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 Best Lawyer's 2013 Jackson-MS
Professional Malpractice Law -
Defendants "Lawyer of the
Year"
Leadership in Law - 2010
Mississippi Business Journal
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated
Mid-South Super Lawyers -
Business/Corporate
Reported Cases: Lee v. Ishee, 2010 WL 2546130
(5th Cir. 2010).
J.K. v. R.K., 30 So. 3d 290 (Miss.
2009).
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) 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)
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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