Education: B.S., Louisiana State University
(1987)
J.D., University of Mississippi
(cum laude 1990)
Bar and Court Admissions: Licensed to Practice in the States of
Mississippi, Illinois (inactive) and
Missouri (inactive)
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: American Bar Association
American Inns of Court
Defense Research Institute
Illinois Bar Association (inactive)
Lafayette Bar Association
Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers
Association
Missouri Bar Association (inactive)
Phi Delta Phi
Recognitions/
Accomplishments Phi Kappa Phi, University of Mississippi
Lecturer on workers’ compensation
matters
One of the first instructors for the
Mississippi Workers’ Compensation
Adjuster Certification Program
Cases of Note: Inman v. Coca-Cola/Dr. Pepper
Bottling Co., 678 So. 2d 992
(Miss. 1996) Massengill v. Guardian Management Co.,
19 F.3d 196 (5th Cir. 1994) Raytheon Aerospace Support Servs.
v. Miller, 861 So. 2d 330 (Miss. 2003)
Rea v. Rust Engineering, 813 So. 2d 779 (Miss. Ct. App. 2002) Tommy Brooks Oil Co. v. Leach, 722 So. 2d 708 (Miss. Ct. App.
1998)
Primary Practice Areas: Workers’ Compensation
Away From The Office: George and his wife, Kate, are the parents
of four children. He enjoys hiking, biking and canoeing. He and
his family are members of St. John’s Catholic Church. He
has served on the Kid’s Chance Scholarship Committee awarding
scholarships to kids whose parents are killed or permanently disabled
at work.
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