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Address
1617 25th Avenue
Gulfport, Mississippi 39501 (Harrison Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
Rating not available
Average Peer Review Rating
4.6
out of 5
(Main Office) Statement of PracticeInsurance Defense, Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury, Admiralty (Jones Act/Maritime), Longshore Harbor Worker's Compensation, Social Security, Premises Liability, Taxation, Like Kind Exchanges, Real Estate, Partnerships, Limited Liability Company Law, Corporations, Business Law, Estate Planning, Wills, Trust Law, Probate, Commercial Transactions, Commercial Law, Construction Law, Contract Litigation, Corporate Litigation, Products Liability, Environmental Law, Toxic Tort, Gaming Law, Banking Law. Firm Size: 4
Address1617 25th Avenue
Gulfport, MS 39501, (Harrison Co.)
PhonePhone: 228-863-5656
Fax: 228-864-8962
Website
http://www.vbwlawfirm.com
Thomas E. Vaughn (Member) born Cleveland, Mississippi, August 24, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi. Education: Delta State University (B.A., 1973); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1976). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Moot Court Board. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Torts. Author: The Arson Defense - "How to Use It Without Getting Burned" (International Association of Arson Investigators, April 1989). Arbitrator, United States Arbitration and Mediation. Member: Harrison County, American and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Bar Commissioner, 1994-1997; Board of Directors, Young Lawyers Section, 1983-1985); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1983); International Association of Arson Investigators. Reported Cases: Sunshine v. Aultman, 546 So. 2d 659; White v. Hancock Bank, 477 So. 2d 265, 41 UCC Rep.Serv. 1748; Smith v. Falke, 474 So. 2d 1044; Collett v. Riviera, 468 So. 2d 865; Bostic v. Mitchell, 363 So. 2d 1356; Brooks v. Vitek, 875 F.2d 499; Breazeale v. Smith, 857 F.2d 258, 12 Fed.R.Serv.3d 574; Walters v. City of Ocean Springs, 626 F.2d 1317; Kitchens v. Liberty Mutual, 659 F.Supp. 467; Brown v. Stone, 660 F.Supp. 454; National Solid Waste Mgmt. Association v. Pine Belt Regional Solid Waste Mgmt. 389 F.3d 491 (5th Cir. 2004); Breazeale v. Smith, 857 F.2d 258 (5th Cir. 1988); Davis v. J.C. Penney Co., 881 So.2d 969 (Miss.App.2004); Redman Homes, Inc. v. Dependents of Bennington, 749 So.2d 1201 (Miss.App.1999). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Corporate Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Environmental Law; Commercial Law; Toxic Torts; Gaming Law; Banking Law.Email: Thomas E. Vaughn
Benjamin U. Bowden (Member) born Gulfport, Mississippi, January 19, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Belhaven College (B.A., Political Science and History, 1984); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1987). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Gulf Coast Claims Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Gulf Coast Risk Managers Association. Reported Cases: American Commercial China v. Necaise, 687 So.2d 805 (Miss. App. 1998); Jackson County School Dist. V. South Mississippi Workers' Compensation Fund, 727 So.2d 727 (Miss. App. 1998); Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Holliman, 765 So.2d 564 (Miss. App. 2000); Sellers v. Tindall Concrete Products, Inc., 878 So.2d 1096 (Miss. App. 2004); Di Grazia v. Park Place Entertainment, 914 So.2d 1232 (Miss. App. 2005). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Social Security; Premises Liability; Workers Compensation.
Eric D. Wooten (Member) born Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, March 24, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Mississippi; U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., Accounting, 1986); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1990); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1991). Member, Moot Court Board, 1988-1990. Member, Mississippi Law Journal, 1989-1990. Member: Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation (Past President); Estates and Trusts; Real Estate). Practice Areas: Business Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Transactions; Construction Law; Contract Litigation; Corporations; Estate Planning; Like Kind Exchanges; Limited Liability Company Law; Partnerships; Probate; Real Estate; Taxation; Trust Law; Wills.Email: Eric D. Wooten
Allyson L. Vaughn (Associate) born Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2004); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2007). Member: The Mississippi Bar, Young Lawyers Division. Practice Areas: Trademarks; Insurance; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Litigation.
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