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Benjamin E. Griffith
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Benjamin E. Griffith

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2086 Old Taylor Road, Suite 1023, P.O. Box 2248, Oxford, MS 38655

Federal and State Civil Litigation

About Benjamin E. Griffith

Principal of Griffith Law Firm in Oxford, MS, Juris Doctor December 1975 from the University of Mississippi School of Law, adjunct professor of Election Law. Practice focused on federal and state civil litigation, with emphasis on voting rights and election law, civil rights defense, and insurance defense. ABA Board of Governors (2016-2019), ABA House of Delegates (2009-2019), Rule of Law Initiative Board, Cybersecurity Legal Task Force, American Law Institute.

ABA Section of State and Local Government Law (Chair 2007-08), ABA Standing Committee on Election Law (Chair 2010-2013), William C. Keady Chapter of American Inns of Court (President 2016-19). IMLA International Steering Committee of the International Municipal Lawyers Association (2010 – 2020), IMLA’s Charles S. Rhyne Lifetime Achievement in Municipal Law Award (2017), IMLA Local Government Fellow (2001-2021); Law Alumni Chapter of the University of Mississippi Alumni Association (President 2019-21).

Editor and chapter author of America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights (2008, 2012, 2018, 2020),Voting Rights and Remedies from an International Perspective, International Election Remedies (J. Young, Editor, ABA 2017), Continuity of Essential Legal Services in the Wake of Catastrophe: Fair Elections And the Judicial System” (co-author with Jenny Kim) in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (E. Abbot and O. Hetzel, Editors, 2nd ed., ABA 2010), Preservation of the Right to Vote After Disaster Events in Homeland Security and Emergency Management (E. Abbott and O. Hetzel, 3rd ed. ABA 2018), The Handbook for County Board Attorneys in Mississippi (MS Center for Governmental Technology, 2000 and 2004)

Best Lawyers in America® in Municipal Law 2007 – 2024, Mid-South Super Lawyers® in Government/Municipalities 2007-2024, AV® Preeminent™ rating through Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.

County board attorney for 21 years, board attorney for the 17-county YMD Joint Water Management District (1989 -present), board certified in Civil Trial Advocacy by the ABA-accredited National Board of Trial Advocacy (1994 to present).

 

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    • Federal and State Civil Litigation

Practice Details

  • Languages
    German
  • Firm Information
    Position
    Principal
    Firm Name
    Griffith Law Firm
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Taylor Bell v. Itawamba County Board of Education, 859 F. Supp. 2d 834 (N. D. Miss. March 15, 2012), aff'd in part, rev'd in part
    rem
    ed, 774 F. 3d 280 (5th Cir. Dec. 12, 2014), pet. for reh'g en banc granted, 774 F.3d 280)(5th Cir. 2014)
    Hancock County Bd. of Supervisors v. Ruhr (Warren County, Wayne County & Simpson County), 2014 WL 1998998 (5th Cir. May 16, 2014)
    Titan Indemnity Co. v. Pope, 2004 W.L. 1516520 (Miss. App. 2004)
    Titan Indemnity Co. v. Estes, 825 So. 2d 651 (Ms. 2002)
    Genesis Indemnity v. Bolivar County, 793 So.2d 683 (Ms. App. 2001)
    Titan Indemnity Co. v. City of Br
    on, 27 F. Supp 2d 693 (S.D. Miss. 1997)
    Teague v. Attala County, Ms., 807 F. Supp. 392 (N.D. Miss., 1992) aff'd in pt, vacated in pt
    rem
    ed, 17 F.3d 796 (5th Cir., 1994) appeal after rem
    , 92 F.3d 283 (5th Cir., 1996) cert. denied, 118 S.Ct. 45 (1997)
    Cane v. Worcester County, Md., 35 F.3d 921, (4th Cir. 1994) cert. denied, 513 U.S. 1148, (1995)
    Lucas v. Bolivar County, Miss., 567 F .Supp. 433, 435 (N.D. Miss. 1983), later proceedings, Mem. Op. Feb. 14, 1984, C.A. No. DC 83-136 WK-O, aff'd, 756 F. 2d 1230 (5th Cir. 1985).
  • Pro Bono Services
    Time Spent on Pro Bono Work: 2%

    Ben Griffith is a strong supporter of pro bono volunteer work within the international community, including instructional and educational programs and webinars that focus on best practices and introduce local government democratic principles of transparency, rule of law and citizen access to electoral systems to governmental leaders, NGOs and students in growing/emerging democracies in eastern Europe and Eurasia.

  • Additional Links
    http://www.glawms.com

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1975, Mississippi
    1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
    Memberships
    Bolivar County, Federal and American Bar Assn (Chair, Standing Committee on Election Law 2010-2013
    Member, Advisory Commission to Standing Comm. on Election Law 2013-
    Sections of: Litigation
    Tort Trial and Insurance Practice, Insurance Coverage and Government Liability Comm.
    State and Local Government Law, Member, House of Delegates, 2009—, Section Chair, 2007-2008, Int'l Law Comm Chair, 2013-
    The Mississippi Bar (Member: Government Law Section, Chair, 1992-1993
    Defense Research Institute (Member, Government Liability Committee, 1983—
    National Assn of County Civil Attorneys (President, 1992-1993)
    Mississippi Assn of County Board Attorneys (President, 1989-1990)
    Int'l Municipal Lawyers Association Local Govt Fellow, World Jurist Assn (National President for USA, 2006-2010)
    William C. Keady Chapter, American Inns of Court (President 2016-2019)

    Bar Fellowship
    Fellow of American Bar Foundation; Fellow of Mississippi Bar Foundation; IMLA Local Government Fellow.
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of Mississippi School of Law
    Class of 1975
    J.D.
    Other Education
    University of Mississippi
    Class of 1973
    B.A.
    English
    Legal Certifications
    Board Certified in Civil Trial Practice, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1994 to present
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1952
    Cleveland, Mississippi, November 19, 1952
    Hobbies & Interests
    EU politics; Indo-European Languages

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PO Box 2248, 2086 Old Taylor Road, Suite 1023P.O. Box 2248Oxford, MS 38655U.S.A.

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    Benjamin E. Griffith speaks German.
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    Benjamin E. Griffith attended University of Mississippi School of Law.
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