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State bar foundation says legal help for the poor is one of its major accomplishments

Becky Gillette — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 05:01:27 +0000

The Mississippi Bar Foundation, a non-profit organization founded 50 years ago to improve the administration of justice in Mississippi, has a bevy of accomplishments to its credit. Significant especially in a state with the lowest per capita income in the country, the Foundation has provided $12.5 million in financial support to provide legal help for [...]

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Bill Whitfield made Mississippi Bar fellow

MBJ Staff — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 05:01:11 +0000

Bill Whitfield, an attorney with Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, has been inducted as a Fellow in the Mississippi Bar Foundation, the Foundation’s highest honor. Whitfield works in the firm’s Gulf Coast office. He received his law degree from Mississippi College School of Law, and his primary practice areas include insurance coverage, medical malpractice and [...]

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Larry Houchins defies trend as executive director of state law bar

Martin Willoughby — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:31:06 +0000

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 [...]

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Givens joins firm

MBJ Staff — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 05:01:30 +0000

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 [...]

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Bar Association approves formation of appellate law section

Clay Chandler — Sun, 22 Jul 2012 06:01:09 +0000

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 [...]

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Read July 23 issue of MBJ

MBJ Staff — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 20:43:33 +0000

>> 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 [...]

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Bar to honor Roberts

MBJ Staff — Sun, 27 May 2012 06:01:09 +0000

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 [...]

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Smith named president of Daniel Coker

Wally Northway — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:07:47 +0000

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 [...]

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Task force tackles bad law practice

Laura Smith — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 06:01:51 +0000

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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