Admissions
- 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
Education
B.S., Mississippi State University, highest distinction, 1977
J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1980
Gary Jones is a senior attorney in the Jackson office of the firm and previously served as Chair of the firm's Workers’ Compensation practice group for over 13 years. He has been involved in the Workers’ Compensation practice for over 35 years and has served as a mediator in hundreds of cases over the past 15 years.
When asked about the practice of law, Gary says, “Wise counsel is what you get with Daniel Coker attorneys. Our job is to tell you what you need to hear, not necessarily what you want to hear. Dogmatism for the sake of dogmatism is not productive. Instead, we seek effective, practical solutions to your litigation needs.”
Gary was named a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation and was inducted in July 2020 at the Foundation's Annual Meeting and Fellows Induction Ceremony held virtually.
Professional Affiliations
The Mississippi Bar Association
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America®, Workers Compensation - Employers, Since 2003
Best Lawyers®, 2015 and 2018 Jackson, MS Lawyer of the Year - Workers' Compensation Law
The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers - Fellow
Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent® 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 - 2009, 2011-2015
Mississippi Bar Foundation Fellow
Recognitions
- Gary K. Jones First Honored by Workers' Compensation Section of the Mississippi Bar - Receives Kenneth G. Perry Professionalism Award
- 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
- Best Lawyers names three "Lawyers of the Year" 2018
- 2019 Daniel Coker Horton & Bell Best Lawyers in America Announced
- 19 Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. lawyers named to 2020 Best Lawyers®
- Gary K. Jones Named Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation
News
- August 20, 2020
- August 2020
- August 15, 2019
- August 15, 2017
- August 15, 2017
- March 2017
- August 15, 2016
- August 17, 2015
- November 14, 2014
- August 18, 2014
- September 2013
Seminars & Speaking Engagements
- Getting the Best Results for Both Parties: How to Avoid/Expedite Medical Disputes so Molehills Don't Become MountainsRidgeland, Mississippi, June 2016
- Biloxi, Mississippi, April 2016
- MCSOL, Jackson, Mississippi, December 4, 2015
- Embassy Suites, Ridgeland, MS, June 19, 2015
- February 27, 2015
- July 2010
- June 25, 2010