Thomas Lynn Carpenter, Jr.

Affiliations

American Bar Association, Fellow

Jackson County Bar Association, Treasurer

Harrison County Bar Association

Mississippi Defense Lawyers' Association

DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar

American Inns of Court, Russell Blass Walker Chapter, President, 2002-2003

Mississippi American Legion Boy's State Program, Legal Director

South Mississippi Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Board Member

University of Mississippi Moot Court Board, Vice-Chairman

Mr. Carpenter is admitted to, and practiced, before all state courts in Mississippi, up to the Mississippi Supreme Court. On the federal level, Mr. Carpenter is admitted to, and practiced before the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court. Mr. Carpenter has served as a lecturer on insurance claims management, ethics in claims and underwriting handling, and how to avoid successful bad faith claims. Mr. Carpenter also serves as Legal Director for 2010 Mississippi Boys State, teaching 26 high school seniors about the practice of law each summer.

Affiliations

American Bar Association, Fellow:

Jackson County Bar Association, Treasurer

Harrison County Bar Association

Mississippi Defense Lawyers' Association

DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar

American Inns of Court, Russell Blass Walker Chapter, President, 2002-2003

Mississippi American Legion Boy's State Program, Legal Director

South Mississippi Center for Prevention of Child Abuse, Board Member

University of Mississippi Moot Court Board, Vice-Chairman

Phi Delta Phi Award for Outstanding Senior Law Student Recipient, 1994

University of Mississippi Law Journal, Cases Editor, 1993-1994

Publications:

Co-Author: Punitive Damages in Mississippi, 75 Mississippi Law Journal, 2003

Co-Author: Site Approval of Casinos in Mississippi - A Matter of Statutory Construction or a Roll of the Dice? 64 Mississippi Law Journal 363, 1995