(Main Office)

Wells, Moore, Simmons & Hubbard, PLLC is privileged to serve a variety of local, regional and national clients in several areas of law including general civil law, mass tort and product liability defense, asbestos litigation, intellectual property law, general corporate, real estate and residential development law, estate planning and probate, business organization and finance, and commercial transactions.

The Wells, Moore, Simmons & Hubbard firm traces its involvement in the practice of law in Central Mississippi from 1867 to the present. The firm has extended its interests in its clients by continuing to be involved in community and civic affairs.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Corporate, Insurance, Real Estate, Probate, Banking, Taxation Law. Trials. Antitrust, Estate Planning, Oil and Gas, Commercial, Bankruptcy, Securities and Municipal Bond Law.

Representative Clients:

Trustmark National Bank
Fleet Finance Center
Norwest Financial Services
Amica Mutual Insurance Co.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
The Waverley Group
JFM, Inc.
Puckett Machinery Co.
Trilogy Communications, Inc.
Zurich American Insurance Co.
Ericsson Radio Systems, Inc.
Mississippi Management, Inc. dba MMI Hotel Group
Daimler Chrysler
Belhaven College
Foshee Construction
Physicians Group
Volkswagen, U.S.A.
First American Title Insurance Co.
Orix Credit Alliance, Inc.
G.E. Capital Corp.
Pirelli Tire, LLC
Federated Mutual Insurance Co.
Travelers Insurance Co.
First American Abstract Co.
Baker-Hughes, Inc.
Police Jury Association of Louisiana
Isle of Capri Casino, Inc.
EMC Insurance Co.
Georgia Gulf Corp.
Barbour International, Inc.
FMC Corp.
Great American Insurance Co.
Northrop-Grumman, Corp.
General Dynamics Corp.

Address

Highland Bluff North, Suite 200
4450 Old Canton Road
Jackson, MS 39211, (Hinds & Madison Cos.)

Mailing Address:

P. O. Box 1970
Jackson 39215-1970

Phone

Phone: 601-354-5400
Telecopier: 601-355-5850

Website

http://www.wellsmoore.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Eugene A. Simmons (Member) born Brookhaven, Mississippi, August 5, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1966); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1969). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Hinds County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Sections) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; General Corporate Law.Email: Eugene A. Simmons

Thomas Calvin Wells (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, December 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Mississippi. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1976); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1978). Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; The Association of Finance Attorneys, Inc.; Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: General Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate Law; Bankruptcy Law; Contracts Law; Partnerships Law.Email: Thomas Calvin Wells

Arthur M. Edwards, III (Member) born West Point, Mississippi, July 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1978, Mississippi; 1980, U.S. Tax Court; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1976; J.D., 1978); New York University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1980). Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1978. Author: "Section 2032A: Cash Leases and Cessation of Qualified Use," 10 Va. Tax Review 731 (1991). Member: The Mississippi Bar (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Trusts and Estate; Young Lawyers, Board of Directors, 1987-1989); American Bar Association (Member, Section of Taxation and Section of Real Property, Probate and Trust Law); Mississippi Estate Planning Council (Member, Board of Directors, 1985-1987 and 2000-2002); Mississippi Law Institute (Member, 1981-1988; Chairman, 1988); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Practice Areas: Estate Planning Law; Probate Law; Business Organization; Tax Planning Law; Civil Tax Litigation; General Federal and State Tax Matters; Business; Real Estate; Financing Transactions.Email: Arthur M. Edwards, III

Jeffrey P. Hubbard (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, July 28, 1957; admitted to bar, 1983, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1980; J.D., 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa; Omicron Delta Epsilon. James O. Eastland Scholar. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Mass Tort Litigation; Asbestos Litigation; Intellectual Property Law.Email: Jeffrey P. Hubbard

Charles R. Wilbanks, Jr. (Member) born Huntsville, Alabama, December 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1987, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.S.B.A., with distinction, 1984); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1986). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Chi; Mortor Board. Member, Mississippi Law Journal. Member: The Mississippi Bar (President, Young Lawyers Division); American Bar Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit. Practice Areas: Mass Torts; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense; General Litigation.Email: Charles R. Wilbanks, Jr.

Suzanna Baker (Member) born Camp LeJeune, North Carolina, May 24, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi; 1995, Tennessee. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1977); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1980); New York University (LL.M., in Corporate Law, 1981). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Hinds County, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Finance; Contracts; Health Care.Email: Suzanna Baker

Treva Lowery McInnis (Member) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, March 24, 1967; admitted to bar, 1996, Mississippi. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1989); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1996). Member, Mississippi College Law Review, 1994-1996. Author: "The Tax Treatment of Punitive Damages Under 26 USCA 104(a)(2)," Mississippi College Law Review, 1997. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate; General Practice; Corporate Law; Commercial Transactions.Email: Treva Lowery McInnis

Richard D. Mitchell (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, November 13, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1978; J.D., 1982). Instructor, Mississippi Law Enforcement Training Academy, 1997-2003. T.A., Mississippi Bureau Narcotics, 1997-2000. Assistant District Attorney, 1992-1998. District Attorney, 1999-2003. Assistant Attorney General, 1985-1987, 1988-1989. President Elect, Mississippi Prosecutors Association, 2000-2002. Member: The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Prosecutors Section, 2000-2001). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Mass Torts; Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Labor and Employment.Email: Richard D. Mitchell

Susan D. McNamara (Member) born Alexandria, Louisiana, April 21, 1975; admitted to bar, 1999, Mississippi; 2000, Louisiana. Education: Harding University (B.A., 1996); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 1999). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Law Student Bar Association (Secretary, 1997-1998; Senator, 1998-1999). Recipient, Academic Scholarship, 1996-1999. Author: "Estate Administration in Mississippi," Summary of Mississippi Law, West Publishing, 2002. Listed in Who's Who in American Law Students. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Louisiana State Bar Association; Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate Litigation; Real Estate; Civil Litigation.Email: Susan D. McNamara

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Richard Montague (Associate) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, April 4, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Mississippi. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979). Author: "Are Retirement Funds Exempt From the Reach of Creditors in Mississippi?" 10 Miss. C.L. Rev. 125 (1990); "The Case of the Missing Footnote: Can Creditors Recover Fraudulent Transfers from ERISA-Qualified Pension Plans?" 13 Miss. C.L. Rev. 91 (1992). Member: Hinds County (President, 1991-1992), Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; Commercial Law League of America; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy and Insolvency; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate; Corporate Transactions.Email: Richard Montague

Seth C. Little (Associate) born Shreveport, Louisiana; admitted to bar, 2008, Mississippi;. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2004); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2008). Member: The Mississippi Bar.Email: Seth C. Little

Jeffrey M. Williams (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, April 24, 1970; admitted to bar, 2001, Mississippi. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.A., 1994); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Member, Moot Court. Member, Mississippi Law Journal. Law Clerk to Hon. Charles Pickering Sr., U.S. District Court Judge. Author: comment, "Mississippi's Child Support Guidelines: Need, Process & Review," Mississippi Law Journal, Spring 2001. Member: The Mississippi Bar. [With U.S. Air Force, 1994-1998; U.S. Air Force Reserve, 1998-2001; Major, Mississippi Air National Guard, 2001—]. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Jeffrey M. Williams

Stacey L. Strain (Associate) born Grenada, Mississippi, 1969; admitted to bar, 2004, Mississippi; 2005, Louisiana; 2006, District of Columbia; 2009, Alabama. Education: University of Mississippi, (B.A., 1991); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2004). Mississippi College Law Review. Pupil, Charles Clark Chapter of the American Inns of Court. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award Child Advocacy and Accounting for Lawyers. Member: Member, The Mississippi Bar; Louisiana Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation.Email: Stacey L. Strain

Matthew R. Dowd (Associate) born Flowood, Mississippi, August 28, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi;. Education: Millsaps College (B.S. B.A., 2001); University of Mississippi School of Law (JD,2005). Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Hinds County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Litigation.Email: Matthew R. Dowd

OF COUNSEL

Frank T. Moore, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Jackson, Mississippi, June 28, 1942; admitted to bar, 1967, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1964; J.D., 1967). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Pi Sigma Alpha. Note, Editor, 1966 and Editor-in-Chief, 1967, Mississippi Law Journal. Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Business Law Litigation; Corporate Law Litigation; Commercial Law Litigation; Matrimonial Law Litigation; General Civil Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Frank T. Moore, Jr.