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)
American Inns of Court,
   Master of the Bench
Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers    Association (President 1992)

Recognitions/
Accomplishments:
President, Daniel Coker Horton &
   Bell, P.A., 1990-2001
Mississippi Defense Lawyers    Association Lifetime Achievement    Award
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated

Cases of Note:
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)
Horizon Health Corp. v. Tyler-Holmes
    Mem. Hosp., 284 F. Supp. 2d 439
   (N.D. Miss 2003)
Miss. Chem. Corp. v. Dresser-Rand
   Co., 287 F.3d 359 (5th Cir. 2002)
Rogers v. Eaves, 812 So. 2d 208;
   2002 Miss. LEXIS 113 (Miss. 2002)
Wilson v. Greyhound Lines, Inc., 830    So. 2d 1151, 2002 Miss. LEXIS 277
   (Miss. 2002)
American Guar. & Liab. Ins. Co. v.
   1906 Co., 273 F.3d 605 (5th Cir.
    2001)
Churchill v. Pearl River Basin Dev. Dist.,    757 So. 2d 940, 1999 Miss. LEXIS
   183 (Miss. 1999)
Amer. Guar. & Liab. Ins. Co. v. 1906    Co., 129 F.3d 802 (5th Cir. 1997) 
Churchill v. Pearl River Basin Dev.
   Dist., 619 So. 2d 900, 1993 Miss.
   LEXIS 74 (Miss. 1993)
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 Litigation
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.