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Gulfport


Shareholders

Brown, Kristi Rogers
Brumbeloe, Nancy Siples
Dickinson, Michael B.
Gonzalez, John Stanford
Long, Brenda G.
Schrantz, Nathan L.
Taylor, Edward C.

Associates

Beaver, Stephanie Gee
McMahan, John M. 
Murray, Christopher H. 



Jackson


Shareholders

Abdo, George E. III
Ables, Jackson H. III
Addison, Robert S.
Buchanan, Sandra D.
Clifford, Tara S.
Ellingburg, C. Michael
Hazard, B. Stevens
Hazard, J. Wyatt
Jones, Gary K.
Julian, Thomas R.
Levy, Terry R.
McCharen, Silas W.
Skipper, W. Bienville
Smith, Roy A. Jr.
Strong, Jason
Waits, John A.
Weems, M. James

Of Counsel

Bradley, Richard C.

Senior Counsel Emeritus

Burch, Donald V.
Clark, John B.
Stringfellow, Forrest W.

Associates

Griffin, Steven J.
Huwe, Stephen P.
Kelly, Michael R.
Malatesta, Christy V.
Vitart, Matthew T.
Wesley, Denise
Woods, Mark C.



Oxford


Shareholders

Byars, Wilton V. III
Driskell, Mitchell O. III
Little, Terry D.
Moffett, Larry D.
Peeples, Timothy M.
Read, George E.
Robey, Ginger M.
Scott, Shea S.
Stacy, Robert F. Jr.

Of Counsel

Rutherford, Kenneth A.

Associates

Benedict, J. Luke
Hester, Catherine Ashburn
Hyde, Elizabeth E.


   
J. Luke Benedict
lbenedict@danielcoker.com
 
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Oxford Office
Phone:
 (662) 232-8979

Education:
A.A., Northeast Mississippi Community
  College (with honors 2001)
B.A., The University of Mississippi
  (with honors 2004)
J.D., The University of Mississippi
  (cum laude 2008)

Bar and Court Admissions:
Licensed to Practice in the State of
  Mississippi
United States Court of Appeals for the
  Fifth 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

Professional Organizations:
American Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
  Civil Rights and Governmental Tort
  Liability, Trucking Law, and Young
  Lawyers Committee Member

Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers
  Association
Lafayette County Bar Association
Tri-County Young Lawyers Association

 

Recognitions/ Accomplishments:
Dean's Leadership Council, The
  University of Mississippi School of
  Law
William M. Pace Memorial Scholarship
  in Law
Phi Delta Phi, International Honors
  Legal Fraternity

Reported Cases:
Martin v. B&B Concrete Co.,
  
2011 Miss. App. LEXIS 210
   (Miss.Ct. App. Apr. 12, 2011)

Poe v. Ash Haulers, Inc., 2011
  U.S. Dist. LEXIS 75388 (N.D. Miss.
  July 12, 2011)
Dawson v. Burnette, 650 F. Supp. 2d
   583 (S.D. Miss. July 20, 2009)
Applewhite v. City of Lambert, 2009
   U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77172 (N.D. Miss.
   July 22, 2009)


Away From The Office:
Luke is married to Emily Ratliff Benedict. They have two daughters, Anna Lauren and Finley Olivia, and attend North Oxford Baptist Church.  He enjoys golf, outdoor activities, reading, watching college football and playing fetch with his German Shepherd, Merry.
 
 
 
 
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