FIRM DIRECTOR MOFFETT HONORED BY ECBA AT ANNUAL MEETING IN ATLANTA
On February 13, 2010, the Electric Cooperative Bar Association presented the ECBA Leadership Awards - honoring vision, tenacity, and hard work of those members of the NRECA Lawyers Committee and the inaugural ECBA Advisory Board who were insturmental in ensuring that the objectives and goals of ECBA were met during the transition phase and through the launch of ECBA. Our own Larry D. Moffett was one of the recipients of this honor presented at the Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia.
TWO NEW DCH&B ATTORNEYS SWORN INTO MISSISSIPPI BAR
Denita Smith and Rebekah Blakeslee are shownleft to right in front of the fountain at the Thalia Mara Hall after the Mississippi Bar's Fall Admissions Ceremony. Smith and Blakeslee were recently named associates of DCH&B and were sworn in at the afternoon ceremony on September 29, 2009.
JACKSON ABLES WINS GAS LITIGATION IN DALLAS
Jackson H. Ables, III, a member of the DCH&B Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group, and its former chair, defended a tortious interference and conspiracy litigation brought in Dallas County and tried in August, 2009 against a Mississippi energy company sued over mineral leases on lands in Leon County, Texas. The claim was for rights to gas leases alleged to be worth more than a half-billion dollars plus exemplary or punitive damages. Ables is a member of the Energy Bar Association.
SIX DCH&B ATTORNEYS NAMED THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
DCH&B attorneys honored in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America are:
Edward C. Taylor, located in the Gulfport office andrecognized for the second year in the area of Personal Injusry Litigation;
Jackson office attorneys include: Donald V. Burch, recognized in the area of Workers' Compensation Law since 1995; John B. Clark, recognized in the areas of both Personal Injury Litigation and professional Malpractice Law since 2001; C. Michael Ellingburg, recognized in the area of Commercial Litigation since 1995; Gary K. Jones, recognized since 2003 in the area of Workers' Compensation Law; and Forrest W. Stringfellow, recognized since 2009 in the area of Personal Injury Litigation.
Selection to Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive and rigorous peer-review survey comprising more than 2.8 million confidential evaluations by the top attorneys in the country.
McCHAREN FEATURED SPEAKER
Silas W. McCharen, Chairperson of the firm's Labor and Employment Law Practice Group, was the featured speaker at the June 3, 2009 meeting of the Capital Area Human Resource Association. He spoke on "The Nuts & Bolts of Employment Discrimination".
JACKSON ABLES MODERATES NEW YORK PANEL
Jackson H. Ables, III, who chairs the firm's Insurance Law Practice Group, and is a member of the ALFA International National Insurance Law Steering Committee was moderator of the panel of industry speakers entitled "Preventing the Bad Faith Claim" at New York's Marriott Financial Center on June 18, 2009. This was the first day of ALFA's three day biennial symposium "Claims, Coverage and Change: Confronting Traditional Issues in Today's Non-Traditional Economic Climate." Mr. Ables is a frequent speaker and contributor to ALFA International seminars and publications.
GONZALEZ CHOSEN PANELIST AT MISSISSIPPI
WORKERS' COMPENSATION EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE
John S. Gonzalez was chosen by the Mississippi Workers' Commission to be a panel speaker at its annual Mississippi Workers' Compensation Educational Conference held in April 2009. John and three other members of the bar presented their recommendations for reforming certain areas of the Workers' Compensation Act. Four members of the Legislature of the State of Mississippi were also present to comment on the recommendations made by the panel of attorneys.
DCH&B ATTORNEY ALAN C. CAMERON KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Alan C. Cameron delivered the Keynote address at the the Sea Grant Law & Policy Journal 2009 Symposium held March 24-25, 2009 at the Unversity of Missisippi. The symposium was sponsored by the National Sea Grant Law Center.
ROBERT S. ADDISON NAMED FELLOW IN THE LITIGATION COUNSEL OF AMERICA
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, announces that Robert S. Addison has been named a Fellow in The Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society composed of less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers. Fellowship in the LCA is highly selective and by invitation only. Fellows are selected based upon effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and superior ethical reputation.
ARNOLD APPOINTED ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell announces that Robert J. "Trey" Arnold, III, has accepted an appointment to serve as an Administrative Judge for the Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission beginning February 2009.
DCH&B ATTORNEYS SELECTED FOR BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is pleased to announce that the following attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2009 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America:
Donald V. Burch - Workers' Compensation Law
John B. Clark - Personal Injury Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law
C. Michael Ellingburg - Commercial Litigation
Gary K. Jones - Workers' Compensation Law
Forrest W. Stringfellow - Personal Injury Litigation
Edward C. Taylor - Personal Injury Litigation
NEW DIRECTORS SHAREHOLDERS
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is pleased to announce that Timothy M. Peeples, W. Bienville Skipper and Jason Strong have been elected Directors and David B. Krause has been named shareholder, effective January 1, 2009.
JONES SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN SUPER LAWYERS 2008
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is pleased to announce that Gary K. Jones was selected to be included in Mid South Super Lawyers 2008 in the Workers' Compensation practice area and in Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition December, 2008 in the Workers' Compensation practice area.
CLARK SELECTED FOR INCLUSION IN SUPER LAWYERS 2008
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell is pleased to announce that John B. Clark was selected to be included in Mid South Super Lawyers 2008 in the Business / Corporate practice area.
KRAUSE FEATURED SPEAKER AT CONSTRUCTION LAW SEMINARS
In July 2008 David B. Krause was a featured speaker at a seminar sponsored by Barristers Educational Services and spoke on the following topics:
1. Drafting and negotiating an effective construction contract that will minimize disputes.
2. Handling change orders.
3. Legal responses to construction delays.
4. Defective bids.
5. Deficient plans and specifications and 5 Liability and other legal issues affecting architects and engineers.
In May 2008 David B. Krause was a featured speaker at a seminar sponsored by Sterling Education Services and spoke on the following topics:
1. Remedies for non-performance of the construction contract.
2. Limitations on actions against design professionals.
In February 2008 David B. Krause was a featured speaker at a seminar sponsored by Half Moon Continuing Legal Education and spoke on the following topics:
1. Construction site safety issues.
2. Contracts for design services.
DCH&B SPONSORS OLE MISS LAW COMPETITION
Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, P.A. is pleased to announce its sponsorship of the Ole Miss Moot Court Appellate Competition. On October 3, 2008, the first annual Daniel Coker Horton and Bell, P.A. Moot Court Appellate Membership Competition will take place at the Ole Miss Law School. Daniel Coker will have the exciting opportunity to provide scholarships to the finalist of this competition. A reception will follow the competition to honor the students and distinguished State and Federal judges involved in this event. Daniel Coker takes great pride in this opportunity. One of Daniel Coker's top priorities is to invest in the future of Mississippi's legal community and this investment begins with the law student.
WILTON V. BYARS, III, SELECTED FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE FEDERATION OF DEFENSE AND CORPORATE COUNSEL
Wilton V. Byars, III, is honored to have been selected for membership in the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel, an organization composed of leaders in the legal community. Federation members have been judged by their peers to have achieved professional distinction, and are committed to promoting knowledge, fellowship, professionalism and the course of justice. Membership in the Federation consists of defense counsel in private practice, in-house corporate and insurance counsel, and non-attorney claims executives. New members must be nominated and seconded by two current members, and are rigorously investigated by the Admissions Committee. Currently, the Federation is made up of 1,072 defense counsel members, together with an increasing number of corporate counsel members.
B. STEVENS HAZARD FEATURED SPEAKER AT TRUCKING LITIGATION SEMINAR
On May 29, 2008, B. Stevens Hazard was a featured speaker at a trucking litigation seminar entitled "Trucking Litigation and D.O.T. Regulations in Mississippi" in Jackson, Mississippi.
ABLES TO BE INCLUDED IN WHO'S WHO IN AMERICAN LAW
Marquis Who's Who has selected Daniel Coker's Jackson Ables, chair of the firm's Insurance Practice Group, for inclusion in the 30th Anniversary Edition of Who's Who in American Law (2008).
NEWMAN DRISKELL APPOINTED TO RULES ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE LITIGATION AND GENERAL PRACTICE SECTION OF THE MISSISSIPPI BAR
On April 29, 2008, Brooke Newman Driskell was appointed to serve a two year term on the Rules Advisory Committee for the United States District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi. She is one of only eight attorneys in Mississippi to be selected to serve on this Committee.
In June, 2008 Brooke will be sworn in to serve as a member of the Executive Committee of the Litigation and General Practice Section of the Mississippi Bar.
DANIEL COKER HORTON & BELL, P.A. PROUDLY RECOGNIZES JOHN B. CLARK FOR HIS RECEIPT OF THE MISSISSIPPI DEFENSE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
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DANIEL COKER HORTON & BELL CONTRIBUTES TO MC LAW CAMPUS ENHANCEMENT
A $25,000 gift from a prestigious Mississippi law firm is giving a nice boost to a $6 million capital campaign to enhance the campus in downtown Jackson. (More...)
ADDISON ELECTED TO WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY'S BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Robert Addison, a director with the law firm of Daniel Coker Horton & Bell, has been elected a member of the Board of Trustees of William Carey University. Founded in 1906 as Mississippi's Women's College, the University was renamed in 1954 in honor of William Carey, the founder of modern missions. William Carey University has three locations: Hattiesburg, Gulfport and a School of Nursing at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
TWO FROM DCH&B WORKERS' COMPENSATION PRACTICE GROUP NAMED IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
Donald V. Burch (Workers' Compensation) and Gary K. Jones (Workers' Compensation) have been selected for inclusion in the 2008 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
NEW DIRECTOR AND SHAREHOLDERS
The firm is pleased to announce John Waits has been elected a director and Tara Clifford, Shea Scott and Amanda Urbanek have been named shareholders, effective January 1, 2008.
TWO LAWYERS FROM THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION GROUP NAMED IN THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA
C. Michael Ellingburg has been named in The Best Lawyers in America in the area of Commercial Litigation. As a director in the firm, he has received this honor for more than ten consecutive years. Mr. Ellingburg recently moderated and participated in an ALFA tele-seminar on the attorney-client privilege and work product doctrine heard by approximately 200 participants.
John Clark has been selected for inclusion in the 25th anniversary edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the specialities of Personal Injury Litigation and Professional Malpractice Law.
ADDISON AND SMITH APPOINTEDTO COUNCIL ON ETHICAL BILLING
Robert S. Addison has been appointed as state co-chairman for the Council on Ethical Billing. Roy A. Smith, Jr. was also appointed to the Council. The Council on Ethical Billing (CEB) is an alliance of select attorneys, law firms, insurance companies, risk managers and general council of some of the nation's largest businesses, coming together to promote high levels of performance and ethics in defense litigation. Selection of attorneys and law firms to the Council by Fellows is indicative of their reputation for performance, ethics and professional commitment to the community, and diversity. Thus, the exclusivity of an invitation to join the Council is itself an achievement.
ADDISON PRESENTS 2007 COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS AT WILLIAM CAREY UNIVERSITY
Robert Addison gave the 2007 Commencement Address at William Carey University to 500 candidates for graduation with several thousand attendees. Founded in 1906 as Mississippi Woman's College, the University was renamed in 1954 in honor of William Carey, the founder of modern missions. William Carey University has three campuses: Hattiesburg, Gulfport, and the School of Nursing at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
TWO FROM DCH&B COACH AT PRACTICE ACADEMY
Trey Byars and Robert Stacy served as coaches for the Mississippi Defense Lawyers' Association Trial Practice Academy in Oxford, Mississippi.
ABDO JOINS ALUMNI CHAPTER
George Abdo has been named to the Board of Directors for the Central Mississippi Ole Miss Alumni Chapter.
TWO LAWYERS FROM THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION GROUP NAMED TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Robert Addison and Trey Byars have been named to the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Defense Lawyers' Association.
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