I. Case; Johnson Controls, Inc.; Lincoln National Insurance Co.; Lion Apparel Inc.; Manpower International; MetLife Auto & Home; Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing (3M); Mississippi Phosphates Corporation; Mississippi Tort Claims Board; Mississippi Municipal Liability Group; Mississippi Power Co.; National American Insurance Co.; Oil Republic Insurance Company; Olin Corp.; Olin-Winchester; RSC Equipment Rental; Reynolds Metals Co.; Rohm & Haas; Sea-Land Service, Inc.; Sears Roebuck and Co.; St. Paul Companies; Survivair, a divison of U.S.D. Corporation; Texaco, Inc.; TIG Insurance Co.; Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A.; The Travelers Companies; Trinity Universal Insurance Co.; Underwriters of Lloyd's, London; Union Oil Company of California; Univar Corp.; Walgreen Co.; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.; Wausau Insurance Cos. | Reference:
The Hancock Bank, Biloxi, Gulfport, Pascagoula, Mississippi. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
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Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation
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Other Office Locations of Brown Buchanan P.A.
Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.A. (Main Office)
| | Raymond L. Brown (Partner) born Clarksdale, Mississippi, July 7, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1958); University of Maryland and University of Mississippi (J.D., 1962). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Law Clerk, Justice Tom Clark, U.S. Supreme Court, 1962-1963. Associate Editor, 1960-1961 and Business Manager, 1961-1962, Mississippi Law Journal. President, Mississippi Junior Bar, 1968-1969. President, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, 1975-1976. Member: Jackson County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (President, 1978-1979); International Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Fellow: Board of Regents for Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas; American Bar Foundation; Mississippi Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers (State Chairman, 1989 and 1990); U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society (State Chair, 1992—); Trial Attorneys of America; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Federal and State Trial Practice; Bad Faith Law; Products Liability Law; Mass Torts. Email: Raymond L. Brown | | Patrick R. Buchanan (Partner) born Los Angeles, California, April 17, 1960; admitted to bar, 1989, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of South Florida (B.A., 1985); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1989). Phi Alpha Delta (President, 1988-1989). Chairman, Trial Division, Moot Court Board, 1989. The Order of the Barristers. Member: Jackson County (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1991-1992) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Federal Practice; Litigation; Municipal Law; Industrial Accidents. Email: Patrick R. Buchanan | | —————————— | | Melissa Batia Williams (Associate) born Gulfport, Mississippi, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.P.A., 1995); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1998). Beta Alpha Psi, Outstanding Member, 1994-1995. Research Assistant, Professor Guthrie T. Abbott, Women's Law Association, Public Interest Law Clinic. Member, Biloxi Lions Club. Member: Jackson, Biloxi and Harrison County Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; State Litigation; Insurance Defense; Collections. Email: Melissa Batia Williams | | Steven Dick (Associate) born Biloxi, Mississippi, April 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.Acct., 1996; J.D., 1999). Honor Council Chairman, 1998-1999. Member, Journal of National Security Law, 1998-1999. Research Assistant to Professor Ronald Rychlak, Real and Demonstrative Evidence: Applications and Theory. Attorney, Biloxi Planning Commission (2005—). Prosecutor, City of Biloxi, Mississippi (2001-2005). Member: The Mississippi Bar (Board of Directors, Coastal District, Young Lawyers Division); Harrison County and Jackson County (Treasurer, Young Lawyers Division, 2002—) Bar Associations; Mississippi Prosecutors Association; Biloxi Bay Chamber of Commerce. Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; State Litigation; Insurance Defense; Corporate Law; Premises Liability; Products Liability. Email: Steven Dick | | W. Fred Hornsby (Associate) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, Texas. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., Political Science, 1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2002). Member, Croatian Benevolent Society. Vice President, Student Body, University of Mississippi Law School. Former Law Clerk, to Honorable Judge James Thomas, Mississippi Court of Appeals. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Federal Litigation; State Litigation; Insurance Defense; Corporate Law; Premises Liability; Municipal Law; Real Estate Litigation. Email: W. Fred Hornsby | | Michael Bruffey (Associate) born 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1990); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1994). Member, American Inns of Court. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member, Executive Committee, Gaming Section); American Bar Association; Mississippi Corporate Counsel Association. | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Pascagoula, Mississippi Office: 3112 Canty Street, P.O. Box 2220. Telephone: 228-762-0035. Fax: 228-762-0299.
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