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Address
424 Washington Avenue
Ocean Springs, Mississippi 39564 (Jackson Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
 Accepts Credit Cards (Main Office) Denham Law Firm, PLLC provides the highest quality legal services in a broad range of areas where litigation may be required. The Firm's practice primarily consists of litigation in all State and Federal Courts. We concentrate on all types of complex litigation and offers a full range of legal services. Our law practice focuses on the areas of personal injury which includes auto accidents, offshore/seaman cases, Jones Act claims, medical malpractice, head and spinal cord injuries, back injuries, wrongful death, and other complex litigation. We also concentrate on workers compensation claims, criminal law, divorce, child custody, adoptions and corporations and business litigation. Our pragmatism, our aggressive use of technology, and our dedication to client satisfaction distinguish us from our peers in the legal community. We invite you to explore the Denham Law Firm website to learn more about what our firm has to offer. Practicing law in the same location since 1973, the firm tried literally thousands of cases successfully, most recently representing more than a hundred families devastated by Hurricane Katrina in recovering their losses. Denham Law Firm, PLLC located on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, primarily represents clients in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama. Statement of PracticeHurricane and Bad Faith Insurance-Related Litigation, Wrongful Death and Personal Injury, Products Liability, Premises Liability, Automobile/Motorcycle Accidents, Offshore Accidents, Domestic Relations, Divorce, Workers Compensation and Longshore Cases, Real Estate and Business Litigation, Criminal Trial Practice, including White Collar Crime and Complex Litigation. Year Established: 1973
Firm Size: 5
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Address424 Washington Avenue
Ocean Springs, MS 39564, (Jackson Co.)
PhonePhone: 228-875-1234
Fax: 228-875-4553
Email: sandy@denhamlaw.com
Website
http://www.denhamlaw.com
Office HoursMonday: 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
Earl Lamar Denham (Member) born July 1, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.S. in Biology, 1969); The University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1972). Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Order of Omega. Certified Advocate, National College of Advocacy. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Association for Justice; Mississippi Association for Justice; Southern Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors); The Lamar Order. [Captain, U.S. Army (Ret)]. Reported Cases: Warwick v. Gautier Utility Dist. (setting aside lower court dismissal of utility rate dispute and directing liability); McClain v. White (setting aside default judgment); Logan v. Logan (landmark ruling giving custody of child to step father over natural mother); Gulf Coast Research Laboratory v. Amaraneni (civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 and landmark establishment of expectation of continuing employment for at will state employees); State v. Roderick (declaring Mississippi RICO statute on usury unconstitutionally void for vagueness); Touart v. Johnston (affirming trial victory of youth court judge over board of supervisors); Dunn v. Dunn (landmark decision involving equitable liens in a domestic case); Lawler v. Government Employees Ins. Co. (establishing that statute of limitations in Mississippi does not begin to run for minors until age 21); Extension of Boundaries of City of Moss Point v. Sherman (Municipal annexation-contestants' win at trial affirmed); In re Jordan (capital murder conviction reversed); Robinson v. Robinson (affirming divorce); Denham v. Ramsey (striking down Mississippi residency requirements for voting). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Hurricane and Bad Faith Insurance Litigation; Complex Litigation; Divorce; Child Custody; Maritime Accidents; Criminal Law; Real Estate Litigation; White Collar Crime; Mediation; Commercial Litigation; Wrongful Death and Personal Injury.Email: Earl Lamar Denham
——————————Kristopher W. Carter (Associate) born Laurel, Mississippi, February 15, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Mississippi; 2006, Alabama. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.A., Foreign Languages, 2002); The University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2005). University of Southern Mississippi - Member: Pi Kappa Alpha, Student Alumni Association. Recipient: Leadership Scholarship, Pi Kappa Alpha Alumni Scholarship. University of Mississippi School of Law - Member: Mississippi Law Journal; Moot Court Executive Board, Moot Court Board; Phi Kappa Phi; Environmental Law Society; Gorove International Law Society. Editor-in-Chief, Mississippi Review of First Impressions. Participant, Supreme Court Practice, Professor George Cochran, Spring, 2005. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Outstanding Student Award, Professor Robert Weems, Mississippi Wills and Estates, Fall, 2003; M.M. Roberts Scholarship; Dean's Scholarship; Trustmark National Bank Award Scholarship. First Recipient, William Weems Gates Memorial Scholarship. Clerk to Judge David Ishee, Mississippi Court of Appeals, 2005-2006. Former Member: Jackson Young Lawyers Association; Hinds County Bar Association. Member: Jackson County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Mississippi Association for Justice; Southern Trial Lawyers Association; American Association for Justice; Jackson County Young Lawyers Association. Languages: Spanish, English, German (intermediate), Japanese (intermediate). Practice Areas: Hurricane-Related Litigation; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; General Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Constitutional Law; Divorce; Child Custody; Child Support; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Real Estate Litigation; Medical Malpractice; Appellate Practice; Trial Practice; Employment Discrimination; Insurance Bad Faith; Criminal Law; Maritime/Shipyard Injuries.
Jason Embry (Associate) born Long Beach, Mississippi; admitted to bar, 1995, Mississippi. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1992); Mississippi State University (J.D., 1995). Member: Mississippi Bar Association; Mississippi Association for Justice; Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Workers Compensation; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Family Law; Maritime and Shipyard Injuries.
Leilani Hill (Associate) born Auckland, New Zealand, 1976; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., Education, 1996); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 2000). Tau Beta Sigma; Golden Key National Honor Society. Former Prosecutor, 3rd Circuit District Court; Former Assistant Public Defender Lafayette County, MS; University of MS School of Law Moot Court Board Vice Chairman, 2000; National Moot Court Competition Team, 2000; Saul Lefkowitz Competition Team, 2000; Best Brief South Regional, 2000; National Second Place Best Brief Winner. Member: The Mississippi Bar Association; American Association of Justice; Mississippi Association of Justice; Southern Trial Lawyers Association; Jackson County Bar Association and former Member MS Prosecutors Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 2008-2009). Reported Cases: Turner v. State 831 So.2d S74, (MS 2002) (Prosecuting Attorney); Allred v. State, 908 So.2d 889 (MS 2008) (Prosecuting Attorney); Dawkins v. State, 2008-MS-0917.181; 991 So.2d 189 (MS 2008) (Prosecuting Attorney); LeaviH v. State, 982 So.2d 981 (MS 2008) (Prosecuting Attorney); Jones v. State, 970 So.2d 1316 (MS 2007) (Prosecuting Attorney). Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Family Law; Personal Injury.Email: Leilani Hill
LEGAL SUPPORT PERSONNELKaren Kosztur Email: Karen Kosztur
Yvonne D. Ray Email: Yvonne D. Ray
Barbara S. Langan
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