Cases
Experience: Barton v. Franchise Services of North America, Inc., No. 8: 14-cv-1938-T-EAJ (M.D. Fla. May 21, 2015) (dismissal of plaintiff's lawsuit for lack of personal jurisdiction).
Derr v. Swarek, 766 F.3d 430, No. 1: 13-cv-14, 2014 WL 4435854 (5th Cir. Sept. 9, 2014) (upholding district court's refusal to enforce German judgment which failed to extend comity to prior Mississippi judgment), aff'g, 2013 WL 6230073 (S.D. Miss. Dec. 2, 2013).
Merchants & Farmers Bank v. Coxwell (In re: Fish & Fisher), No. 09-02747, 2012 WL 1027230 (Bkrtcy. S.D. Miss. Mar. 25, 2012) (dismissal of plaintiff's adversary proceeding alleging nearly one million dollars in damages under Iqbal
Twombly), reh'g denied, 2012 WL 2377581 (Bkrtcy. S.D. Miss. June 25, 2012), aff'd, No. 3: 12-cv-00549 (S.D. Miss. May 16, 2013), aff'd, 2014 WL 494826 (5th Cir. Feb. 7, 2014).
Williams v. AT&T Mississippi, No. 3: 14-cv-501-WHB-RHW (S.D. Miss. Nov. 7, 2014) (dismissal of lawsuit based on res judicata) .
Miller v. Franchise Services of North America, Inc., No. 3: 13-cv-127, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 70784 (S.D. Miss. May 22, 2014) (partial summary judgment in employment dispute with former CEO
Chairman of the Board of publicly trade company).
Miller v. Franchise Services of North America, Inc., No. 3: 13-cv-127, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 86486 (S.D. Miss. June 25, 2014) (summary judgment on remainder of plaintiff's claims).
Coastal Services Group, LLC v. Patriot Environmental Services, Inc., No. 1: 11-cv-425, 2013 WL 4678423 (S.D. Miss. Aug. 30, 2013) (summary judgment in commercial contract dispute arising out of Deepwater Horizon oil spill).
Aniskovich v. Hancock County Board of Supervisors, No. 2301-13-0187 (1) (Hancock County Chancery Court 2014) (partial summary judgment in l
-use litigation).
Heartsouth, PLLC v. McKesson Information Solutions, LLC, No. 2: 13-cv-00006, 2013 WL 1336308 (S.D. Miss. Mar. 29, 2013) (successfully obtained dismissal of lawsuit alleging over $1 million in damages due to plaintiff's lack of post-confirmation st
ing under In re: United Operating).
Keen v. Miller Environmental Group, Inc., 702 F.3d 239 (5th Cir. 2012) (affirming summary judgment in high exposure negligent hiring case receiving national media attention).
Sherman v. Lexington Concrete & Block Company, 908 F. Supp. 2d 809 (S.D. Miss. 2012) (dismissal of plaintiff's lawsuit based on ERISA preemption).
Heartsouth, PLLC v. McKesson Information Solutions, LLC (In re: Heartsouth, PLLC), No. 12-05017 (Bkrtcy. S.D. Miss. Oct. 2, 2012) (dismissal of plaintiff's adversary proceeding on jurisdictional grounds).
Brown v. Orthofix, Inc., No. 2009-19 (Lamar County Circuit Court 2012) (summary judgment in complex commercial dispute).
Unified Br
s, Inc. v. Teders, 868 F. Supp. 2d 572 (S.D. Miss. 2012) (successfully obtained denial of defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction).
Insurasource, Inc. v. Cowles & Connell of New York, Inc., 467 Fed. Appx. 337 (5th Cir. 2012) (affirming dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction).
Buckley v. Pounds, 85 So. 3d 925 (Miss. Ct. App. 2012) (affirming defense verdict).
Cirlot Agency, Inc. v. Sunny Delight Beverages Co., 85 So. 3d 925 (Miss. Ct. App. 2012) (successfully obtained reversal of dismissal for lack of personal jurisdiction).
Channel Control Merchants, LLC v. Davis, No. 2: 11-cv-21, 2011 WL 1356937 (S.D. Miss. Apr. 11, 2011) (successfully obtained denial of defendants' motion to dismiss based on first-to-file rule
Colorado River abstention doctrine).
GRW Engineers, Inc. v. Marc, Inc., No. 252-09-19CIV (Hinds County Circuit Court 2010) (summary judgment in million-dollar lawsuit arising from plane crash).
Akins v. Golden Triangle Planning & Development District, Inc., 34 So. 3d 575 (Miss. 2010) (summary judgment affirmed by Mississippi Supreme Court).
In re: Estate of Dodson, 20 So. 3d 73 (Miss. Ct. App. 2009) (affirming trial court judgment).
State Industrial Products Corp. v. Beta Technology, Inc., No. 3: 07-cv-77, 2008 WL 2477477 (S.D. Miss. June 17, 2008) (summary judgment).
Successfully obtained a $5,000,000 final non-dischargeability judgment against Chapter 7 debtor in adversary proceeding arising from defalcation of trust proceeds [523(a)(4)]
submission of fraudulent financial statements [523(a)(2)].
Successfully obtained a $1,500,000 final non-dischargeability judgment against Chapter 7 debtor in adversary proceeding arising from defalcation of trust proceeds [523(a)(4)]
submission of fraudulent financial statements [523(a)(2)].
Extensive experience in judgment enforcement procedures, including realizing hundreds of thous
s of dollars from the sale under writ of execution of 250 acres of real property
business inventory.
Represented creditors
debtors in numerous bankruptcy cases
adversary proceedings in Mississippi
Florida.
Represented several defendants in state
federal court criminal cases.
