Thomas D. Bourdeaux (1925-1995).
Thomas R. Jones (Retired Partner) (Retired).
ASSOCIATES
Kacey Guy Bailey (Associate) born Laurel, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Princeton University (B.A., 2001); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2006). Legislative Assistant to former U.S. Congressman Ronnie Shows; Meridian Symphony League (President); Meridian Symphony Orchestra (Board Member); Boys and Girls Club (Board Member). Member: Lauderdale County (Secretary, 2007, 2008); American Bar Associations (Young Lawyers Division); The Mississippi Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Insurance; Products Liability; Government; Health Care; Medical Malpractice Defense.Email: Kacey Guy Bailey
Robert T. Bailey (Associate) born Meridian, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 2006, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S., 1997; J.D., 2006). Worked on presidential campaign and for the presidential inaugural committee for President George W. Bush, 2000. Employed in the White House Travel Office for President George W. Bush, 2001-2003. Member: The Mississippi Bar; Lauderdale County and American (Young Lawyers Division) Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Products Liability.
PARTNERS
William C. Hammack (Senior Partner) born Vicksburg, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1972, Mississippi; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Mississippi and University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1970); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1972). Member, Mississippi Board of Corrections, 1980-1984; Past President-Meridian & Lauderdale County Chamber of Commerce. Member: Lauderdale County (Vice President, 1977; President, 1978) and American (Member, Sections on: Litigation; General Practice) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; International Association of Defense Counsel; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Products Liability; Commercial Transactions.Email: William C. Hammack
J. Richard Barry (Partner) born Quitman, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1979, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.P.A., 1976; J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Lauderdale County (Secretary, Treasurer, 1980, President, 1993) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1986-1987; Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 1985-1988); Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; County Government Law; Hospital Law.Email: J. Richard Barry
William "Bill" T. May (Partner) born Newton, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1979; J.D., 1982). Alumni Executive Committee, University of Mississippi; Alumni Vice President, University of Mississippi; William Winter Institute; Montgomery Institute; Mississippi Association for Justice; American Association of Justice. Member: Newton County Bar Association; Lauderdale County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Products Liability; Civil Litigation.Email: William "Bill" T. May
Lee Thaggard (Partner) born Madden, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1992, Mississippi and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi. Education: Mississippi State University (B.P.A., in Accounting, 1987); University of Mississippi (J.D., cum laude, 1992). Member, University of Mississippi Law Journal, 1990-1992. Author, Comment: "DNA Fingerprinting: Overview of the Impact of the Genetic Witness on the American System of Criminal Justice," 61 Miss. L.J. 423 (1991). Law Clerk to United States District Judge Walter J. Gex, III, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, 1992-1994. Member: Lauderdale County (Secretary/Treasurer, 1994-1995), Fifth Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Young Lawyers Division, Past Director); Lauderdale County Young Lawyers (Past President); Defense Research Institute. [Mississippi Army National Guard, Major, Trial Counsel, 114th Area Support Group, Veteran of Operation Iraq: Freedom Chief of Military Justice, 377th Theater Support Command Provisional]. Practice Areas: Municipal Law; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Civil Rights Defense; Health Care.Email: Lee Thaggard