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Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice, all State and Federal Courts; Administrative; Appellate Practice; Arson, Bad Faith; Banking; Bankruptcy; Business; Casualty, Civil Trial; Commercial; Construction; Corporation; Environmental; F.E.L.A.; Fidelity; Fraud; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Legal Malpractice; Liability; Litigation; Mass Torts; Medical Malpractice; Negligence; Personal Injury; Probate; Product Liability; Professional Liability; Property; Railroad; Real Estate; Savings and Loan; Self-Insured Matters; Surety; Torts; Transportation; UCC; Uninsured Motorist; Workers Compensation.

Representative Clients:

Insurance: Alexsis, Inc.
ALFA Insurance Co.
Allied American Insurance Co.
Allstate Insurance Co.
American Interstate Insurance Co.
American Federation General Agency, Inc.
American Federated Group
American Fire & Casualty Co.
American Indemnity Group
American Inter-Fidelity Exchange
American Motorist Insurance Co.
American States Insurance Co.
Argonaut Insurance Co.
Arrow Insurance Co.
The Atlanta Casualty Cos.
Automotive Insurance Co.
Aviation Adjustment Bureau, Inc.
Beacon American Insurance Co.
Bituminous Casualty Co.
Boston Old Colony Insurance Co.
Capital Alliance Insurance Co.
Capital Assurance Co., Inc.
CIGNA Insurance Co.
City Insurance Co.
Coastal Insurance Enterprises, Inc.
Colonial Insurance Co. of California
Commercial Union Insurance Co.
CNA Insurance Cos.
Crawford & Co.
Crum & Foster
Direct Insurance Cos.
Dixie Insurance Co.
The Doctor's Company
Dominion Insurance Corp.
Employer's Mutual Casualty Insurance Cos.
Farmland Insurance Cos.
Federal Home Life Insurance Co.
Federal Kemper Insurance Co.
Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York
Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland
Fidelity & Guaranty Insurance Co.
Florist Mutual Ins. Co.
Florists Insurance Co.
Foremost Ins. Group
Frontier Adjusting Co.
General Accident Insurance Co. of America
General Adjustment Bureau
General Star Management
Georgia Casualty & Surety Co.
Glen Falls Insurance Co.
Grain Dealers Mutual Ins. Co.
Graphic Arts Mutual Ins. Co.
Graward General Cos.
Great American Insurance Co.
Great Atlantic Insurance Co.
Great River Insurance Co.
Harbor Insurance Co.
Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co.
Hartford Casualty Insurance Co.
Hartford Fire Insurance Co.
Hartford-Lloyd's Insurance Co.
Home Indemnity Co.
Home Insurance Co.
Independent Fire Insurance Co.
Independent Underwriters, Inc.
Industrial Indemnity Co.
The Infinity Group
International Insurance Co., Inc.
International Paper Co.
Jefferson Insurance Group
Kemper Insurance Co.
Kemper Security Insurance Co.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Liberty National Life Insurance Co.
Lumberman's Mutual Casualty Co.
Marine Office of America
Maryland Casualty Co.
Medical Assurance Co. of MS (MACM)
Mississippi Casualty Ins. Program
Mississippi Farm Bureau Ins. Cos.
Mississippi Manufacturer's Assn. (W.C. Group)
The Moore Group
Motors Insurance Co.
National Union Fire Ins. Co.
Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Co.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
The New Hampshire Insurance Co.
New Jersey Manufacturer's Ins. Co.
Niagara Fire Insurance Co.
North River Insurance Co.
Ohio Casualty Insurance Co.
Pacific Insurance Co.
Pennsylvania Mfg. Assn. Ins. Co.
Pilot Insurance Co.
Planet Insurance Co.
Penn General Service Corp.
Preferred Risk Insurance Co.
Preferred Works, Inc.
Presidential Fire & Casualty Co.
Principal Casualty Insurance Co.
Principal Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Professional Risk Management Services, Inc.
Progressive Insurance Co.
Ranger Insurance Co.
Regal Insurance Co.
Regent Insurance Co.
Reliance Insurance Co.
Risk Enterprise Management, Limited
Safeco Insurance Co.
Seaboard Surety Co.
Skandia Southeast Cos.
Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co.
St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.
St. Paul Guardian Insurance Co.
St. Paul Insurance Co.
St. Paul Life Insurance Co.
St. Paul Mercury Insurance Co.
Southern Pilot Insurance Co.
Southern Risk Services, Inc.
State Auto Insurance Co.
State Farm Mut. Automobile Ins. Co.
State Volunteer Mutual Ins. Co.
Stonewall Insurance Co.
Superior Insurance Company
Time Insurance Co.
Transamerica Insurance Co.
Travelers/Aetna Property and Casualty Corp.
U.S. Fire Insurance Co.
United Pacific Insurance Co.
United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
Utica Mutual Insurance Co.
The Virginia Insurance Reciprocal
West American Insurance Co.
Westchester Fire Insurance Co.
Western Casualty & Surety Co.
The Western Insurance Cos.
Windsor Insurance Co.
Wolverine Insurance Co.
The Yasuda Fire & Marine Insurance Co. of America
Zurich-American Ins. Group. Miscellaneous: Illinois Central Railroad Co.
National Railroad Passenger Corp. (Amtrak)
J. B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
KLLM, Inc.
SAIA Motor Freightline, Inc.
Deep South Surplus, Inc.
Risk Enterprise Management, Ltd.
Westinghouse Electric Corp.
Mississippi Valley Gas Co.
White Consolidated Industries, Inc.
Textron, Inc. (Homelite Division)
American Brands, Inc.
The American Tobacco Company
B.A.T. Industries, p.l.c.
BATUS, Inc.
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp.
Generic Products Corp.
K-Mart (K-M Administrative Services)
Maytag Corp.
The Mississippi Manufacturers Assn. (Workers Compensation Group)
Associated General Contractors of Mississippi
Mississippi Materials Co.
The Sands, Inc. (Hollywood Casino)
The Promus Cos., Inc. (Harrah's)
Boyd Mississippi, Inc.
The Celotex Corporation
Paramount Publishing Corp.
Thompson Machinery of Mississippi, Inc. (Caterpillar)
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
Humana, Inc.
RYKO Manufacturing Company
Trustmark National Bank (Greenwood)
HOM, Inc., Irvin Industries, Inc.
Waste Management of North America, Inc.
Warner Lambert, Co. (Parke-Davis Division)
Day Detectives, Inc.
WestVaco Corp.
Enerco Technical Products
Jitney Jungle Stores of America, Inc.
Takata, Inc.
Dollar General Corporation, Household Retail Services, Inc.
Nelson Materials, Inc.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co.
Safeco Title Company
Farmers Home Administration
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Southern Title Insurance Company.

References:

Trustmark National Bank, Greenwood, Mississippi
Trustmark National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi
Bank of Commerce, Greenwood, Mississippi
Union Planters Bank, Greenwood, Mississippi
Union Planters Bank, Memphis, Tennessee
Deposit Guaranty National Bank, Jackson, Mississippi.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Free Initial Consultation

Address

309 Fulton Street
Greenwood, MS 38930, (Leflore Co.)

Phone

Phone: 662-455-1613
Facsimile: 662-453-9245; 662-455-7884

Website

http://www.uwbbr.com

Firm/Affiliate Offices

MEMBERS OF FIRM

James E. Upshaw (Member) born Maben, Mississippi, April 25, 1931; admitted to bar, 1959, Mississippi; 1960, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1964, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1965, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1969, U.S. Supreme Court; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee. Education: Jones Junior College; University of Southern Mississippi; Cumberland University School of Law (LL.B., 1958). Delta Theta Phi. County Attorney, Wayne County, Mississippi, 1960-1964. Member: Leflore County Bar Association (President, 1989-1990); Mississippi State Bar; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Mississippi Claims Association; Delta Claims Association; Atlanta Claims Association; American Judicature Society; The Association Internationale de Droit des Assurances (AIDA), U.S. Chapter; The Federalist Society of Mississippi; William C. Keady American Inn of Court (Bencher); Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation; Diplomate, American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Mississippi Chapter, 1984-1985). [U.S. Navy, 1951-1955].Email: James E. Upshaw

Tommie G. Williams (Member) born Leland, Mississippi, June 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1975); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1978). Phi Delta Phi. Moot Court Board. Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar (Secretary, Young Lawyers Section, 1985; Director, Young Lawyers Section, West Central District, 1984-1986); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1992-1993); Mississippi Bar Foundation; American Board of Trial Advocates; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1992-1993).Email: Tommie G. Williams

Marc A. Biggers (Member) born Greenwood, Mississippi, February 1, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1972); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1976). Phi Alpha Delta; Alpha Zeta. Assistant District Attorney, 7th Circuit Court District, 1976-1977. Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Claims Association; Delta Claims Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Atlanta Claims Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.

Glenn F. Beckham (Member) born Greenville, Mississippi, October 7, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1977); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa; Blue Key; Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Theta Phi. Assistant District Attorney, 4th Circuit Court District, 1981. Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel.Email: Glenn F. Beckham

F. Ewin Henson III (Member) born Charleston, Mississippi, July 23, 1950; admitted to bar, 1974, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1972); University of Mississippi (J.D., with distinction, 1974). Phi Delta Phi. Moot Court Board. Member: Coahoma County (Secretary, 1979-1980; Vice President, 1980-1981; President, 1981-1982), Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; William C. Keady American Inn of Court (Barrister); Defense Research Institute; American Judicature Society; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Mississippi Claims Association.

Lonnie D. Bailey (Member) born Leland, Mississippi, November 27, 1951; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1973); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with special distinction, 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Member and Associate Editor, Mississippi College Law Review, 1981. Recipient: CJS Awards, 1981, 1982; American Jurisprudence Awards in UCC I, UCC II, Contracts, Evidence, Corporations, Insurance and Administrative Law. Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit.Email: Lonnie D. Bailey

Robert S. Upshaw (Member) born Waynesboro, Mississippi, January 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1985, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1981); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; William C. Keady American Inn of Court (Barrister); National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. [U.S. Navy, 1976-1980].Email: Robert S. Upshaw

Clinton M. Guenther (Member) born Greenwood, Mississippi, August 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., summa cum laude, 1977); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1981). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Co-chairman, Moot Court Board, Appellate Division, 1980-1981. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Estate and Gift Taxation. Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Director, 1992-1995; President, 2001).

Richard L. Kimmel (Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, April 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi Delta Junior College (A.A., 1981); Mississippi State University (B.S., 1983); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1986). Delta Theta Phi (Secretary, 1985; President, 1986). Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.

J. L. Wilson, IV (Member) born Clarksdale, Mississippi, September 20, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1993; J.D., 1997). Associate Editor of Mississippi Cases, University of Mississippi Law Journal, 1996-1997. Moot Court Board. Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi State Bar; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Civil Rights Defense; Civil Rights Section 1983; Medical Malpractice; Professional Liability.Email: J. L. Wilson, IV

Steven C. Cookston (Member) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, August 24, 1968; admitted to bar, 1996, Nevada, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1998, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Arizona State University (B.A., 1991); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1996). Delta Theta Phi. Member: State Bar of Nevada.Email: Steven C. Cookston

ASSOCIATES

Harris F. Powers, III (Associate) born Greenwood, Mississippi, May 15, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Tennessee, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Lincoln College, Oxford University, England; University of the South at Sewanee (B.A., 1997); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2001). Member: Leflore County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar.

Charles C. Auerswald (Associate) born Greenville, Mississippi, June 12, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Delta State College (B.S., 2000); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2003). Member: Leflore County (Acting Secretary) and Mississippi Bar Associations; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.

Ryan R. Robertson (Associate) born Greenwood, Mississippi, November 28, 1979; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S. 2002; J.D. 2005). Member: Leflore County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association.

Tommie Williams, Jr. (Associate) born Greenwood, Mississippi, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 2004); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2007). Member: Leflore County Bar Association; Mississippi Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. (Also at Ridgeland Office).