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363 North Broadway Street, P.O. Box 496
Tupelo, Mississippi 38802-0496 (Lee Co.)
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(Main Office) The attorneys at Webb Sanders & Williams PLLC provide counsel to businesses and insurance carriers throughout Mississippi and the Southeast region of the United States. With attorneys also admitted to practice in Oklahoma and Alabama, we are able to effectively represent our clients in a wide variety of venues. We provide advice on coverage matters including assistance to special investigations, including arson and fraud, when litigation is involved. With each of our attorneys admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, all state courts in Mississippi, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, we have earned a well established reputation with our clients not only for effective representation, but also favorable results in difficult and complex cases. Webb Sanders & Williams also handles workers compensation matters at all levels from hearings to appeals. We also have attorneys admitted to practice in Federal Courts in Tennessee and Alabama, as well as Oklahoma. Our attorneys are supported with highly trained and educated personnel as well as the most current technological resources and tools. Our commitment to technology, including our state of the art computer network, provides our attorneys and staff access to a wide range of information resources, allows us to effectively communicate with our clients, and allows us to utilize the on-line filing capabilities of various courts throughout Mississippi and the nation. Our technological advances do not stop at our office doors. Our attorneys as well as some support staff are also able to work remotely so that absence from the office for deposition, trial, or other business does not interfere with our ability to coordinate legal strategy and communicate directly with our clients. Our commitment to our clients is paramount, and we endeavor to make each case a priority. At Webb Sanders & Williams PLLC we believe in a team approach to litigation. In the face of highly complex and potentially costly litigation we strive to minimize cost and maximize results for our clients by utilizing in-house resources wherever possible. Our goal at Webb Sanders & Williams is to provide our clients with the expertise, information and personal attention necessary to adequately evaluate each situation and to recommend the course of action which will produce the best result. Please contact us today to learn more about how Webb Sanders & Williams can help you. Statement of PracticeGeneral Insurance and Corporate Defense including Auto, Property, Fire, Arson and Civil Fraud, First Party and Bad Faith, Special Investigations, Products Liability, Workers' Compensation, General Civil Practice, Trials and Appeals before all State and Federal Courts, State and Federal Agency Practice, Corporate and Commercial Law and Litigation, Transportation, Environmental, Toxic Torts, Employment Discrimination, Medical and Other Professional Malpractice, Construction, Fidelity and Surety, Commercial Real Estate, Labor and Employment, Title VII and ERISA Defense, Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights. Year Established: 1986
Firm Size: 8
ClientsAmerican Modern Home Insurance
American National Property & Casualty Co. (ANPAC)
Auto-Owners Insurance
BridgeWorks Commercial Management
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co.
The Cadle Company
Dairyland Insurance Co.
EMC Insurance Companies
Farm Bureau
Farmers Insurance Group
Fleetwood Homes
Foremost Insurance Co.
GAB Business Services, Inc.
GEICO
General Casualty
GuideOne Insurance
Harleysville Insurance
Holden Industries, Inc.
Liberty National Life Insurance Company
MetLife Auto and Home
National Security Fire and Casualty Co.
Reliance Standard Life Insurance Co.
The Republic Group
Ryder Truck Rental
SafeCo
Safeway Insurance Co.
Sentry Insurance Co.
Southern Pioneer Insurance Co.
State Automobile Insurance Co.
State Farm Fire and Casualty Company
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
Travelers Insurance Company
Vanliner Insurance Co.
Whitaker Sales, Inc.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address363 North Broadway Street P.O. Box 496
Tupelo, MS 38802-0496, (Lee Co.)
PhonePhone: 662-844-2137
Fax: 662-842-3863
Website
http://www.webbsanders.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
Benjamin H. Sanders (1942-1999).
Dan W. Webb (Member) born Baldwyn, Mississippi, June 7, 1949; admitted to bar, 1977, Mississippi and U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Education: University of Southern Mississippi (B.S., 1971); University of Southern California (M.S. Ed., 1974); University of Mississippi (J.D., Valedictorian, with distinction, 1976). Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi. Listed in: Who's Who in Mississippi Law; Outstanding Lawyers of America. Recipient: Outstanding Phi Delta Phi First Year Student Award; Outstanding Supporter, The Risk Management & Insurance Program, University of Mississippi (2008); Designated Mid-South Super Lawyer in Insurance Coverage (2007 and 2008); Distinguished Service Award, Northeast Mississippi Regional Committee, 2000; University of Mississippi Insurance Advisory Board, Distinguished Service Award (2005); Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal (1976); Co-Editor, MDLA Quarterly (1999); Law Clerk to Hon. William C. Keady, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi (1977-1979); Seminar Speaker: "If Chinese Drywall Covers the Walls, Are Those Walls Covered?" Joint Seminar of the Mississippi Claims Association and the Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Flowood, Mississippi (2009); "Fundamentals of Litigation Management and Related Topics," GEICO, Macon, Georgia (2009); "Fundamentals of Litigation Management," Council on Litigation Management, Columbus, Ohio (2009); "Tort Reform," Mississippi State University Insurance Day (2002); "Gramm-Leach-Bliley Privacy Act: An Overview of Compliance Obligations and Questions Left Unanswered Under the Act," "Loss Control Issues: How to Recognize Potential Problems From Both an Agency and Claims Standpoint," "Bad Faith: It is Best to Avoid It, Here's How," Continuing Education Seminar for the Professional Insurance Agents of Mississippi/Mississippi Claims Annual Convention, Orange Beach, Alabama (2001); "Update on Ethics Opinions in Mississippi," Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Southern Regional Meeting (2000); "Recent Developments in Mississippi Insurance Law," Ole Miss Insurance Symposium, Oxford, Mississippi (2000); "Update on Insurance Law Developments," University of Mississippi Insurance Symposium (2000); "Constitutional Issues Raised by the Mississippi Tort Claims Act," Mississippi Governmental Tort Immunity Seminar (1998); Counsel in Bad Faith/Arson/Insurance Fraud Mock Trial for the Mississippi Fire Investigators Association Fire and Arson School (1997); Presentations: "Venue, Joinder, Intrastate Forum Non Conveniens and Other Issues," Eighth Annual Trial Practice Seminar, Prentiss County Mississippi Bar Association (2007); "Opening Statements," Trial Practice Academy, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Oxford, Mississippi (2007); "Coverage Issues/Claim Handling," PIA/MCA Convention Continuing Education (2005); "Legal Implications of Current Version of National Fire Protection Association § 921," State Farm Insurance Companies Special Investigative Unit Workshop, Birmingham, Alabama (1996); "Defense of Fire, Fraud and Bad Faith," Mississippi State University College of Business and Industry (1994); Defense Counsel in Bad Faith/Arson/Insurance Fraud Mock Trial for State Farm Fire and Casualty Company's Advanced Claim School (1993); "Insurance Defense Issues and Recent Developments," Mississippi Claims Association State Convention (1992); "Insurance Defense Issues in Mississippi," Safeco Insurance Company, Nashville, Tennessee (1987); "First Party Bad Faith Defense," Southern Farm Bureau Insurance Companies (1985); "Arson and Fraud Defense in Mississippi," State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (1984); Publications: Monograph: "Venue, Joinder, Intrastate Forum Non Conveniens and Other Issues Related to Where the Chickens Can Insist the Other Chickens Come to Roost," Perspective From the Bench and the Bar, Prentiss County Bar Association (2007); "United States Supreme Court Holds Punitive Damages Award in Insurance Bad Faith Case Excessive and Violative of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution," The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 27, No. 2 (Co-Author)(2003); "Y2K-Klear? Konfusing?" The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 4 (Co-Author)(1999); "Ethical Prohibition on Third Party Audits and Other Related Issues," The MDLA Quarterly, Vol. 23, No. 2 (Co-Author)(1999); "Constitutional Issues Raised by the Mississippi Tort Claims Act," (co-author, 1998); "The Legal Burden of Proof Implications of NFPA 921 Should be Removed," National Fire and Arson Report, Vol. 14, No. 3, September 1996; "Unanimous Verdict for Insurer in Civil Arson Case in 'Clear and Convincing' Jurisdiction," National Fire and Arson Report, Vol. 13, No. 3, Page 18 (September 1995); Monograph: "Constitutional Arguments Against the Assessment of Punitive Damages," The Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association Quarterly (December 1989); Mediator, American Bar Association Mediation Competition (2005). Member: Mississippi State Bar (Mississippi State Bar Delegate to Judicial Conference of Fifth Circuit, 1984-1986); Lee County and American (Litigation and Torts Section; Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (President, 2000; President-Elect 1999; Board of Directors, 1994-1998; Secretary/Treasurer and Editor of MDLA Quarterly Newsletter, 1998; Chairman, Northeast Mississippi Regional Committee, 1989, 1991, 1992; Ethics Committee Vice Chairman, 1990); Defense Research Institute; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Mississippi Claims Association (Member, 2001; Legal/Legislative Committee Chair 2001); Atlanta Claims Association; National Fire Protection Association; International Association of Arson Investigators, Inc.; Mississippi Fire Investigators Association; University of Mississippi Insurance Advisory Board (2000-2009), Chairman-Elect (2003), Chairman (2004-2005), University of Mississippi Insurance Symposium Chairman (2005); ABA Advisory Board (2008-2009); Council on Litigation Management (2009). [U.S. Air Force, active duty, 1971-1974]. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Reported Cases: Buchanan v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 2007 WL 1031648 (S.D.Miss.) (Flood insurance - removal sustained based on Federal question jurisdiction in a case where the insurance claims handling and homeowners claim handling were comingled in complaint); Gagne v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 2006 WL 3335506 (S.D.Miss.) (Dismissal of claims based on alleged violation of constitutional rights under U.S.C. §1983 and dismissal of claims asserted against corporate officers and board members in bad faith litigation); Blue Meadows Apartments, LLC v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 2008 WL 4680576 (S.D.Miss.) (Order obtained requiring mortgage lender to voluntarily participate in litigation or to be joined in same); McIntosh v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 2008 WL 1850094 (S.D.Miss.) (Dismissal of fraud claims in bad faith litigation); McIntosh v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 2008 WL 941640 (S.D.Miss.) (Disqualification of counsel because of ethical violations ordered); Hill v. General Insurance Company of America, 456 F.Supp.2d 757 (N.D.Miss, 2006) (Summary judgment granted holding that homeowners insurer was not entitled to contribution from property insurer for any amount that homeowners insurer paid to homeowner due to home's destruction by fire); Pryor v. Safeway Insurance Co., 341 B.R. 571 (Bkrtcy.N.D.Miss., 2006) (Bankruptcy; Insurance; Bad Faith; Order obtained determining that insurer had standing to reopen a bankruptcy case to request clarification of the court's order and view of conduct of the debtor and, based on the evidence, judicial estoppels precluded the debtor, whose nondisclosures were not inadvertent from continuing her cause of action for contract and bad faith damages against the insurer); Jefferson v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 2001 WL 741642 (N.D.Miss) (Fraudulent joinder/improper joinder ¿ removal of bad faith litigation in which decision makers and investigator in arson case where joins the defendants; individual defendants dismissed); Madison v. Vintage Petroleum, Inc., 872 F.Supp. 340 (S.D.Miss, 1994) (Substitution of parties holding that tenant's guardian could not be substituted and that tenant's sole heir could be substituted until the estate was open and an heir was appointed administrator for that purpose); State Farm Fire and Casualty Company v. Stallworth, 2008 WL 821835 (S.D.Miss) (Coverage; holding that policies in suit were not ambiguous and the intentional acts exclusions in all three policies precluded coverage and that the "violation of a penal statute" under the facts of this case precluded coverage under a church policy for alleged sexual misconduct of a minister); O'Keefe v. State Farm Fire and Casualty, 2009 WL 95039 (S.D.Miss) (Claims against Federal district court had original and exclusive jurisdiction over insureds' claim claims against the homeowners' insurer related to its administration of a National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and the adjustment of the insureds' Standard Flood Insurance Program (SFIP) policy including fraud and breach of contract claims related to the development and implementation of expedited handling procedures for flood insurance policy); Williams v. Thompson, 962 So.2d 715 (Miss.App., 2007) (Suit against insurer, underwriter and agent dismissed holding that company had properly handled payments to former wife to whom complete title of the property had been granted as part of the divorce proceeding); Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. v. Monsanto Company, 208 So.2d 121 (Miss., 2005) (Case sustained argument that trial court lacked authority to subpoena documents located outside the state of Mississippi from a nonresident, nonparty corporation by service on that nonparties' appointed agent for service of process); Haggans v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, 803 So.2d 1249 (Miss.App., 2002) (Affirmed order holding that agent did not breach duties to procure insurance and, as result, the insurer had no liability to the insured based on vicarious liability); Snapp v. Harrison, 699 So.2d 567 (Miss., 1997) (Jury verdict in favor of defendant painter upheld where the evidence support jury instruction requiring the plaintiffs to prove cause of ignition of the fire and giving instructions that the plaintiffs were negligent per se in keeping with their storage bay in disarray); Berry v. Hardwick, 152 Fed.Appx. 371, 2005 WL 2652062 (C.A.5 (Miss), 2005) (an unpublished opinion) (Obtained ruling in the Court of Appeals for Fifth Circuit that dismissal of agent and SIU investigator was proper); American National Property and Casualty Co. v. Hicks, 2008 WL 919689 (N.D.Miss) (Fire case - no amounts available to insureds for damaged house over and above amounts paid to lien holder); Rhoden v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., 32 F.Supp.2d 907 (S.D. Miss 1998) (Coverage), aff'd 200 F. 3rd 815 (5th Cir. 1999); Monticello Insurance Company v. Joyce Mooney, 733 So.2d 802 (Miss, 1996) (Fire and Fraud); Eaton v. A.F.L.A.C., 1998 WL 911759 (N.D. Miss 1998) (removal, fraudulent joinder); Gray v. Allstate Ins. Co., 619 So.2d 919 (Miss. 1993) (Uninsured motorist law); McElhanney v. McElhanney, 591 So.2d 840 (Miss. 1991) (premises liability); Commercial Union Ins. Co. v. Dairyland Ins. Co., 584 So.2d 405 (Miss. 1991) (Subrogation/coverage); In Re: Knapp, 536 So.2d 1330 (Miss. 1988) (constitutional due process); Walters v. Walters, 469 So.2d 1260 (Miss. 1985) (Summary judgment; premises liability); Briggs v. Benjamin, 467 So.2d 932 (Miss. 1985) (Right to Insurance Proceeds); DeVille Furniture Co. v. Jesco, Inc., 423 So.2d 1337 (Miss. 1982) (Statute of Repose); Johnston v. Safeco Ins. Co. of America, 727 F.2d 548 (5th Cir. 1984 (Miss.) (Uninsured motorist coverage); Dunagin v. City of Oxford, Miss., 718 F.2d 738, 10 Media L. Rep. 1001 (5th Cir. (Miss.) 1983) (Commercial speech); Tucker v. Aqua Yacht Harbor Corp., 749 F.Supp. 142, 1990-2 Trade Cases P 69, 277, 13 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 382 (N.D.Miss., 1990) (Warranty/products liability); Wilcher v. Michigan Mut. Ins. Co., 691 F.Supp. 1019 (S.D.Miss., 1988) (Definition of underuninsured vehicle); Crawford v. Glenns, Inc. 637 F.Supp. 107 (N.D. Miss., 1986); Grumman Credit Corp. v. Rippee, 487 F.Supp. 329, 29 UCC Rep.Serv. 684 (N.D.Miss., 1980) (Collection; Secured Transaction); Jackson v. Riddell, 476 F.Supp. 849 (N.D. Miss. 1979) (Federal Procedure; Elections). Practice Areas: General Insurance Defense; Corporate Defense; Product Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage Law; Fraud Investigation; Fraud and Arson Defense; Automobile Liability; Uninsured Motorist Defense; Bad Faith Defense; Toxic Tort Defense; Labor and Employment; Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith.Email: Dan W. Webb
B. Wayne Williams (Member) born Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, November 14, 1968; 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 Miami (B.M., 1990); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board; Seminar Speaker: "Fundamentals of Litigation Management and Related Topics," GEICO, Macon, Georgia (2009); "Fundamentals of Litigation Management," "Case Assessment & Evaluation," Council on Litigation Management, Charlotte, North Carolina (2009), Richmond, Virginia (2009); "Update on Uninsured/underinsured Motorist Law," Metropolitan Insurance Company (2007); "Coverage and Claims in the Wake of Katrina," University of Mississippi Insurance Symposium (2006); "UM/UIM Coverage Updates and Subrogation Issues," "Legal Issues and Insurance Claims Presented by Mold," Professional Insurance Agents of Mississippi/Mississippi Claims Association Annual Convention, Orange Beach, Alabama (2005); "Solving Water Intrusion & Mold Problems," Lorman Education Services, Jackson, Mississippi (2003), Tupelo, Mississippi (2003); "Recent Developments in Mississippi Law," Sentry Claims Service/Dairyland Insurance Company Seminar, Richmond, Virginia (2002); "Errors and Omissions Claims: How to Avoid E and O Claims and How Courts Deal With E and O Claims Once Presented," "Loss Control Issues: How to Recognize Potential Problems From Both an Agency and Claims Standpoint," and "Bad Faith: It Is Best to Avoid It, Here's How," Continuing Education Seminar for the Professional Insurance Agents of Mississippi/Mississippi Claims Association Annual Convention, Orange Beach, Alabama (2001); "Amended Rule 57 and Implications on Discovery," Safeco Insurance Companies, Jackson, Mississippi (2001); "Construction Litigation and Amended Rule 57 Implications," Mississippi State University Insurance Day, Starkville, Mississippi (2001); "Amended Rule 57 and Other Developments in Mississippi Insurance Law," Sentry Claims Service/Dairyland Insurance Company Seminar, Richmond, Virginia (2001); "Recent Developments in Mississippi Law," Barristers, Booneville, Mississippi (2000); "Recent Developments in Mississippi Law," Barristers, Booneville, Mississippi (1996). Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; Mississippi State Bar; Association of Defense Trial Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, District I, 2000-2002); Mississippi Claims Association; Northeast Mississippi Claims Association. Reported Cases: Daulton v. Miller, 2001 WL 1540554 (May 9, 2002) (premises liability). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Litigation; Construction; Bad Faith Defense; Product Liability Litigation; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Premises Liability Defense; Arson and Insurance Fraud; Automobile Liability; Underinsured/Uninsured Motorist Defense.Email: B. Wayne Williams
Roechelle R. Morgan (Member) born Vallejo, California, September 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Oklahoma; 2002, Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 1993); University of Tulsa (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Environmental Law Journal, staff (1996-1997). Vice President, Environmental Law Society. Speaker: "Litigation 101," Council on Litigation Management, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin (2009); "Fundamentals of Litigation Management and Related Topics, "GEICO, Macon, Georgia (2009); "Fundamentals of Litigation Management," Council on Litigation Management, Columbus, Ohio (2009); "Update on Uninsured/underinsured Motorist Law," Metropolitan Insurance Company (2007); "Coverage and Claims in the Wake of Katrina," University of Mississippi Insurance Symposium (2006); "Summary of Mississippi Insurance Coverage Law," PIA/MCA Convention Continuing Education (2005). Member: Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Lee County Bar Association; Lee County Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Employment Practices Committee Council on Litigation Management. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; General Liability; Civil Litigation; Labor and Employment; Premises Liability Defense; Construction Law; Environmental Law; Products Liability; Commercial Torts; Business Torts; First Party Coverage Litigation; Automobile Liability; Professional Liability.Email: Roechelle R. Morgan
Paul N. Jenkins, Jr. (Junior Member) born Greenwood, Mississippi, June 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 2000, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Member: Lee County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Lee County Young Lawyers (Vice President, 2000; Secretary/Treasurer, 2001-2002; President, 2001); American Bar Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute. [With U.S. Marine Corp., 1989-1994]. Reported Cases: McDaniel v. Shaklee, U.S., Inc., 807 So.2d 393 (Miss. 2001); Stephens v. Miller, 970 So.2d 225 (Miss. App. 2007); In re: Pryor, 341 B.R. 571 (Bankr. N.D. Miss. 2006); Berry v. Hardwick, 152 Fed. Appx. 371 (5th Cir. 2005); Grammar v. Dollar, 911 So.2d 619 (Miss. App. 2005); Webb v. Town Creek Master Water Management Dist. of Lee, Pontotoc, Prentiss and Union Counties, 903 So.2d 701 (Miss. 2005); Tupelo Auto Sales, Ltd. v. Scott, 844 So.2d 1167 (Miss. 2003); Russell v. Performance Toyota, Inc., 826 So.2d 719 (Miss. 2002). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Commercial Torts; Business Torts; Defense Litigation; First Party; First Party Defense Litigation; Bad Faith Defense; Fire and Casualty Litigation.Email: Paul N. Jenkins, Jr.
Reagan D. Wise (Junior Member) born Memphis, Tennessee, January 25, 1975; admitted to bar, 2000, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama; 2001, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1997); University of Mississippi (J.D., 2000). Member: Lee County and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar; Alabama State Bar; Lee County Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Litigation; Workers Compensation Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Construction Litigation; Uninsured and Underinsured Motorists; Bad Faith Litigation; Automobile Liability; General Insurance; Corporate Defense.Email: Reagan D. Wise
J. Wayne Doss, Jr. (Junior Member) born Houston, Mississippi, April 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2002, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Mississippi (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); University of Florida (J.D., with honors, 2001). Member: Lee County Bar Association (Secretary/Treasurer, 2008); The Mississippi Bar; American Bar Association; Young Lawyers Association (Board Member, Mississippi Chapter, 2005-2006); Lee County Young Lawyers Association (President, 2005-2006); Defense Research Institute. Reported Cases: Rousseau v. Rousseau, 910 So.2d 1214 (Miss. App. 2005); Hill v. General Ins. Co. of America, 456 F.Supp.2d 757 (N.D. Miss. 2006); Ryan v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2005 WL 3591809 (N.D. Miss. 2005). Practice Areas: First Party Insurance Defense; Arson/SIU; Third Party Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Construction Law; Premises Liability; Probate Litigation; Estate Litigation.Email: J. Wayne Doss, Jr.
——————————Norma C. Ruff (Associate) born Greenville, Mississippi, January 28, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Mississippi; U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.A., 1980); University of Mississippi School of Law (J.D., 1982). Pi Sigma Alpha. Member: American Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Lee County Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; General Liability; Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Bad Faith Defense; Commercial Torts; Business Torts.Email: Norma C. Ruff
J. Douglas Foster (Associate) born Oxford, Mississippi, September 21, 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, Federalist Society. Member: Lee County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar; Lee County Young Lawyers Association; Mississippi Young Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Legislative Affairs Sub-Committee; Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (Member, Seminars and Bar Admissions Committee). Practice Areas: Third Party Insurance Defense Litigation; First Party Insurance Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability Defense; Products Liability Defense; Commercial and Business Torts Litigation; Bad Faith Defense; Employment Discrimination.Email: J. Douglas Foster
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