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Shareholders


Gulfport
Brumbeloe, Nancy Siples
Gonzalez, John Stanford
Long, Brenda G.
Schrantz, Nathan L.
Taylor, Edward C.

Jackson
Abdo, George E. III
Ables, Jackson H. III
Addison, Robert S.
Bethany, Brenda B.
Bradley, Richard C. III
Burch, Donald V.
Clark, John B.
Clifford, Tara S.
Edwards, Aaron R.
Ellingburg, C. Michael
Hazard, B. Stevens
Hazard, J. Wyatt
Jones, Gary K.
Levy, Terry R.
McCharen, Silas W.
Skipper, W. Bienville
Smith, Roy A. Jr.
Strong, Jason
Waits, John A.
Weems, M. James

Oxford
Byars, Wilton V. III
Cameron, Alan B.
Driskell, Mitchell O.
Little, Terry D.
Moffett, Larry D.
Peeples, Timothy M.
Read, George E.
Robey, Ginger M.
Scott, Shea S.
Stacy, Robert F. Jr.
Urbanek, Amanda M.


Of Counsel

Jackson
Stringfellow, Forrest W.

Oxford
Rutherford, Kenneth A.

Associates

Gulfport
Brown, Kristi Rogers
Burrow, Nathan L.
Dickinson, Michael B.
Murray, Christopher H.

Jackson
Buchanan, Sandra D.
Griffin, Steven J.
Julian, Thomas R.
Smith, Denita N.
Strickland, David B. III

Oxford
Benedict, J. Luke







   
Education:
B.A., University of Mississippi
   (with distinction 1963)
L.L.B., University of Virginia (1966)


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 Court of Appeals for the
   Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Military Appeals
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 College of Trial Lawyers
   (State Committee Chair 1996-1998)
Mississippi Defense Lawyers
   Association (President 1992)
   (Recipient, Lifetime Achievement
   Award, 2008)
American Inns of Court,
   Master of the Bench
Mississippi Bar Association


Recognitions/
Accomplishments:
President, Daniel Coker Horton &
   Bell, P.A., 1990-2001
Mississippi Defense Lawyers
   Association Lifetime Achievement
   Award
Best Lawyers in America
   
Personal Injury Litigation and
    Professional Malpractice Law
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated
Mid-South Super Lawyers -
   Business/Corporate


Reported Cases:
Edmonds v. Williamson, 13 So. 3d
   1283 (Miss. 2009)
Keyes v. Jones County, 2009 U.S. Dist.
   LEXIS 48890 (S.D. Miss. 2009)
Patton v. Mobile Medic Ambulance
   Service, Inc.,
 U.S. Dist. LEXIS
   490 (S.D. Miss.  2009), aff'd, 2009
   U.S. App. LEXIS 10580
   (5th Cir. 2009)
Hodge v. Jones County, 2008 U.S. Dist.
   LEXIS 931012 (S.D. Miss. 2008)
Tyson v. Jones County, 2008 U.S. Dist.
   LEXIS 82103 (S.D. Miss. 2008)
Nat'l Union Fire Ins., Co. v. Blasio,
  
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42669 (N.D.
   Miss. 2008)
R.K. v. J.K., 946 So. 2d 764 (Miss.
   2007), 2009  Miss.  LEXIS 386
   (Miss., Aug. 13, 2009)
Maryland Cas.Co. v. Lab
   Discount Drug., Inc. 2007 U.S. Dist.
   LEXIS 11159 (S.D. Miss. 2007)
Williams v. Williamson, 2006 U.S. Dist.
   LEXIS 1913 (S.D. Miss.
    2006)
Williamson v. Edmonds, 880 So. 2d
   310; 2004 Miss. LEXIS 1031 (Miss.
   2004)
Keszenheimer v. Boyd, 897 So. 2d
   190, 2004 Miss. App. LEXIS 874
    (Miss. Ct. App. 2004)
Miss. Chem. Corp. v. Dresser-Rand
   Co.
, 287 F.3d 359 (5th Cir. 2002)
Rogers v. Eaves, 812 So. 2d 208; 
   (Miss. 2002)
American Guar. & Liab. Ins. Co. v.
   1906 Co.
, 273 F.3d 605 (5th Cir.
    2001)
Amer. Guar. & Liab. Ins. Co. v. 1906
   Co.
, 129 F.3d 802 (5th Cir. 1997) 
Southern Farm Bureau Cas. Ins. Co.
    v. Allard
, 611 So. 2d 966 (Miss.
    1992)
Wactor v. John H. Moon & Sons, Inc.,
   516 So. 2d 1364 (Miss. 1987)
Waller v. Dixieland Food Stores, Inc.,
   492 So. 2d 283 (Miss. 1986)
Levingston v. Allis-Chalmers Corp.,
   109 F.R.D. 546 (S.D. Miss. 1985)
Wilcon, Inc. v. Travelers Indem. Co.,
   654 F.2d 976 (5th Cir. 1981)
Tally v. Carter, 318 So. 2d 835 (Miss.
   1975)


Primary Practice Areas:
Commercial/Business Litigation
    and Transactions
General Insurance Defense
Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage
Professional Liability


Away From The Office:
John and his wife, Janet, are the parents of three sons. He enjoys traveling and managing a family tree farm. John is a member of Northminster Baptist Church, a Director of Salt and Light Ministry Foundation and a member of Habitat for Humanity-Metro Jackson Area.
 
 
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Listing of the areas of practice does not indicate any certification or expertise therein. CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. 
 
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