Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC

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Law Firm in Jackson, Mississippi
 
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111 Capitol Building, 111 East Capitol Street, Suite 101
Jackson, Mississippi 39201
(Hinds & Madison Cos.)
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 14028, Jackson, MS, 39236-4028
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Phone: 601-713-1192  
Facsimile: 601-713-2049
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Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC practices in the following areas of law:
Appellate Practice, Banking, Business Litigation, Chancery Practice, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Development, Commercial Trucking Defense, Construction and Surety Law, Employment Law, Family Law, Federal and State Procurement Law, Forestry Law, Government Contracts, Healthcare, Insurance Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense, Oil and Gas, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Professional Liability Defense, Pharmaceutical Litigation, Wills and Estates and Worker's Compensation.
Firm Profile:
The attorneys of Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC possesses over three and a half centuries of combined legal experience. Its attorneys are admitted to practice in eight different states and hold degrees from nineteen different colleges and universities. In April 2006, the partners recognized the benefit of bringing their diverse talents and experiences into one group and the law firm was formed.

With lawyers hailing from Los Angeles, California to New York, New York, and many locales in between, Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC brings a truly national perspective to the Greater Mid-South area legal community. From its three offices located in Jackson, Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi and Little Rock, Arkansas, the firm is able to serve clients throughout the region.

The lawyers of Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC are active in a variety of civic and professional organizations. Among its attorneys are a former State Senator, former Federal Law Clerks, two Past Presidents of the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, and two Past Presidents of the Mississippi Oil & Gas Lawyers Association. Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC's attorneys are regularly published in legal and other industry publications, and hold leadership positions in local, state and national bar associations. The firm's lawyers are held in high esteem within the legal profession, and many have been recognized by their peers as preeminent in legal abilities and as possessing the highest ethical standards.

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Other Office Locations of Robinson, Biggs, Ingram, Solop & Farris, PLLC
Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S.A.
Oxford, Mississippi, U.S.A.
M. Craig Robertson (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., 1996); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1999). Member: The Mississippi Bar; Hinds, Rankin and Madison County Bar Associations; American Bar Association. (Board Certified Family Law Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Family Law; Domestic Relations; Paternity; Premarital Agreements; Divorce; Alimony; Post Divorce Modification; Child Custody; Child Support. Email: M. Craig Robertson
J. Stuart Robinson, Jr. (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, May 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi; Eta Sigma Pi. Winner, University of Mississippi School of Law Steen, Reynolds, Dalehite & Currie Trial Competition, 1986. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Pharmaceutical Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Trucking Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Business Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Coverage Litigation.
Robert A. Biggs, III (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, July 14, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S., 1973; J.D., 1976). Diplomate, Court Practice Institute, 1979. Law Clerk to Judge J.P. Coleman, Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1976-1977. Member: Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Chair, Litigation and General Practice Section, 1998); National Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1997-1999; President Elect, 2002; Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1992-1995); Defense Research Institute; Commercial Law League of America. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Products Liability; Trucking Law; Commercial Law.
Stan T. Ingram (Member) born Henryetta, Oklahoma, September 28, 1951; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.P.A., 1973); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1977). Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Oil & Gas Lawyers Association (President, 1998); Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen; American Association of Petroleum Landmen; American Academy of Hospital Attorneys; Federation of State Medical Boards; American Association of Dental Examiners. Practice Areas: Health Law; Licensure Law; Certification Law; Real Estate; Oil and Gas Law.
Christopher Solop (Member) born Bronx, New York, July 15, 1955; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Moravian College; Arizona State University (B.S., 1977); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1987). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1986-1987. Co-Author: "1986 Mississippi Supreme Court Review, Criminal Law," 56 Mississippi Law Journal 677 (1986); "Fifty State Public Construction Contracting," Wiley Law (1996); "Mississippi Construction Law" (1996); "Equitable Adjustments in Federal Government Contracts" (1996). Member: Mississippi Associated General Contractors, 1987—; Contract Services Association of America, 1995—. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Public Contract Law Section, 1987—) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Federal Government Contracts; Construction Claims; Commercial Litigation; Arbitration.
Ronald D. Farris (Member) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, May 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1983; M.A., 1994); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Eta Sigma. Member: Moot Court Board; Lamar Society. Chair, Real Estate & Development Practice Group. Mississippi State Senate (District 45, 1996-2004); Member: International Council of Shopping Centers, COPAC; Mississippi Economic Council; Mississippi Homebuilders Association, Mississippi Association of REALTORS; National Association of REALTORS; National Homebuilders Association; Parkway Hills United Methodist Church (Budget Committee); First Baptist Church, Hattiesburg (Deacon, Sunday School Division Director, Teacher); Hattiesburg Leaders for a New Century; University of Mississippi School of Law. Lifetime Member, University of Mississippi Alumni Assoc. Member, 1984-1987 and President, 1986, Christian Legal Fellowship; Graduated Petal High School, 1979. Member: Mississippi Bar Association; Hinds County Bar Association; Madison County Bar Association. Transactions: Turtle Creek Mall (Hattiesburg, MS); Bonita Lakes Mall (Meridian, MS); Turtle Creek Crossing (Hattiesburg, MS); Turtle Creek Mall (Hattiesburg, MS); Annexations for City of Hattiesburg, MS and City of Canton, MS; Acquisition of property for new hospital and Medical Office Bldg., Pearl River County, MS;. Email: Ronald D. Farris
Martin W. Bowen (Member) born Bakersfield, California, July 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1990, Arkansas, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit. Education: Arkansas State University (B.S.B.A., 1985); University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law (J.D., 1990). Member: Pulaski County and Arkansas Bar Associations; American Transportation Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. (Resident, Little Rock, Arkansas Office). Practice Areas: Health Law; Medicaid Litigation; Civil Rights Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense.
Lynn Patton Thompson (Member) born Los Angeles, California, April 16, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, Georgia; 1994, Virginia; 1996, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, for the Fifth and Federal Circuits and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Emory University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1988; J.D., 1992). Phi Alpha Delta; Sigma Tau Delta. Member, Moot Court Society. Author: "A History of Enactment and Significant Amendments to the False Claims Act," False Claims in Construction Contracts, Charles M. Sink and Krista L. Pages, Eds. American Bar Association, 2007. Co-Author: "Equitable Adjustments in Federal Government Contracts"; "Of Man-Hours and Means: Analyzing Claims for Lost Productivity," The Construction Lawyer, Vol. 20, No. 2, April 2000. Co-Author of "Waivers, Releases, and Project End Change Orders", presented at the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry's 2002 Annual Meeting; "Claims for Lost Labor Productivity", The Construction Lawyer (April 2000); Contractor's Desk Book on Mississippi Law (1996); and Equitable Adjustments in Federal Government Contracts (1996). Recurring Contributor to Construction Mississippi and lectures frequently on construction law and federal and state public procurement law. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Forum Committee on the Construction Industry) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Virginia State Bar. Practice Areas: Government Contracts; General Litigation; Construction Claims; Construction Litigation. Email: Lynn Patton Thompson
D. Drew Malone (Member) born Natchez, Mississippi, April 3, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Jacksonville University (B.S., 1984); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Torts. Member, Mississippi College School of Law Trial Team. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Mass Tort Litigation. Email: D. Drew Malone
Mark E. Power, Jr. (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, August 9, 1974; admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.B.A., 1997; M.B.A., 1998); Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson(J.D., 2001). Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen; Mississippi Oil and Gas Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Banking and Finance; Real Estate; Forestry Law; Energy and Environmental; Oil and Gas Law; Business Transactions.
David E. Rozier, Jr. (Member) born Greenville, Mississippi, November 4, 1957; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2007, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1979); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1987). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Trial Practice; Robert Gillespie Award for Appellate Argument. Municipal Court Judge, City of Jackson. Past President, Mississippi Municipal Judges Association, Mississippi. Mediator, U.S. Postal Service Arbitrator, Southern Arbitration. Committee Member, Mississippi Bar Fee Disputes. Member: Lafayette County and Tennessee Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. (Also at Oxford Office). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Criminal Law; Forestry Law; Real Estate; Eminent Domain; Municipal Law; Governmental Law; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Domestic Relations; Wills; Litigation; Collections; Discrimination.
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Richard T. Conrad III (Associate) born Abilene, Texas, May 19, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Mississippi and Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana. Education: Louisiana State University (B.S., 1994); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., with distinction, 1997). Phi Delta Phi.Young Lawyer Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation. Chair, YLS Law Related Education Committee, 2000-2002. District 5 Representative, LSBA Young Lawyers Executive Council, 2000-2002. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Hinds County, Louisiana State and American (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Young Lawyers) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Editorial Board Member); Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Professional Liability Defense; Construction Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense.
Leo J. Carmody, Jr. (Associate) born Rocky Mount, North Carolina, February 26, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1996); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2002). Member: Lafayette County Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Editorial Board). (Also at Oxford Office). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Environmental Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation.
Pamela S. Ratliff (Associate) born Selmer, Tennessee, September 13, 1967; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi. Education: Northeast Mississippi Community College (MS/AAS, Nursing, 1987); Mississippi University for Women (MS/BSN, 1995); University of Mississippi at Oxford (J.D., 2003). Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse-CCRN. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Health Care Law; Administrative Law.
Tommy D. Goodwin (Associate) born April 2, 1974; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., 1997); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2002). Law Clerk, The Honorable Thomas J. Gardner, Circuit Court Judge, Tupelo, Mississippi, 2002. Member, Galloway Memorial United Methodist Church. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Mississippi Bar Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2003-2006; Hinds County Bar Association. Reported Cases: Dowdy Almond v. Flying J Gas Co., 957 So.2d 437 (Miss. App. 2007). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense(50%); Product Liability(30%); Workers Compensation(10%); Real Estate(10%).
Jeremy P. McNinch (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, 1975; admitted to bar, 2003, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 2000); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2003). Phi Kappa Phi. Member, American Society of Civil Engineers; Moot Court Board; Board of Directors, City of Pearl Urban Forestry Board. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Contracts; Government Contracts.
Ashley L. Buckman (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 2004); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2007). Certified Guardian ad Litem, State of Mississippi. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Jackson Young Lawyers. Special Agencies: Public Defender for the City of Pearl. Practice Areas: Family Law; Divorce; Paternity; Post Divorce Modification; Alimony; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Child Custody; Child Support.
Brenda Tanner Redfern (Attorney) born Moss Point, Mississippi, October 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1987, 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., cum laude, Accounting, 1979; J.D., magna cum laude, 1987). Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Beta Alpha Psi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Gamma Nu. Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1985-1987. Listed, "Mississippi's 50 Leading Business Women," Mississippi Business Journal, 1998. Co-Author: "Lender Liability In Mississippi: Part II Loan Commitments and Agreements," 59 Mississippi Law Journal 71, 1989; "Lender Liability: Surety Beware," Surety Claims Institute, 1989; "Effective Loan Agreements, Commitments and Accommodation Letters: An Avoidance Approach to Lender Liability," Mississippi Banker's Association, 1988; "Lender Liability in Mississippi: A Survey, Comparison and Comment," 57 Mississippi Law Journal 1, 1987; "1986 Mississippi Supreme Court Review, Criminal Law," 56 Mississippi Law Journal 677, 1986. Author: Note, "Employment Discrimination - Successor Liability - Doctrine of Successor Liability Applicable in Section 1981 Action for Employment Discrimination," 55 Mississippi Law Journal 667, 1985. Former Deputy Executive Director, Mississippi Gaming Commission. Certified Public Manager, Mississippi State Personnel Board, 2002. Member, American Road & Transportation Builders Association and Transportation Development Foundation Young Executive Development Program, Washington, D.C., 1998. Member: Mississippi State Bar; American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Mississippi Society of Certified Public Accountants; Mississippi Society of Certified Public Managers. Practice Areas: Construction Claims; Commercial Litigation; Government Contracts.
OF COUNSEL
Richard M. Edmonson (Of Counsel) born Magee, Mississippi, April 19, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Editorial Board, Mississippi Law Journal, 1962-1963. Chairman, Mississippi Law Institute, 1971. Member: Hinds County (President, 1986) and American Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1980-1981); Defense Research Institute (State Chairman, 1977-1980); Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; International Association of Insurance Counsel. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Banking Law; Commercial Law.
Otis Johnson, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Greenville, Mississippi, June 16, 1930; admitted to bar, 1956, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1952; LL.B., 1956; J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta. Law Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1956-1957. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Member, Legal Committee, Interstate Oil Compact Commission. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association (President, 1964-1965); Mississippi Alabama Division of U.S. Oil and Gas Association (Director). Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Oil and Gas Law; Litigation; Real Estate Litigation; Health Law.
Stuart Robinson, Sr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1961, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1959; LL.B., 1961). Served as, Hinds County Chancery Court Judge, 24 years. Practice Areas: Chancery Practice; Family Law.
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Little Rock, Arkansas Office: 101 South Spring Street, Suite 420, 72201. Telephone: 501-664-0300. Facsimile: 501-664-0301.

Oxford, Mississippi Office: 130-A Courthouse Square, 38655. Telephone 662-236-1500; 1-800-434-9741. Facsimile: 662-236-4910.

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