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TABLE OF CONTENTSIn Memory of Larry Houchins .................................................................................6President's Message..................................................................................................8Board of Bar Commissioners 2025-2026 ..........................................................9Leadership Mississippi Bar.................................................................................... 10Estate & Settlement Planning When Public Benefits are in the Mix ....... 12By Richard A. CourtneyYour First AI Policy: What it Should Say and Why it Matters ..................... 21By Jaklyn WrigleyCybersecurity Incident Response Has Become a Law Firm Survival Skill .................................................................................24Fall Admissions Ceremony ................................................................................... 26Bar Memorializes Lawyers.................................................................................... 28Local Bar Association News ................................................................................ 30Final Disciplinary Actions ...................................................................................... 32Young Lawyers Division News............................................................................ 34Lawyers Helping Lawyers .................................................................................... 36In Memoriam.............................................................................................................. 38CLE Calendar of Events..........................................................................................43Law School News .............................................................................................44, 46Classified Advertising............................................................................................. 45Professional Announcements.............................................................................. 45Vol. LXXII No. 2 WINTER 2026PRESIDENTJ. Rhea Tannehill, Jr., OxfordPRESIDENT-ELECTA. Kelly Sessoms III, PascagoulaSECOND VICE-PRESIDENTBrittany Brooks Frankel, GreenvilleIMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTMeade W. Mitchell, RidgelandBOARD OF COMMISSIONERSBrendon Adams, BrookhavenJulie Howell Addison, OxfordLevoy Bryant Agnew IV, BrandonCody C. Bailey, JacksonSarah Ashton Baker, BatesvilleNickita Banks, Port GibsonRegnal Blackledge, CollinsH. Don Brock, Jr., GreenwoodKatrina S. Brown, JacksonSarah Moulder Butler, BrandonGayla Carpenter-Sanders, JacksonJessica M. Carr, ClevelandD. Christopher Daniel, GulfportNakimuli Davis-Primer, JacksonJoshua L. Dixon, VicksburgLauren Rogers Dunn, LouisvilleMichael Farese, AshlandLucien C. Gwin III, NatchezCaroline Haas, Bay St. LouisAndrew Hatten, HattiesburgRobert E. Hayes, Jr., SouthavenRobert D. Jones, MeridianJames L. Kelly, BrandonAnthony N. Lawrence IV, Ocean SpringsRaToya Gilmer McGee, JacksonJeremy P. McNinch, BrandonElizabeth L. Porter, HattiesburgJames Edwin Smith III, CarthageMarlin M. Stewart III, West PointJennifer Summers, Yazoo CityWilliam L. Thames, LaurelClarence Webster III, JacksonJohn O. Windsor, CorinthYOUNG LAWYERS DIVISIONPresidentAnna K. Rush, HattiesburgPresident-ElectChristina M. Seanor, JacksonABA DELEGATESA. Kelly Sessoms III, Pascagoula J. Rhea Tannehill, Jr., OxfordEXECUTIVE DIRECTORDeanne Mosley, JacksonEDITORCharles A. Byrd, RidgelandASSOCIATE EDITORChad J. Hammons, JacksonMANAGING EDITORKristen Kern, JacksonThe Mississippi Lawyer is published quarterly by The Mississippi Bar, 643 North State Street, P.O. Box 2168, Jackson, Mississippi 39225. Telephone (601) 948-4471.Publication of advertising does not imply endorsement of products, services, or statements made concerning them. All advertising copy is subject to approval. The Editor reserves the right to reject advertising.Manuscripts are welcome and preparation instructions may be obtained on request. The right is reserved to select materials to be published. Materials accepted for publication become the property of The Mississippi Bar.Statements of opinion appearing herein are those of the authors and are not that of the Editor, Officers, or Board of Commissioners of The Mississippi Bar. Publication of any article is not deemed to be an endorsement of the opinions, statements, and conclusions expressed by the author(s).WINTER 2026 5