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Overview
Lauren is an Associate in our Oxford, MS office, where her practice spans general litigation & insurance defense, zoning & land use planning, and estate planning. She has earned recognition as a Best Lawyers in America® “One to Watch” since 2021, in the areas of civil rights law, commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, and product liability litigation. Additionally, she has been named a Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising Star.
Lauren has vast experience serving insurance defense clients in cases involving products liability, premises liability, insurance coverage disputes, personal injury, and professional liability. She has successfully defended crop insurance demands from inception through to arbitration and dismissal. Not just a member of the Mississippi Bar, Lauren is also an active member of the American Bar Association. Her legal expertise is also evident in professional writing. Her legal acumen extends to professional publications, with articles featured in the ABA, the Mississippi Law Journal, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, and the South Dakota Law Review.
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Mississippi Bar Association
Honors & Awards
- Super Lawyers Mid-South Rising Star, 2019 – 2020
- Best Lawyers in America® “Ones to Watch”, 2021 – Present
- Civil Rights Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation – Defendants
Publications
- Griffith, Benjamin E. and Ward, Lauren E., “Public Records Request During Litigation with Government: Is It a Right or a Circumvention of Discovery?” Open Government in the Digital Age: An Examination of State Public Records and Open Meetings Law, American Bar Association (publication forthcoming in 2021)
- Griffith, Benjamin E. and Ward, Lauren E., “Voting in a Pandemic: The Effects of COVID-19 on America’s Elections,” South Dakota Law Review (publication forthcoming in 2021)
- Benjamin E. Griffith and Lauren Ward, Practice Note: “Elections and Covid-19: Pandemic Concerns and Trends,” Thomson Reuters Practical Law, Sept. 29, 2020
- Ward, Lauren E. and Griffith, Benjamin E., “Millennials and Electoral Access in 2018-2020,” America Votes!, 4th Edition, American Bar Association, 2020
- Griffith, Benjamin E. and Ward, Lauren E., “The Forbidden Fruit of Alabama Legislative Black Caucus v. State of Alabama: Racial Predominance in Redistricting,” Voting Rights Act Symposium, 85 Miss. L.J. 1093, 2017
Community/Civic Activities
- Junior Auxiliary of Oxford, Active Member
Industries
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Notable Cases
- MS Tort Claims Act Case Involving Police vs. Pedestrian Collision Issued Favorable Ruling
- SUMMARY JUDGMENT ISSUED IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT IN PREMISES LIABILITY ACTION
- Summary Judgment Awarded In Favor of City
- Summary Judgment Issued In Favor of Defendant In Premises Liability Action
