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