Gerald Blessey
Member

Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Real Estate; Environmental Law; Casinos and Gambling; Zoning, Planning and Land Use; Municipal Law.

Admitted: 1966, Mississippi, U.S District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., 1966; Harvard University, LL.M., 1970

College: University of Mississippi, B.A., 1964

Member: Biloxi (President, 1972-1973), Harrison County Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Gaming Law Section, 2006-2007); Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.

Biography: Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant Professor of Law, University of Mississippi, 1968-1969. Member, Mississippi House of Representatives, 1972-1981 (Chair Municipalities Committee). Mayor, City of Biloxi, 1981-1989. Chairman, Harrison County Wastewater and Solid Waste Management District, 1982-1989.

Military: 1st Lt., U.S. Army, 1966-1968; Recipient, Bronze Star

Born: Biloxi, Mississippi, July 8, 1942

ISLN: 908976506