Statement of Practice

General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, Corporation, Probate, Real Estate, Insurance, Professional Malpractice, Product Liability, Toxic Tort, Pollution and Environmental Law, Personal Injury, Bankruptcy, Admiralty, Surety, Banking and Commercial Litigation, Municipal, Governmental and Bond Law, Federal and State Taxation, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Limited Liability Companies, Like-Kind Exchanges, Civil and Criminal Tax Controversies and Intellectual Property.

Representative Clients:

INSURANCE: Advocate MD
All Risk Insurance
American International Adjustment Ins. Co.
American Bankers Life and Casualty Company
American Continental Insurance Co.
American States Insurance Co.
Associates Commercial Corporation
AXA Financial, Inc.
Caronia Corporation
Chubb Pacific Indemnity
Civil Service Employees Insurance Co.
Colonial Insurance Co.
Continental Bankers Life Insurance Co. of the South
Crawford & Co.
Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States
Erie Insurance Group
Excalibur Insurance
First Federated Life Insurance Co.
Gallagher Bassett Insurance Service
Hamlin and Burton
Household Automotive Finance Corporation
Insurance Company of North America
Insurance Equities Corp.
Leader National Insurance Company
Kemper National Insurance Companies
Keystone Life Insurance Co. of Texas
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
Marsh USA, Inc.
Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi
Multi-System Agency
MMI Companies
National American Insurance Co.
National Indemnity Insurance Co.
National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
National Savings Life Insurance Co.
National Underwriters
North American Physicians Insurance Risk Retention Group
Northwestern National Insurance Co.
J.C. Penney Life Insurance Co.
Pro Claim America, Inc.
Quaker Oats
Republic Insurance Co.
Royal and Sun Alliance
South Carolina Insurance Co.
State Farm Insurance Company
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Stonewall/Dixie Insurance Co.
St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
St. Paul Travelers
TIG Insurance Co.
The Home Insurance Co.
TOPA Risk Services
Union Bankers Insurance Co.
Union Central Life Insurance Co.

Clients

CORPORATE/GOVERNMENT: Albany International Corp.
Alco Industries, Inc.
Anheuser-Busch Corporation
Automotive Guaranty Corp.
Biloxi Freezing Co.
Brandywine Management Co., Inc.
Biloxi Regional Medical Center
Blue Cross/Blue Shield
Broadcast Music, Inc.
Cataphote, Inc.
City of Biloxi
Biloxi Public School District
Cableman, Inc.
Cable Marketing and Installation, Inc.
Cummins, Inc.
Coastal Family Health Center
Cooper Cameron Corporation
Dayton Electric Mfg. Co.
The Dow Chemical Co
Dow Corning Corporation
Dravo Basic Materials Company, Inc.
Eclipse, Inc.
Empire Abrasives Equipment Corp.
Ford Consumer Credit Corporation
GCO Carpet Outlet
General Nutrition Corp.
Geneva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Goldline Labratories, Inc.
Greater Biloxi Economic Development Foundation
Green Brothers Gravel Co.
Gulf Coast Medical Center
Gulf Oaks Hospital
Hammermill Paper Co.
Health Management Associates, Inc.
The Heico Companies, LLC
High Tech Services, Inc.
Hussman Corp.
Icon Health and Fitness, Inc.
International Paper Co.
Insurance Center, Inc.
Ion Laboratories, Inc.
Imperial Palace of Mississippi LLC
Island View Casino
ITEN Industries
ITT Corporation
J. Neal McDonald Co.
Kelly-Moore Paint Co.
Kubota Tractor Co.
Leo Eisenberg & Co.
Lighthouse Marble, Inc.
Luckies, Inc.
Mackenzie Chemical Corp.
Marathon Oil Co.
Martine's Development Corporation
McCord Corp.
McElroy Machine & Mfg. Co., Inc.
Met-Pro Corporation (National Coordinating Counsel)
Michelin North America
Mississippi Tort Claim Board
Mississippi Medical Malpractice Availability Plan
Morton International, Inc.
New Palace Casino, Inc.
Norton International
Owens & Sons, Inc.
Plastics Engineering Company
Point Cadet Development Corp.
Richardson Labs, Inc.
Robertson-Ceco Corp.
Rohm & Haas
Rugby Laboratories, Inc.
Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.
Select Medical Corporation
Select Specialty Hospital
Sharkheads, Inc.
Shire Richwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Stewart-Sneed-Hewes, Inc.
Suarez Seafood Co.
Telescreen Corp.
Textron, Inc.
Trane US Inc.
Twin Labs, Inc.
U.C. Realty Corporation
Union Pump Company
United Abrasives, Inc.
U.S. Xpress, Inc.
University of Mississippi Medical Center
Weaks Enterprises, Inc.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co.

REAL ESTATE AND FINANCE: ABN Amro Mortgage
Advent Financial Corporation
AFC Mortgage Corp.
Argonaut Development Group, Inc.
BancorpSouth
Coldwell Bank and Mortgage Company
Community Bank
Counrtywide Home Loans, Inc.
First Priority Mortgage Corp
Hancock Bank
Mellon Financial Services
Regions Bank
RW Development, LLC
Shular Companies, Inc.
The Mitchell Company
The Peoples Bank of Biloxi, Mississippi
Wells Fargo Bank.

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Chicago Title Insurance Company.

Address

460 Briarwood Drive, Suite 415 P.O. Box 16450
Jackson, MS 39236, (Hinds & Madison Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 601-896-0114
Facsimile: 601-896-0145

Website

http://www.pmp.org

Firm/Affiliate Offices

(For Complete Biographical Data on all Personnel, see Professional Biographies at Biloxi)

PARTNERS

Lyle M. Page (Partner) born Biloxi, Mississippi, January 26, 1932; admitted to bar, 1954, Louisiana and Mississippi; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Southern Mississippi; Tulane University (LL.B., 1954). Phi Delta Phi. Prosecuting Attorney, City of Biloxi, 1961-1971. Attorney, City of Biloxi Planning Commission, 1961-1971. City Attorney, City of Biloxi, 1971-1973. Trustee, Mississippi Gulf Coast Junior College District, 1963-1966. Member and Vice Chairman, 1968-1988, Harrison County Law Library Commission. Member: Biloxi, Harrison County (President, 1961), Louisiana and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; National Association of Bond Lawyers; American Society of Hospital Attorneys. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Probate Law; Municipal Law; Real Estate; Bond Finance.Email: Lyle M. Page

Ronald G. Peresich (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 18, 1943; admitted to bar, 1968, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1966; J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Moot Court Board. Chairman, Law School Honor Council, 1968. Chairman, Phi Alpha Delta Legal Research Exchange, 1968. Law Clerk to Chief Justice W.N. Ethridge, Jr., Mississippi Supreme Court, 1968-1969. Prosecuting Attorney, City of Biloxi, 1973-1981. Conducted Seminars on: "Expert and Opinion Testimony," PSI, 1989; "Evidence-Experts-Emerging Trends," Mississippi State Bar, 1991; "Expert Witness Strategies in Litigation in Mississippi," PSI, 1992. "Product Liability - Recent Developments," Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, 1994; "Expert Witness Strategies in Litigation in Mississippi," National Business Institute, 1994; "Effective Deposition Practice - Preparing & Deposing Expert Witnesses," University of Mississippi Law Center; 1996; "Emerging New Standards for Admitting Expert Testimony After the Daubert Decision," Barristers Educational Services, 1996. Fundamentals of Construction Law in Mississippi, 2008. Chairman, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, 1995. Vice Chairman, Harrison County Strategic Planning Initiative, 1995-1996. Chairman, Coast 21, 1997-1999. Member: Mississippi Gulf Coast Economic Development Council, 1996-2006; Gulf Coast Business Council (Executive Committee 2006-); Mississippi Oil & Gas Board, 2005-2008; Governor's Judicial Advisory Committee, 2004—. Appointed, Committee on Consolidated Actions, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2004—; Complaint Tribunal of the Mississippi Bar Association, Mississippi Supreme Court. Member: Biloxi, (Secretary-Treasurer, 1970-1971), Harrison County (President, 1986-1987) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; The Defense Research Institute, Inc.; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1994). Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation (1994); American College of Trial Lawyers (2001). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort; Pollution; Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Construction Law; Gaming Law.Email: Ronald G. Peresich

Stephen G. Peresich (Partner) born New Orleans, Louisiana, December 27, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1977); University of South Alabama; University of Mississippi (J.D., 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board. Member, Law School Honor Council, 1978-1979. Member, Mississippi Legal Research Institute, 1980-1981. Co-Author: "Comparative Analysis of State Ethics Law," Mississippi Legal Research Institute, l980. Conducted various seminars on medical issues, expert witnesses and trial practice. Guest speaker to medical and nursing staffs on current topics. Member, Federal Court Internship Program, 1980-1981. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, City of Biloxi, Mississippi, 1982-1985. Municipal Court Judge, Pro Tempore, City of Biloxi, 1981-1982. Past President: Biloxi Chamber of Commerce, 1996; Greater Biloxi Economic Development Council, 1997. Vice President, Membership, Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce, 1997. Member, Board of Directors and Trustee Emeriti, George Ohr Museum. Member, Leadership Gulf Coast, 1996 —. Member: Biloxi (Past Vice President), Harrison County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Business Litigation; Health Care.Email: Stephen G. Peresich

Henry N. Dick, III (Partner) born Biloxi, Mississippi, July 14, 1969; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S.B.A., 1992); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1995); University of Florida (LL.M., in Taxation, 1996). Associate Casenote and Comment Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1994-1995. Author: "Dockside Gambling and The Federal Maritime Lien Act," 64 Miss. Law Journal 659 (1995). Member: The Mississippi Bar (Chair, Taxation Section); Harrison County Bar Association; Harrison County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Wills; Trusts; Probate; Business Law; Corporate Law; Bond Law; Taxation; Like Kind Exchanges.Email: Henry N. Dick, III

John T. Kitchens (Partner) born Biloxi, Mississippi, 1950; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1974); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1982). Adjunct Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law, 1999—. District Attorney, 20th Judicial District, Rankin and Madison Counties, 1991-1998. Circuit Court Judge, 20th Judicial District, Rankin and Madison Counties, 1998-2001. Assistant Attorney General, State of Mississippi, Federal Litigation Section, 1984-1991. Specially Appointed Circuit Judge, State of Mississippi, 2001-2004. Member: Hinds County and Rankin County Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar.

Randi Peresich Mueller (Partner) born Biloxi, Mississippi, September 27, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi; 2006, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., cum laude, 1997; J.D., cum laude, 2000). Moot Court Board. Recipient, Outstanding Student Awards in Torts and Federal Trial Practice. Presenter, Fundamentals of Construction Law in Mississippi, May 21, 2008. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations (Vice-Chairman: Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Committee; Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section); The Mississippi Bar, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Jackson Young Lawyers; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Women Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Helen May, Individually and on Behalf of all Wrongful Death Beneficiaries of Jefferson Davis May, Deceased v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp., et al., 948 So. 2d 483 (Miss. App. 2007). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Mass Torts; Toxic Tort; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith Defense; Legal Malpractice; Construction Law; Construction Defects; Construction Contracts.Email: Randi Peresich Mueller

ASSOCIATES

Johanna M. McMullan (Associate) born Houma, Louisiana, July 17, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1996, Louisiana. Education: Southeastern Louisiana University (B.S., 1990); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1994). Moot Court Board. Law Clerk to James H. Herring, Sr., Mississippi Court of Appeals, 1997-1999. Staff Attorney, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 1999-2002. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Louisiana State Bar Association. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Appellate Practice; Defense Litigation.Email: Johanna M. McMullan

Katharine McKee Surkin (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, May 1, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Millsaps College (B.S.,1999); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi (President). Judicial Clerkship for the Hon. Justice George C. Carlson, Jr., Mississippi Supreme Court, 2001-2005. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Jackson Young Lawyers. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation.Email: Katharine McKee Surkin

Thomas E. Whitfield, Jr. (Associate) born Starkville, Mississippi, 1975; admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Alabama (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2006). Externship, Rankin County Prosecutor's Office, Mississippi, 2006. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association.