EDUCATION

J.D., University of Mississippi, Licensed: August 1983
Class Rank: 4 of 22 G.P.A.: 3.02
Mississippi Law Journal
Law Alumni Scholarship
Criminal Law Internship
B.A., University of Mississippi, 1975
Phi Sigma Tau Honorary

EXPERIENCE

1992 to present

General Civil Law Practice with concentration in Real Estate Law; and Legal Department of Mississippi Employment Security Commission, (1996-present).
Private Practice Concentration: Real Estate; Civil Trial and Appellate Practice; and Holmes Community College Real Estate Law Instructor

1986-92

Upshaw, Williams, Biggers, Page & Kruger, Jackson, MS. (formerly Upshaw & Ladner or Ladner & Associates)
Civil Trial and Appellate Practice; Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability

1986

Gilmer & Jones, Jackson, MS.
Personal Injury, Domestic Relations; Workers Compensation

1984-85

Attorney/Petroleum Landman, associated with Pruet Oil Company and David Miller, Jackson, MS.
Chancery Court Practice; Titles; Contracts

1983-34

Gillespie & Rogers, Hattiesburg, MS
Insurance Defense; Real Estate

1976-80

Independent Petroleum Landman, associated with David Miller, Jackson, MS, and with L. L. & E. Co., New Orleans, LA. Landmen Management; Lease Negotiation; Title Deraignment.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Mississippi State Bar, Bar Commissioner 1996-99
Tri-County Real Estate Lawyers
Madison County Bar Association
National Assc. Unemployment Ins. Appellate Boards

TITLE INSURANCE

Mississippi Valley Title, Agent

PERSONAL

Date of Birth: December 14, 1952
Marital Status: Colleen O'Connor White; one child, Nelson White