(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. General Litigation and Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury, Railroad, Environmental Law, Workers' Compensation, Intellectual Property, Construction Law, Commercial Collections, Creditor's Rights and Employment Law.

Clients

COUNSEL FOR: Norfolk Southern Corporation
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
American Honda Motor Company, Inc.
E.I. duPont de Nemours and Company
Medical Assurance Company of Mississippi
Illinois Central Railroad Company
General American Life Insurance Company
South Central Regional Medical Center
Jeff Anderson Regional Medical Center
Mississippi Healthcare Association Insurance Services Company
Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
Audubon Insurance Group
The Alabama Great Southern Railroad Company
Mississippi Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
Southern Farm Bureau Casualty Insurance Company
Brentwood Services Administrators, Inc.
Mississippi Insurance Guaranty Association
Premier Insurance Company
BancorpSouth Bank
Citizens National Bank
Community Bank
Central Sunbelt Federal Credit Union
Advance America
State Auto Insurance Company
BellSouth Telecommunications
Charles N. Clark & Associates
Gulf Guaranty Insurance Company
Wyeth, Inc.
Chattem, Inc.
Olin Corporation
Hancock Bank
Bayer Corporation
Berkley Insurance Company
Cincinnati Insurance Company
Evenflo Company, Inc.
Laurel Machine & Foundry Company
Chancellor Motor Group
Chancellor Properties LLC
Lorillard Tobacco Company
CNA Insurance Company
Atlantic Pacific Marine Corporation
Global Santa Fe Corporation
Liberty National Life Insurance Company
Denbury Resources, Inc.
Nabors Drilling USA, Inc.
Met Life
Americrete, Inc.
Burton Computer Resources, Inc.
Eye Care Associates
Laurel Bone & Joint Clinic
Laurel Family Clinic, PA
Laurel Open MRI
Laurel Pediatric Clinic
Lindstrom Eye Clinic
Radiology Associates
The OB-GYN Group of Laurel, PA
Phillips Building Supply of Laurel, Inc.
Pine Belt Ready Mix Concrete
Robison Tire Company, Inc.
Taylor Construction Company, Inc.
Taylor Redi-Mix Concrete
Walters Construction Co., Inc.
Walters Development, LLC

Reference:

BancorpSouth Bank.

Address

535 North 5th Avenue
Laurel, MS 39441, (Jones Co.)

Phone

Phone: 601-649-5399
Fax: 601-649-5799

Website

http://www.gbeolaw.com

OF COUNSEL

E. Brooke Ferris, III (Of Counsel) born Macon, Mississippi, June 11, 1937; admitted to bar, 1968, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1959; J.D., 1968). Phi Alpha Delta; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member: Jones County (President, 1982) and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Railroad Law; Products Liability.Email: E. Brooke Ferris, III

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Robert D. Gholson (Member) born Hattiesburg, Mississippi, December 29, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Mississippi (B.P.A., 1978; J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1979-1981. Judge, Mississippi Court of Military Appeals, 1996—. Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Directors). [Major, JAGC, Mississippi Army National Guard, 1988-1996]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Federal Litigation; Products Liability; Consumer Finance Litigation; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation.Email: Robert D. Gholson

Richard O. Burson (Member) born Columbus, Mississippi, April 16, 1962; admitted to bar, 1988, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1988). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Jones County Bar Association (President, 2006); American Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Banking Law; Administrative Law; Toxic Torts; Products Liability.Email: Richard O. Burson

Romney H. Entrekin (Member) born Columbia, Mississippi, January 24, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Louisiana; 1992, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1987); Louisiana State University (J.D., 1990). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1990-1992. Member: Jones County (President, 2002), Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Hospital Law; Railroad Law; Insurance Claims Defense; Corporate Law; Employment Law.Email: Romney H. Entrekin

Craig N. Orr (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, February 19, 1969; admitted to bar, 1994, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1991; J.D., 1994). Member, Mississippi Law Journal. Member, Moot Court Board. Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Collections; Workers Compensation; Creditors Rights; Construction Law; General Practice.Email: Craig N. Orr

Richard A. Follis (Member) born Houston, Texas, March 16, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1994); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1998). Chairman, Moot Court Board, 1997-1998. Member, Mississippi Law Journal. Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jones County Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. Practice Areas: Litigation; Railroad Law; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability.Email: Richard A. Follis

Ryan J. Mitchell (Member) born Picayune, Mississippi, March 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi. Education: Mississippi College (B.S., 1997); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1998-2000. Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jones County Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Railroad Law.Email: Ryan J. Mitchell

ASSOCIATES

Noel A. Rogers (Associate) born Collins, Mississippi, March 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1996; J.D., 2002). Phi Delta Phi. Law School Student Body Senator and Speaker Pro Tempore. Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Insurance Defense; Economic Development; Mass Tort Defense; Real Estate.Email: Noel A. Rogers

Daniel D. Wallace (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, November 11, 1975; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2002). Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jones County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Automobile Liability Defense; Consumer Finance Litigation; Personal Injury; Corporate Law; Medical Malpractice Defense; Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Defense.Email: Daniel D. Wallace

Grayson Lacey (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, October 16, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2003; J.D., 2006;). Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Jones County Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Litigation; Railroad Law.Email: Grayson Lacey