Education: B.S., Mississippi State University
(highest distinction 1977)
J.D., University of Mississippi (1980)
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
Tribal Court of the Mississippi Band of
Choctaw Indians
Professional Organizations: Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers
Association
Recognitions/
Accomplishments Best Lawyers in America Workers Compensation
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated A.H. “Buddy” Mitchell Award,
Administrative Law Section,
Mississippi Bar (2005)
Kenneth G. Perry Professionalism
Award, Workers' Compensation
Section, Mississippi Bar (2009)
Mississippi Contributor, Independent
Contractor Status: State by State
Legal Guide (R. Wood Ed. 1993)
Mississippi Law Journal, Research
Editor (1978-1979) Mid-South Super Lawyers -
Workers' Compensation
Reported Cases: Medicomp, Inc. v. Marshall, 878 So. 2d
193 (Miss. Ct. App. 2004) Nosser v. Natchez Jitney Jungle, Inc.,
511 So. 2d 141 (Miss. 1987) R. C. Petroleum, Inc. v. Hernandez, 555
So. 2d 1017 (Miss. 1990) Richardson v. Forum, 817 F. 2d 1203
(5th Cir. 1987) Smith & Sanders, Inc. v. Peery, 473 So.
2d 423 (Miss. 1985)
Primary Practice Areas: Workers' Compensation
Arbitration and Mediation
Away From The Office: Gary and his wife, Sherry, are the parents of three daughters and are members of Grace City Church.
Gary is a frequent lecturer on workers' compensation practice, having served as a speaker at seminars sponsored by the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission, The University of Mississippi Law Center, Mississippi College School of Law, and Lorman Education Services, among others.
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