Education:
B.A., Mississippi State University (1972)
J.D., University of Mississippi (1976)

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
Defense Research Institute
Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers
   Association

Recognitions/
Accomplishments
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated
Mississippi Law Journal (1975-1976)
Coauthor, Comment, 47 Miss. Law
   Journal, 437 (1976)
Research Assistant, Mississippi
   Supreme Court (1976-1977)

Cases of Note:
Miss. State Tax Comm’n v. Illinois,
   C.G.R.Ca., 360 So. 2d 1218 (Miss.    1978)
Masonite Corp. v. Williamson, 404 So.    2d 565 (Miss. 1981)
Dixieland Food Stores, Inc. v. Kelly’s    Big Star, Inc., 391 So. 2d 633 (Miss.    1980)
Cook Constr. Co. v. Smith, 397 So. 2d    536 (Miss. 1981)
Masonite Corp. v. Baldwin, 365 So. 2d    641 (Miss. 1978)
Quay v. Crawford, 788 So. 2d 76 (Miss.    Ct. App. 2001)
Sanders v. Riverboat Corp., 913 So. 2d    351 (Miss. Ct. App. 2005)
Honey v. United Parcel Service, 879 F.    Supp. 615 (S.D. Miss. 1995)

Primary Practice Areas:
Transportation Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Premises Liability
Public Entity Liability

Away From The Office:
Steve and his wife, Carol, are the parents of three children. He is actively involved in the continuation of his family’s cattle business in Clay County. He enjoys camping, hiking, hunting and golf. He is an active member of First Presbyterian Church in West Point.