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Recent Successes and Transactions

Wrongful Death

Recovered over seven-figures for the family of worker killed in an on-the-job injury in wrongful death case brought against the deceased employee’s employer, an international oil company.

Fair Labor Standards

Recovered $5 million for employees of, Defenders, Inc., in class action wage and hour and Fair Labor Standards Act case involving claims of unpaid wages and unpaid overtime.

$100 Million Recovered

Successfully represented real estate developer clients in over $100 million of closed tax-credit and bond-financed real estate transactions for projects located throughout the southeastern United States.

$1.5 Million Recovered

Recovered over $1.5 million on behalf of clients of our firm from the BP Deepwater Horizon Class Action Settlement Program (Business Economic Loss claims).

Negotiation Successful

Negotiation (on behalf of the Seller) and drafting transaction-documents for the sale of multi-million dollar Jackson, Mississippi, hotel.

Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

Representation of Canadian oil-services supplier in the highly-complex and massive Cook Inlet Chapter 11 Bankruptcy; defended client in adversary proceeding initiated by the Unsecured Creditors’ Liquidation Trust that sought the claw-back of an alleged preference payment under Section 504 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code (United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Alaska).

Legal Malpractice

Multiple six-figure settlement in legal malpractice case against one of the oldest, largest, and most powerful law firms in the state of Mississippi.

Putative Title VII

Successful settlement in putative Title VII class action suit in federal court (Southern District of Mississippi) for racial discrimination.

Real Estate Fraud

Settlement in seven-figure real estate fraud and legal malpractice case in multipIe-jurisdiction Iitigation in Mississippi state courts (Hinds and Madison Counties).

Release Of Mortgage

Obtained complete release of mortgage by Bank of New York Mellon against property on behalf of a large Mississippi real estate developer in Mississippi Chancery Court (Hinds County).

Six-figure Settlement

Obtained six-figure settlement against Mississippi electrical cooperative on behalf of a real estate developer and tenant for fire to home at residential subdivision in Mississippi Delta Humphreys County).

Six-figure Settlement

Obtained six-figure settlement against Mississippi electrical cooperative on behalf of a real estate developer and tenant for fire to home at residential subdivision in Mississippi Delta Humphreys County).

$500,000 Judgment

Obtained judgment of over $500,000.00 against large regional bank operating in Mississippi for failing to exercise reasonable diligence in the disbursement of project-funds for a non-foreclosed residential real estate development in Biloxi, Mississippi (Harrison County).

Five-figure Settlement

Large five-figure settlement in case against large Mississippi-based bank for wrongful foreclosure, conversion of property, and for (gross) negligence (Scott County).

Six-figure Settlement

Multiple six-figure settlement (100 cents on the dollar) of construction dispute between general contractor and real estate developer in lawsuit in Louisiana federal court stemming from a project located in Ville Platte, Louisiana, and financed under Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code.