Practice Areas
Admissions
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- 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
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana
- United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
- All Louisiana State Courts
Education
B.A., McNeese State University, 1981
J.D., Mississippi College School of Law, with special distinction 1991
- graduated 2nd in class
Ed Taylor is a fellow with the American College of Trial Lawyers, a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and an AV rated lawyer. He was recently named 2019 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for Litigation - Insurance on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Ed’s practice emphasizes trial work and he has successfully tried numerous trials for his clients to verdict. Specifically, over the last eight years, Ed has tried approximately twenty-five jury trials to verdict in Mississippi courtrooms. During this time period, he has been recognized as the most prolific trial lawyer on the Mississippi Gulf Coast based on the Mississippi Jury Verdict Reporter. Ed also has an active practice in Louisiana State and Federal Courts.
Professional Affiliations
The Mississippi Bar
Louisiana Bar Association
American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Harrison County Bar Association
Russell Blass Walker Chapter of the American Inn of Court
Honors & Awards
Inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”) in 2018
Inducted into The American College of Trial Lawyers in 2017
Best Lawyers in America®
- Litigation - Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
- Product Liability Litigation - Defendants
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent® Rated
Mid-South Super Lawyers - 2014 - 2017
Top Rated Lawyer - Personal Injury Defense
Recognitions
- Seventeen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A., Attorneys Named 2015 Best Lawyers and Two Named Lawyer of the Year
- 2014 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
- Eighteen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell Attorneys Recognized As 2016 Best Lawyers In America®.
- 2015 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
- Best Lawyers Named Eighteen Daniel Coker Horton & Bell to Best Lawyers for 2018
- 2016 Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
- Edward C. Taylor Inducted into The American College of Trial Lawyers
- 2019 Daniel Coker Horton & Bell Best Lawyers in America Announced
- 2017 DCHB Mid-South Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Announced
- 19 Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. lawyers named to 2020 Best Lawyers®
News
- August 20, 2020
- June 2020
- August 15, 2019
- February 2019
- August 2018
- November 2017
- September 2017
- August 15, 2017
- February 3, 2017
- November 2016
- August 15, 2016
- August 17, 2015
- November 14, 2014
- August 18, 2014
- September 2013
- June 21, 2013
- June 2012
Recent Victories
- June 2020
- August 2018
- July 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- September 2017
- August 2017
- April 21, 2017
- March 2017
- March 2017
- March 8, 2017
- February 28, 2017
- February 27, 2017
- January 9, 2017
- November 2016
- July 2016
- July 2016
- March 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 17, 2015
- December 2015
- December 2015
- November 16, 2015
- September 2015
- September 2015
- July 2015
- July 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- April 2015
- December 2014
- April 2014
- February 2014
- July 2013
- April 2013
- April 2013
- April 2013
- June 2012
- April 2012
- November 2011
- November 2010
- October 2009
- July 2009
- July 2009
- May 2009
Reported Cases
- October 2018
- October 2018
- March 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- February 2017
- November 2016
- June 2016
- March 2016
- December 2015
- June 2015
- 2015
- November 2014
- August 2014
- November 2013
- June 2012
- February 2010
- October 2009
- August 2009
- July 2009
- May 2009
- October 2008
- January 2006
- February 2005
- 2000
- September 1997
- May 1994