Education: B.A., McNeese State University (1981)
J.D., Mississippi College School of Law
(with special distinction 1991,
graduated 2nd in class)
Bar and Court Admissions: Licensed to Practice in the States of
Mississippi and Louisiana
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
United States District Court for the
Eastern District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the
Middle District of Louisiana
United States District Court for the
Western District of Louisiana
All Louisiana State Courts
Professional Organizations: Harrison County Bar Association
Louisiana Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Recognitions/ Accomplishments: Best Lawyers in America Personal Injury Litigation since 2009
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated
Top Rated Lawyer -
Personal Injury Defense
Reported Cases: Rafferty v. Howard, 2010 U.S. Dist.
LEXIS 98423 (S.D. Miss. 2010) Alfonso v. Diamondhead Fire Prot. Dist.,
2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 41803 (S.D.
Miss. 2010) Bertha Madison v. Geico General
Insurance Co., No. 2009-CA-
01723-COA. 2010 Miss. App.
LEXIS 663.
Hillman v. Salas, 2009 U.S.
Dist. LEXIS 61954 (S.D. Miss.
July 20, 2009). Geico Ins. Co. v. White, 2009 U.S.
App. LEXIS 16118 (5th Cir. Miss.
July 21, 2009) Geico Ins. Co. v. Hall, et. al., 2008
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 77347 (S.D. Miss
2008) Dawson v. Burt Steel, Inc., 2008 Miss.
App. LEXIS 198 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008) Liberty Mutual Ins. Co. v. Lamb, 2008
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16377 (S.D. Miss.
2008) Alena Mack v. Waffle House, Inc., 2007
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 29078 (April 18,
2007) Bellemere v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co.,
977 So. 2d 363(Miss. Ct. App. 2007),
rehearing en banc denied, Bellemere
v. Geico Gen. Ins. Co., 2007 Miss.
App. LEXIS 795 (Miss. Ct. App.
2007) cert. denied, Bellemere v. Geico
Gen. Ins. Co., 2008 Miss. LEXIS 138
(Miss. 2008) American Guar. & Liab. Ins. Co. v.
Ameristar Casinos, Inc., 120 Fed.
Appx. 552 (5th Cir. 2005) Bullock Bros. Trucking Co. v. Carley,
No. 2004-CA-00592-COA, 2005 Miss.
App. LEXIS 911 (Miss. Ct. App.
November 22, 2005) McClinton v. Delta Pride, Inc., 982 F.
Supp. 417 (N.D. Miss. 1997) O’Neal v. Roche Biomedical Lab., Inc.,
805 So. 2d 551 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000)
Away From The Office: Ed and his wife, Peggy, are the parents of two children, Gray and Annie Catherine. The Taylor family is active in various sports at St. Patrick's High School. The Taylors are also active members St. James Catholic Church in Gulfport.
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