Education: B.B.A., University of Mississippi
(cum laude 2002)
J.D., University of Mississippi
(cum laude 2005)
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: Mississippi Bar Association
Jackson Young Lawyers Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers
Association
Recognitions/ Accomplishments:
Author of "'Written Off' Medical Bills and
the Collateral Source Rule: Why a
Change is Needed," Mississippi Defense
Lawyers Association Quarterly,
Spring 2011. Author of "Medical Malpractice Claims
Against Non-Physician Healthcare
Providers," Mississippi Defense
Lawyers Association Quarterly,
Spring 2010.
Mid-South Super Lawyers Rising
Stars 2009, 2011 - Civil Litigation Defense
Mississippi Defense Lawyers
Association - Editorial Board
Author of “Exclusions and
Countermeasures: Do Card Counters
Have a Right to Play?” Gaming Law
Review (2005)
Reported Cases:
Lee v. Ishee, 2010 WL
2546130 (5th Cir. 1010).
Harrison, v. Yalobusha County,
2010 WL 3937964 (N.D. Miss.
2010).
Atterberry v. City of Laurel, 2010
WL 2545412 (S.D. Miss. 2010)
aff'd 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 23298
(5th Cir. 2010).
J.K. v. R.K., 30 So. 3d 290 (Miss. 2009).
Dees v. American Medical Response, Inc., 2010 WL 606454 (S.D. Miss.
Feb. 17, 2010). Patton v. Mobile Medic Ambulance
Service, Inc., 2009 WL 44206
(S. D. Miss. 2009), aff'd 330
Fed. Appx. 64 (5th Cir. 2009) Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. v. Blasio, 2008
U.S. Dist. LEXIS 42669 (N.D. Miss.
2008) Maryland Cas. Co. v. Lab Discount
Drug, Inc., 468 F.Supp. 2d
862 (S.D. Miss 2006)
Primary Practice Areas: Insurance Bad Faith and Coverage
Professional Liability
Away From The Office: Tom and his wife, Abby, are members of Madison Heights Church, PCA, where Tom serves as Deacon. They have one son, Thomas. Tom enjoys playing tennis, reading and jogging.
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