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Address
1005 Jackson Avenue, P.O. Box 676
Oxford, Mississippi 38655 (Lafayette Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
out of 5
(Main Office) Clayton O'Donnell, PLLC, is a regional, multi-office law firm offering aggressive representation in Mississippi and Tennessee federal and state courts. The firm is also frequently engaged to represent clientele in more cost-effective alternative dispute forums (arbitration and mediation). Its members have attained the highest distinctions among their peers, including listings in "The Best Lawyers In America" and Mid-South Super Lawyers and earning the highest Martindale-Hubbell rating. The firm's attorneys are also actively involved in various bar organizations such as The Defense Research Institute, The International Association of Defense Counsel, The American and Mississippi Bar Associations and the Mississippi Bar Foundation. Statement of PracticeBusiness Litigation, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Employment Law, Insurance Coverage Law, Partnership/Shareholder Dispute Litigation, Product Liability, Recreational Vehicle Litigation, Residential and Commercial Construction Litigation, Workers Compensation, Automobile Insurance/Accident Litigation, Intellectual Property, Voting Rights, Redistricting and Annexation Litigation, Zoning, Mediation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Banking Law. Firm Size: 7
Representative Clients:Insurance: ALFA Insurance Travelers Insurance Company Mississippi Insurance Managers Unitrin Insurance Company St. Paul Insurance Company JWF Specialty Co./CNA Century Insurance Company Kansas Bankers Surety Company Mississippi Manufacturers Assn. Trident Insurance Co. State Auto Sedgewick Claim Management Professional Claims Managers RSUI Scottsdale Insurance Company Great American Insurance Company. Corporate: Textile International HMC Technologies, LLC NPC International, Inc. RES Environmental Services Johnson Controls, Inc. Baptist Memorial Hospital Parker Hannefin Talk Emergency, LLC Quality Catfish Harvesting Abner's Restaurants Alpha Information Services, Inc. New South Enterprises Complex Chemicals, Inc. Xerox Corporation Contract Fabricators, Inc.Banking & Finance: Hartford Financial Oxford University Bank Mechanics Bank Construction: Southwide Construction Big Leaf Development, Inc. Government: Lafayette County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors Yalobusha County General Hospital & Nursing Home.
David D. O'Donnell (Member) born Detroit, Michigan, September 3, 1956; admitted to bar, 1987, Florida; 1988, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: American University School of International Service (B.S., 1980); Georgetown University; University of Mississippi (J.D., 1985). Listed in: "Best Lawyers In America" (2007-2008); "Mid-South SuperLawyers" (2008). Contributing Author: "America Votes! A Guide To Modern Election Law and Voting Rights," ABA Publication, 2008; Co-Author: "Mississippi Automobile Insurance Law and Practice," treatise published by West Publishing Company (June 1997). Author: "Wading Into The Serbonian Bog of Vote Dilution Litigation Under Amended Section 2 of The Voting Rights Act: The Evolving Evidentiary Standards Regarding The Racially Polarized Voting Inquiry," 63 Mississippi Law Journal 1 (Summer 1996); "Corporate, Commercial & Contracts," 1984 Mississippi Supreme Court Review, 55 Mississippi Law Journal 65, March, 1985. Law Clerk to Honorable Neal B. Biggers, Jr., U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1985-1987. Adjunct Professor (Trials and Pretrial Practice), University of Mississippi School of Law. President, American Inns of Court, William C. Keady Chapter (1992-1994). Attorney for Lafayette County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors. Articles Editor and Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1984-1985. Member: Lafayette County and American (Member, Section on Litigation, Committee on Employment and Labor Relations) Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar; The Florida Bar; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Member, Defense Research Institute (Civil Rights Section); Member, International Association of Defense Counsel. Reported Cases: Porter v. Lowndes County, Ms et al., 406 F. Supp. 2d 708 (N.D. Miss. 2005) (Section 1983); Garrard v. City of Grenada, Ms., 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 34350 (N.D. Miss. 2005) (Voting Rights); Pass Termite & Pest Control et al. v. Walker, 904 So.2d 1030 (Miss. 2004) (Consumer Arbitration); City of Grenada v. Marascalco et al., 876 So.2d 995 (Miss. 2004) (Annexation); Liggans v. Coahoma County, Ms., 823 So.2d 1152 (Miss. 2002) (Ms. Tort Claims Act). Practice Areas: Civil Rights; Employment Defense; Constitutional Law; Voting Rights Litigation; Insurance Coverage Law; Business Litigation; Products Liability; All Terrain Vehicle Products Liability; Products Liability Defense; Tire Defect Litigation.Email: David D. O'Donnell
S. Ray Hill, III (Member) born Starkville, Mississippi, September 28, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1997); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2000). Dean Rusk Scholar. Moot Court Board. Associate Notes and Comments Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1998-2000. Recipient, Outstanding Student Award, Constitutional Law II, Fall 1998. Finalist, Moot Court Oral Advocacy Competition. Member: The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Rights Litigation; Employment and Labor; Commercial Litigation.Email: S. Ray Hill, III
Marjorie T. O'Donnell (Member) born Forth Worth, Texas, June 25, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1982; J.D., 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Contracts II. Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, University of Mississippi School of Law. President, Oxford-Lafayette United Way, 1993. Member: Lafayette County and American Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar (Chairman, Mississippi Workers' Compensation). Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation; General Insurance Defense; Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.Email: Marjorie T. O'Donnell
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