The Mississippi Bar
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
2020-2021 Executive Committee
Chair
Brian Hyneman
Hickman Goza & Spragins PLLC
P O Box 668
Oxford, MS 38655-0668
Phone: (662) 234-4000
Fax: (662) 234-2000
Email: bhyneman@hickmanlaw.com
Vice Chair
Lee Ann Thigpen
Carroll Warren & Parker
P O Box 1005
Jackson, MS 39215-1005
Phone: (601) 592-1010
Fax: (601) 592-6060
Email: lthigpen@cwplaw.com
Secretary
Kyle Miller
Butler Snow
P O Box 6010
Ridgeland, MS 39157-6010
Phone: (601) 985-4514
Fax: (601) 985-4500
Email: kyle.miller@butlersnow.com
Past Chair
Rachel Waide
Waide & Associates
P O Box 1357
Tupelo, MS 38802-1357
Phone: (662) 842-7324
Fax: (662) 842-8056
Email: rpierce@waidelaw.com
Member at Large (8/2018-7/2021)
Julie Gresham
Huntington Ingalls Indsty - Law Dept
PO Box 149
Pascagoula, MS 39568-0149
Phone: (228) 935-3662
Fax: (228) 935-4864
Email: julie.gresham@hii-co.com
Member at Large (8/2019-7/2022)
Christy Malatesta
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell
4400 Old Canton Rd Ste 400
Jackson, MS 39211-5982
Phone: (601) 969-7607
Fax: (601) 969-1116
Email: cmalatesta@danielcoker.com
Member at Large (8/2020-7/2023)
John Graham
Jernigan Copeland Attorneys PLLC
PO Box 2598
Ridgeland, MS 39158-2598
Phone: (601) 427-0048
Fax: (601) 427-0051
Email: jgraham@jcalawfirm.com