Education:
B.M.E., University of Southern    Mississippi (with honors, 1974)
J.D., University of Mississippi (1978)

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 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
Christian Legal Society
Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute

Recognitions/
Accomplishments
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A.,
   Chairman, Product Liability Division
University of MS School of Law,
   Chairman, Moot Court Board
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association, Chairman, Product Liability
   Committee
Christian Legal Society, Mississippi
   Membership Chairman

Cases of Note:
Anderson v. Claiborne County Rec.    Club, Inc., 812 So. 2d 965 (Miss.    2002)
McClinton v. Delta Pride Catfish, Inc.,    982 F. Supp. 417 (N.D. Miss. 1997)
Medicomp, Inc. v. Marshall, 878 So. 2d
   193 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004)
Medlin v. Hazlehurst Emergency
   Physicians, 889 So. 2d 496 (Miss.    2004)
Nowell v. Universal Elec. Co., 792 F. 2d    1310 (5th Cir. 1986)
O’Neal v. Roche Biomedical Lab., Inc.,    805 So. 2d 551 (Miss. Ct. App. 2000)
Pontotoc Wire Prod. Co. v. Ferguson,    403 So. 2d 1279 (Miss. 1981)
Sardis Luggage Co. v. Wilson, 374 So.    2d 826 (Miss. 1979), and aff’d on    other grounds, 412 So. 2d 244 (Miss.    1982) 
Sims v. Hartford Accident and Indem.    Co., 120 F.3d 265 (5th Cir. 1997)
Travis v. Hartford Accident and Indem.    Co., 630 So. 2d 337 (Miss. 1993)
West Cash & Carry Bldg. Materials of    McComb, Inc. v. Palumbo, 371 So. 2d    873 (Miss. 1979)

Primary Practice Areas:
Arbitration and Mediation
General Insurance Defense
General Tort Liability
Medical Professional Liability
Personal Injury Litigation
Products Liability

Away From The Office:
Robert and his wife, Cindy, are the parents of three children. He is an accomplished musician, an avid
firearm enthusiast, and rides cutting horses and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. A gifted teacher, he is an adjunct professor, and a sought after lecturer, instructor, and author on litigation skills and techniques.