by Martin Willoughby Published: November 30,2012
We rarely see leaders in long-term roles in organizations these days. In fact, a recent report by The Conference Board noted that, “The average tenure of a CEO declined to 8.4 years in 2011 from approximately 10 years in 2000.” Similarly, The NonProfit Times “2010 Nonprofit Organizations Salary & Benefits Report,” found that “the average [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: November 2,2012
Tags: Laura Givens, Mississippi Bar Association, Mississippi College, The Lynch Law Firm
Laura W. Givens has become associated with The Lynch Law Firm, PLLC, in Jackson. Givens was admitted to the Mississippi Bar Association in September 2012 after receiving her J.D. from Mississippi College School of Law in May, 2012. She has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of Mississippi and all state courts of [...] [...]
by Clay Chandler Published: July 22,2012
Tags: appellate law, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings, Mississippi Bar Association
The Mississippi Bar Association recently approved the formation of an appellate law section. It marks the Bar Association’s 16th section, and those behind it say it will benefit those who practice appellate law as a specialty, and those in need of an appeals lawyer. Michael Bentley, who mostly represents civil defendants on appeal for the [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: July 20,2012
Tags: Arizona immigration law, Community Colleges, education, health care exchange, Mississippi Bar Association, Mississippi Department of Insurance, offshoring, Panther Swamp, Serious Bread Bakery, William Raspberry, workforce training
>> ARIZONA KNOCKOUT? Hood mulls legality of subjecting illegal workers to felony charge— By Ted Carter Also in this week’s paper: >> HEALTH CARE Insurance commissioner insists exchange work continuing on pace— by Ted Carter >> PANTHER SWAMP PANIC Refuge expansion proposal causing panic— by Clay Chandler >> LAW State law bar approves appellate law section [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: May 27,2012
Tags: James L. Roberts Jr., law, Mississippi Bar Association
Circuit Judge James L. Roberts Jr. of Pontotoc will be presented the Mississippi Bar’s Lifetime Achievement Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented in recognition of devoted service to the public, profession and the administration of justice over the span of a professional career. The award will be presented to Roberts during the 2012 Mississippi [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: January 24,2012
Tags: .S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, ALFA International, American Bar Association, Amy Smith, Association of Transport Law, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal District, Christ United Methodist Church, Claims & Litigation Management Alliance, Clarksdale, Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, Martindale-Hubbell, Mississippi Bar Association, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Ole Miss, Roy A. Smith Jr, U.S. Court of Appeals, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, University of Mississippi
Roy A. Smith Jr. still remembers vividly when he first walked into the law firm of Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. as a prospective new-hire in 1982. He was fresh out of law school, where he served as student body president. With that on his résumé, it should come as little surprise that other [...] [...]
by Laura Smith Published: January 4,2010
Tags: Mississippi Bar Association, task force, unauthorized practice of law, UPL
Bar’s task force that deals with complaints and issues regarding the unauthorized practice of law The Mississippi Bar Association has created a task force to handle issues surrounding the unauthorized practice of law in the state. The task force is an extension of the bar’s existing committee, formed in the early 1980s, that deals [...] [...]
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