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The firm is based in Cleveland, Mississippi, home of Delta State University and one of the most progressive and fastest growing communities in North Mississippi. A significant amount of the firm's practice is in the area of insurance defense, commercial litigation and products liability. The firm also has a rather large bankruptcy and real estate practice. All of the attorneys and support personnel participate in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs. The firm members have lectured regularly at continuing legal education seminars and trial practice classes at the law schools in the state.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Real Estate, Probate, Corporation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Workers Compensation, Bankruptcy, Insurance Defense, Admiralty and Banking Law, Civil Rights Defense, Trials.

Clients

GENERAL COUNSEL FOR: State Bank & Trust Co.
Cleveland School District 4
The Economic Development District of Bolivar County, Mississippi
Brierfield Insurance Co.
Travelers Insurance Co.
City of Cleveland-Litigation
Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance Co.

AREA COUNSEL FOR: Commercial Union
Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Insurance Co.
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Cives Steel Corp.
Baxter International, Inc.
St. Paul Ins. Co.
Transamerica Insurance Co.
Warner Communications Corp.
Duo-Fast Corp.
New Hampshire Insurance Co.
Western Surety Co.
American International Adjustment Co.
Imperial Casualty Co.
Penn National Life Insurance Co.
Self Insurers Service, Inc.
Universal Underwriter's Insurance Co.
Zurich Insurance Co.
Aetna Life and Casualty Co.
Jesco Resources, Inc.
Atlanta Casualty Company
State Auto Insurance Co.
State Farm Insurance Co
Southern Guaranty Insurance Co.
Providence Washington Insurance Co.
American Ambassador Insurance Co.
1st Mercury Syndicate
Audubon Insurance Co.
Granite State Insurance Co.
John Deere Insurance Co.
Yasuda Insurance Co.
Sentry Insurance
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Miss. Farm Bureau Insurance Co.
Bayer Corporation
Pfizer, Inc.

Approved Attorneys for:

Federal Land Bank of New Orleans
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co.
Commerce Title Guaranty Co.
Prudential Life Insurance Co.
First American Title Ins. Co. References: The Cleveland State Bank, Cleveland, Ms.
The Valley Bank, Cleveland, Ms.

Address

150 N. Sharpe Avenue P.O. Box 1209
Cleveland, MS 38732, (Bolivar Co.)

Phone

Phone: 662-843-6171
Fax: 662-843-6176

Office Hours

Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM

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Kathy R. Clark (Associate) born Marianna, Florida, February 8, 1972; admitted to bar, 1996, Alabama and Mississippi. Education: Samford University (B.A., 1993); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts and Criminal Procedure. Law Clerk for Chief Judge Roger H. McMillin, Jr., Mississippi Court of Appeals. Member: Bolivar County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar.Email: Kathy R. Clark

Mary M. Lasker (Associate) born Clarksdale, Mississippi, February 15, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi; 2008, Tennessee. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1995); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk, Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Jim Smith. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; General Practice.Email: Mary M. Lasker

Jamie F. Jacks (Associate) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 9, 1975; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi; 2007, Louisiana. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1997; J.D., 2005). Member: Bolivar County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Workers Compensation; Education Law.Email: Jamie F. Jacks

OF COUNSEL

William S. Adams, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, January 22, 1947; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi and Delta State University (B.A., 1974); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1977). Author: "New Chapter For Consumer Debtors," Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Newsletter, Nov. 1991. Municipal Judge, City of Rosedale, 1978-1979. Member: Bolivar County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: City of Mound Bayou v. Roy Collins Construction, Inc., 499 So. 2d 1354; Mississippi Hill & Delta Sav. & Loan Assn v. Valley Bank, 392 So. 2d 1126. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Real Estate; Bankruptcy; Probate; School Law; Commercial Law.Email: William S. Adams, Jr.