Find Lawyers in Gulfport, Mississippi

Jenny Tyler Baker is a shareholder in Carr Allison’s Gulfport (MS) office. She is admitted to practice in Mississippi and the United States District Court of the Southern District of Mississippi. Jenny focuses her practice on defending the matters involving workers’ compensation, general litigation, premises liability, professional liability and labor and employment. Jenny graduated cum laude from Mississippi State with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology. She then went on to earn her...

For Doris, integrity isn’t just an ideal; it’s a way of life that resonates in every action, decision, and interaction. She seeks to work with people who inspire her and works to pave the way for others by encouraging equity and inclusivity in the legal profession. Clients who work with Doris know she is a uniquely dedicated professional. She has more than 25 years of litigation experience and maintains a practice across the Gulf South. She also leads the firm’s employment l...

AV PREEMINENT RATED - As a former insurance defense trial attorney, he knows the strengths–and weaknesses–of the companies and employers he faces. With over 30 years of experience, Mr. Bowden is a highly qualified personal injury lawyer who knows how to help accident victims receive the full financial compensation they deserve. His team is focused, dedicated, and sensitive to each client’s needs. Mr. Bowden has been practicing law since 1988 in a wide range of litigation fie...

RICKY J. COX currently serves as the Managing Partner of the Gulfport office of Balch & Bingham LLP and is a member of the firm’s Energy; Corporate & Securities; and Real Estate, Lending and Commercial practice groups. Mr. Cox enjoys a diverse practice and regularly represents clients in a wide variety of utility and commercial matters, including energy and utility litigation; energy regulation and transactions; water and sewer utility regulation, transactions, and litigation; b...

Todd G. Crawford has handled a broad scope of complex litigation, ranging from toxic exposures to marine disasters to catastrophic oilfield blowouts. Todd remains busy splitting his time between the firm’s Houston office and New Orleans office, while still managing the Gulfport office allowing him to easily represent his clients all along the Gulf Coast region. Todd's practice includes general maritime law matters, including arrests and attachments, cargo claims, limitation of liability...

Steve Cupp is a partner in the Gulfport office. He has experience across a range of industries, including manufacturing, financial services, construction, and retail. He has devoted his practice to representing management interests in various areas of labor and employment law, including traditional labor litigation before the National Labor Relations Board, handling Department of Labor wage and hour audits, and litigation of Fair Labor Standards Act cases. Steve is certified as a Senior Profe...

Scott Ellzey practices in the areas of commercial litigation and general insurance defense matters involving both third-party liability claims and first-party coverage issues in state and federal court. Additionally, he has extensive experience defending tort claim liability matters, as well as transportation litigation, municipal liability defense claims, products liability claims and professional liability matters. Scott served as an adjunct instructor at the University of Mississippi as pa...

WILLIAM L. MCDONOUGH, JR., was born in Oxford, Mississippi, July 1, 1950 and graduated from the University of Mississippi in 1972. Following service in the U.S. Navy, returned to the University of Mississippi School of Law, graduating in 1979, joining the firm of Bryant & Stennis in Gulfport, Mississippi. Member: Mississippi State Bar (Board of Bar Commissioners, 1999-2002); Harrison County Bar Association (President, 1996); Captain, United States Navy Reserve, 1972- 1996. Member of the B...

Kyle Moran practices in the areas of insurance coverage counseling and litigation, as well as and commercial litigation, with an emphasis on energy and marine claims, first-party and third-party insurance property claims, professional liability defense, business torts and contract disputes. He also has extensive experience counseling and defending clients involved in environmental, toxic tort and long-term exposure litigation and managing complex and large exposure claims. In 2010, Mr. Moran ...

Jennifer West Signs is a partner in Balch & Bingham LLP's Gulfport, Mississippi, office and practices primarily in the area of commercial real estate acquisitions, development, and financing as well as general real estate law. She is an authorized signatory with the firm's Mississippi agency with First American Title Insurance Company and has extensive experience in negotiating and issuing complex land title policies for both lenders and owners in multi-million dollar transactions. Ms. Si...

Ed Taylor has successfully tried numerous cases for his clients to verdict. Ed’s present practice emphasizes trial work. In particular, just in the last three years Ed has tried fifteen cases to verdict in South Mississippi courtrooms. He was recognized in the 2013 Mississippi Jury Verdict Reporter as one of the most prolific trial lawyers in the State of Mississippi. Professional Affiliations Harrison County Bar Association Louisiana Bar Association Mississippi Bar Association Honors &...

Doug Vaughn is a problem solver for his clients. He represents people and businesses when they need a voice to be heard and brings fresh ideas to claims to get a resolution in the client’s best interest. In practicing law, there is no one size fits all approach. Clients have different ideals and objectives when they bring a case or a matter in need of resolution. Doug spends time listening to clients, understanding their culture, understanding what's important to them and then tailors a...

GENERALWilliam Earnest Whitfield, III2449 Summerwood Circle (Home) Gulfport, MS 39507 (228) 896-6933 Copeland, Cook, Taylor & Bush, P.A. (Office) 2781 C.T. Switzer Sr. Drive, Suite 200 Biloxi, Mississippi 39531 P.O. Box 10 Gulfport, Mississippi 39502 228.863.6101 (Switchboard) 228.867.0827 (Direct/Secretary)FAMILY Wife - Anita Robertson Whitfield (married in 1979) Children: Stacey R. Whitfield (20) W. E. Whitfield IV (16) W. M. Whitfield (11) EDUCATIONUniversity of Mobile - B.A. (History-...

Jim Wyly practices in the area of litigation. He handles a diverse litigation practice in Mississippi and Louisiana. As a litigator, he has defended a variety of tort claims, including serious personal injury, property damage, and wrongful death claims arising from transportation, professional liability (legal, medical, accountant, insurance and real estate agents/brokers), products liability, toxic exposure, maritime (Jones Act and general maritime law), construction (architects, engineers, ...

Dru Holland works with the litigation group, focusing his practice on the defense of a variety of commercial insurance claims including premises liability, premises security, medical malpractice and products liability at the state, federal and appellate levels. Dru regularly counsels clients in the commercial trucking and public housing industries in actions related to tort liability. He has also represented various governmental entities against municipal liability claims throughout Mississippi.

Katie is a shareholder in the Gulfport (MS) office. She is admitted to practice in all Mississippi state and federal courts, along with the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Katie focuses her practice on defending matters involving general litigation, personal injury, complex litigation and professional liability. Katie graduated cum laude from the University of Mississippi with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the University of ...

Zachary is an experienced attorney licensed to practice law in Mississippi and Louisiana. His practice primarily focuses on defending professionals, including accountants, attorneys, architects, engineers, realtors, insurance agents and brokers, healthcare providers, and real estate agents and brokers, in liability claims filed in state and federal courts. Zachary skillfully guides professionals through the challenges of defending against claims of professional negligence, breach of contract,...