Practice Areas
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
Education
B.A., Mississippi State University, cum laude, 1985
J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1988
- Mississippi Law Journal, Staff Member
Robert Stacy has trial experience in a variety of practice areas, but concentrates his practice in the areas of premises liability, professional liability, transportation, and hospitality law. An accomplished trial lawyer, Robert has tried many jury cases to verdict in both state and federal courts over the past 25 years. Robert has attended mediation training at Pepperdine University School of Law Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, and is also listed as a mediator in the Mississippi Bar Directory of Mediators.
Robert serves as Co-Chair of the firm’s Hospitality Law practice group and is a member of the Steering Committee of ALFA International’s Transportation practice group. He is also a member of the Mississippi Restaurant and Hospitality Association.
Professional Affiliations
The Mississippi Bar Association
American Bar Association
Claims & Litigation Management Alliance (CLM)
Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
Honors & Awards
Best Lawyers in America®
- Litigation – Insurance
- Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants
Co-editor for ALFA International Hospitality Law 2012 Compendium
Martindale-Hubbell, 2017 AV Preeminent® Rated
Mid-South Super Lawyers - 2011 - 2017
Moderator of presentation, "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Security Successes and Failures" at ALFA International 2012 Hospitality Law Seminar
Panel Participant, "Who's on First? What's on Second," at AFLA International 2013 Hospitality Law Seminar
Speaker, "Experts: Locating, Qualifying & Preparing Them," Evidence in Trial Practice CLE, Barristers Educational Services
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
- 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
- August 15, 2019
- April 2019
- November 2017
- August 15, 2017
- November 2016
- August 15, 2016
- August 17, 2015
- November 14, 2014
- August 18, 2014
Publications
Security Program Successes and Failures, Hotel News Now, July 10, 2013
Civil Rights - Attorney's Fees - Prevailing Party in an Administrative Proceeding to Enforce Rights Protected by Title VI Cannot Recover Attorney's Fees in an Independent Action Under Section 1988 Brought Solely to Recover Attorney's Fees. 57 Miss. L.J. 203 (1987)
Recent Victories
- November 2017
- September 2017
- February 2017
- August 2016
- August 2014
- March 2014
- February 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- June 2012
- April 2012
- February 2012
- July 2011
- May 2011
- May 2011
- December 2010
- August 2010
- October 2009
- July 2009
- May 2009
- March 2009
- March 2009
- March 2009
- 2009
Reported Cases
- November 2018