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BAR PRESIDENT ELECT NOMINEES

KELLY SESSOMS

A. Kelly Sessoms III is a partner with the law firm

of Wilkinson, Williams, Bosio & Sessoms, PLLC, and

practices in the firm’s Pascagoula office. Admitted to

The Mississippi Bar in 1992, Sessoms concentrates

on civil litigation in state and federal courts primarily

defending corporations and individuals. His areas of

practice include insurance defense, medical malpractice

defense, commercial litigation, employment law, educa-

tion law and products liability.

Sessoms received his Bachelor of Science in

Psychology from the University of Georgia in 1989 and

his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi

School of Law in 1992. While in law school, he served as

Associate Editor of the Mississippi Law Journal as well

as Editor of the Journal of Space Law. He was a member

of Phi Delta Phi legal fraternity.

Sessoms served as President of The Mississippi

Bar’s Young Lawyers Division from 2004-2005. He

received the award for Outstanding Young Lawyer

of Mississippi (2001-2002). Sessoms has served as

Secretary-Treasurer and as President of the Jackson

County Bar Association, and previously served as the as a Director for the Mississippi Council of School Board

President of the Jackson County Bar’s Young Lawyers Attorneys. Sessoms is also a member of the American

Division. He is a member of the Fellows of the Young Inns of Court, Russell-Blass-Walker Chapter, and served

Lawyers Division of the Mississippi Bar. In 2020, he was as Treasurer from 1999-2000 and President from 2009-

inducted as a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation 2010.

and currently serves as Foundation Trustee for the In his local community, Sessoms has served as the

Southern District. President of the Pascagoula Kiwanis Club and currently

Sessoms served on the Mississippi Board of Bar is a member of the Pascagoula Rotary Club. He served as

Commissioners from 2003-2006 and currently chairs Chairman of the Board of the Jackson County Chamber

the Bar’s Access to Justice Committee. In addition, he of Commerce from 2014-2015. He was honored to

has served on the Bar’s Local Affiliates Committee, Client preside as Board Chair of the United Way of Jackson,

Relations Committee, Membership Services Committee, George, and Greene Counties from 2021 through 2024.

Military Affairs Committee, Delivery of Legal Services Sessoms is the board attorney for a credit union

Committee, and on the Committee on Professional on the Gulf Coast. He is also a longtime supporter of

Responsibility (2008-2011). As a member of the Litigation Mission Mississippi, having served for many years on its

Section, he served as Chairman in 2016-2017. local steering committee. An Eagle Scout, he supports

Sessoms is a member of the Mississippi Defense the Pine Burr Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America

Lawyers Association and acted as a director from 2009 and served as a District Commissioner.

through 2011. He is also a member of the International Sessoms is a member of Covenant Presbyterian

Association of Defense Counsel. He is a member of the Church, where he has served as an elder and was a

National School Attorneys Association, having practiced founding member. Sessoms has been married for more

education law and represented the Pascagoula-Gautier than 31 years to Beth (Lane) Sessoms. They have two

School District for over 30 years. He previously served children, Jack (25) and Elizabeth (22).

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