Education:
B.A., Vanderbilt University (1966)
J.D., University of Alabama (1969)

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
Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Claims Association
Southern Association of Workers’
   Compensation Administrators

Recognitions/
Accomplishments
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, Partner,
   Head of Workers’ Compensation
   Practice Section
Best Lawyers in America, Workers’
   Compensation, ten years of    recognition
Specialization in workers’
   compensation law for more than 30
   years on behalf of employers and
   carriers
Conducted in-house seminars for
   major insurance companies
Speaker for numerous workers’
   compensation related seminars

Cases of Note:
Inman v. Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper
    Bottling Co. of Memphis, 678 So. 2d
    992 (Miss. 1996)
Hudson v. Keystone Seneca Wire
   Cloth Co., 482 So. 2d 226 (Miss.
   1986)
Meridian Pro Baseball Club v. Jensen,
   828 So. 2d 740 (Miss. 2002)
Speed Mechanical, Inc. v. Taylor, 342
   So. 2d 317 (Miss. 1977)

Primary Practice Areas:
General Insurance Defense
Workers’ Compensation

Away From The Office:
Donald and his wife, Sharron, are the parents of two children. He enjoys golf, gardening, reading and photography. He is a member of St. Stephens Reformed Episcopal Church and the Optimist Club of Jackson.