The Litigation Section is involved in a wide range of activities of interest to the civil litigator, the general practitioner and to the bench. Through newsletters, email services, and CLE Seminars, this Section analyzes, discusses, and provides methods and services designed to promote justice in our courts. As a service to Mississippi attorneys, this Section also publishes the Mississippi Rules Annotated.
Newsletters:
February 2017
Summer 2016
Fall 2015
Summer 2014
November 2013
May 2012
May 2011
Useful Links:
The Mississippi Supreme Court~ http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/
The Mississippi Court of Appeals~ http://courts.ms.gov/appellate_courts/coa/coa.php
The Fifth Circuit~ http://www.ca5.uscourts.gov/
The US Southern District of Mississippi~ http://www.mssd.uscourts.gov/
The US Northern District of Mississippi~ http://www.msnd.uscourts.gov/
Mississippi State Court Judges: https://courts.ms.gov/
Information, motion setting, docket, etc. www.uscourtdockets.com
Litigation Section
2022-2023 Executive Committee
Chair
Kyle V. Miller, Ridgeland
Butler Snow
kyle.miller@butlersnow.com
(601) 985-4514
Vice Chair
Julie Gresham, Pascagoula
Huntington Ingalls Industry
julie.gresham@hii-co.com
(228) 935-3662
Secretary
Christy Malatesta, Jackson
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell
cmalatesta@danielcoker.com
(601) 969-7607
Past Chair
Lee Ann Thigpen, Jackson
Robins Kaplan, LLP
lthigpen@robinskaplan.com
(601) 942-1976
Member at Large (8/2020-7/2023)
John Graham, Ridgeland
Jernigan Copeland Attorneys PLLC
jgraham@jcalawfirm.com
(601) 427-0048
Member at Large (8/2021-7/2024)
S. Katherine Embry, Oxford
Mayo Mallette PLLC
kembry@mayomallette.com
(662) 236-0055
Member at Large (8/2022-7/2025)
James "Try" Gunn III, Jackson
Carroll Warren & Parker
tgunn@cwplaw.com
(601) 592-1010