Clifford B. Ammons

Clifford B. Ammons


Watkins & Eager PLLC

Recognized since 1995

Jackson, Mississippi

Practice Areas

Administrative / Regulatory Law

Litigation - Health Care

Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

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Clifford B. Ammons, named one of The Best Lawyers in America® in Workers' Compensation Law, was admitted to the Mississippi Bar in 1978. His experience spans from workers' compensation, medical malpractice defense and nursing home defense to education. His cases of note include Fresenius Medical Care and Continental Cas. Co. v. Woolfolk ex rel. Woolfolk, 920 So. 2d 1024 (Miss. App. 2005); Davis v. Pioneer, Inc., 834 So. 2d 739 (Miss. App. 2003); and Bates v. Countrybrook Living Center, 609 So. 2d 1247 (Miss.1992). Clifford is active in both professional and civic organizations. He has served as chairman of both the Workers' Compensation Committee State Bar and Workers' Compensation and Administrative Law Section of the Mississippi Bar, and he currently presides as a Chancellor for the Mississippi Methodist Church.

Location
  • The Emporium Building
    400 East Capitol Street
    P.O. Box 650
    Jackson, MS 39205-0650
Education
  • University of Mississippi, J.D., graduated 1978
  • Millsaps College, BA, graduated 1975
  • Millsaps College, graduated 1975
Bar Admissions
  • Mississippi, United States

Watkins & Eager PLLC
Headquarters: Jackson, Mississippi

51 The Best Lawyers in America® awards

6 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America awards

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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law, Jackson, MS (2025)
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers, Jackson, MS (2025)
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers, Jackson, MS (2019)
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers, Jackson, MS (2014)
  • Workers' Compensation Law, Jackson, MS (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Litigation - Health Care
  • Professional Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers
Awards:
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Jackson, Mississippi Lawyer of the Year (2011 & 2014, Workers' Compensation Law - Employers)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Workers' Compensation Law (1995-2015)
  • Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Education Law
  • Medical Malpractice Law
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Workers' Compensation Law

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