(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil and Trial Practice. Corporate, Banking, Real Estate, Oil and Gas, Probate, Worker's Compensation and Insurance Law.

Representative Clients:

Trustmark National Bank
Bank of Jones County
Bank of Mississippi
Union Planter Bank
Mississippi Power Co.
Howard Industries, Inc.
Howard Transportation, Inc
Olen Burrage Trucking, Inc.
Sanderson Farms, Inc.
Essmuelter Company
Howse Enterprises, Inc.
Howse Implement Company, Inc.
The Continental Insurance Cos.
Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.
Security Insurance Group
Seaboard Fire and Marine Insurance Co.
Fidelity and Casualty Insurance Co.
Laurel School District
Big "B" Valve
Bush Construction
Pine Belt Ready Mix Concrete, Inc.
Dunn Road Builders
Petroleum Equipment Tool Co.
Pan Canadian Petroleum Co.
Chevron U.S.A., Inc.
Clayton W. Williams, Jr., Inc.
Williams Companies
Helmsman Management Services, Inc.
Safety Risk Service, Inc.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Mississippi Valley Title Insurance Co.
Chicago Title Insurance Co.
Louisville Title Insurance Co.
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.
Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Co.
Stewart Land Title Insurance Co.

Rate Information

Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available

Address

Suite 400 Trustmark National Bank Building
415 North Magnolia Street P.O. Box 106
Laurel, MS 39441-0106, (Jones Co.)

Phone

Phone: 601-649-3351
Fax: 601-426-9625

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Stewart J. Gilchrist (Member) born Laurel, Mississippi, June 12, 1925; admitted to bar, 1950, Mississippi. Education: University of California; University of Mississippi (LL.B., 1950). Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate; Corporate Law; Banking Law.Email: Stewart J. Gilchrist

William W. Sumrall (Member) born Newton, Mississippi, March 11, 1943; admitted to bar, 1966, Mississippi, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1971, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1964; J.D., 1966). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Jones County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1966-1970]. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Probate.Email: William W. Sumrall

Richard L. Yoder (Member) born Laurel, Jones County, Mississippi, September 15, 1948; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi; 1978, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1971); Jackson School of Law (J.D., 1977). Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Banking Law; School Law; Commercial Law; Business Litigation; Labor and Employment; Probate.Email: Richard L. Yoder

Douglas S. Boone (Member) born Jackson, Mississippi, March 30, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Mississippi. Education: Millsaps College (B.A., 1973); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1976). Member, Moot Court Board, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Chief Justice Robert G. Gillespie, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1976-1977. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Oil and Gas Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Oil and Gas; Real Property; Insurance Defense.Email: Douglas S. Boone

ASSOCIATES

Randy P. Laird (Associate) born Laurel, Mississippi, Jones County, May 11, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., Public Administration, 1977; M.A., Public Administration, 1981; J.D., 1982). Phi Alpha Alpha. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award. Alderman-At-Large, City of Ellisville, Mississippi, 2000—. Member: Jones County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar.Email: Randy P. Laird

Parker F. Leggett (Associate) born Jackson, Mississippi, December 10, 1980; admitted to bar, 2006, 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., 2003; J.D., 2006). Member: Jones County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Mississippi Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Real Estate; Workers Compensation; Commercial Transactions; Personal Injury; Business Defense Litigation.Email: Parker F. Leggett