Overview
Gary is a senior attorney in the Madison, MS office, and previously served as Chair of Daniel Coker’s Workers’ Compensation Practice Group for more than thirteen years. He has focused his practice in workers’ compensation for over forty years and has served as a mediator in hundreds of cases over the past two decades. Gary is a Fellow of the Mississippi Bar Foundation and The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers. He is also a former board member for the Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Educational Association. Gary is an established, well-respected leader in the field of Workers’ Compensation.
Gary has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Workers’ Compensation Law – Employers since the year 2003, and is AV Preeminent® Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
Professional Affiliations
- The College of Workers’ Compensation Lawyers
- Mississippi Bar Association
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Mississippi Workers’ Compensation Educational Association
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America®, Workers’ Compensation – Employers, 2003 – Present
- Lawyer of the Year – Workers’ Compensation Law, Best Lawyers in America®, 2015, 2018, 2021
- 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
Honors & Awards Announcements
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