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B.A., English, History, Political Science, Naval Science University of Mississippi (1969) United States Naval Justice School, Newport, Rhode Island J.D., University of Mississippi (1975) Military Service:
Lieutenant, United States Navy, Administrative and Legal Officer, Twentieth Naval Construction Regiment, United States Atlantic Fleet (1969-1972) Bar and Court Admissions:
Licensed to Practice in the State of Mississippi United States Supreme Court United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi All Mississippi State Courts Tribal Courts of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Professional Organizations:
American Bar Association Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit Defense Research Institute Energy Bar Association Federal Bar Association International Association of Defense Counsel Mississippi Bar Association Mississippi Bar Foundation Southeastern Legal Foundation Recognitions/
Accomplishments 2011 Mississippi Business Journal Leadership in Law Recipient Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated Mississippi Law Journal, Associate Editor Jackson Contact for ALFA International, The Global Legal Network Magister, Phi Delta Phi Chairman, Committee of the Young Lawyers' Section, Mississippi Bar Association on The Effect of the Proposed Rules of Civil Procedure on Existing Substantive Law(1981–1983) Mississippi Law Institute (33rd, 34th, 35th and 36th) Top Rated Lawyer - Personal Injury Defense Published Writings “A Handbook of Mississippi Environmental Law," Government Institutes Press (With Larry D. Moffett, Esq.) “Katrina - Who Pays For What in Mississippi? An Update on Current Litigation and Coverage Law Review," ALFA International Publications (2005) “Spoliation of Evidence in Mississippi," DRI Compendium (2006) “Product Liability Law," ALFA International Compendia, (2001, 2002, 2003, 2004) “A Fifty-State Reference to Property and Casualty Insurance Claims and Litigation,” (Mississippi Section) ALFA International Compendia “A Multi-State Compendium of Health, Life and Accident Insurance Claims and Litigation," ALFA International Compendia (1999, 2001, 2003, 2004) (Mississippi Section) Co-Editor in Chief, ALFA International’s Product Liability Newsletter Reported Cases:
Mullen v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7679 (S.D. Miss. Jan. 18, 2013) Brown v. ABUS Kransysteme GmbH, 2008 Ala. 11 So. 3d 788. (Ala. Dec. 12, 2008). Hart v. Bayer Corporation, 199 F.3d 239 (5th Cir. 2000) Brown v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, 805 F.2d 1242 (5th Cir. 1986) Wells Fargo Armored Service Corp. v. Turner, 543 So. 2d 154 (Miss. 1989) Walls v. Franklin Corp., 797 So. 2d 973 (Miss. 2001) Primary Practice Areas:
Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage Insurer Liability (contractual and extra-contractual) Mass Tort Litigation Personal Injury Defense Premises Liability Products Liability Away From The Office:
Jack is married to Karon Graves Ables. He is the father of three children and involved in their sports activities. He is a Sunday School teacher to elementary aged students at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi. Jack, who is a a former Eagle Scout, is also involved as an adult leader in Boy Scouting. His non-professional interests include Biblical archaeology and writing about and researching the Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo; Jack is a member of The British Society for the Turin Shroud. He collects history books and enjoys reading, writing, wing shooting and fly fishing. |
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