Charles M. Merkel Jr
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 57 years of experience
Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Toxic Mold, Tax, Professional Malpractice
30 Delta Avenue, Clarksdale, MS 38614
About Charles M. Merkel Jr
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Toxic Mold
- Tax
- Professional Malpractice
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1966Doctor of Jurisprudence
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: 2nd in Class
- Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, District of ColumbiaLL.M., Master of Law(s)
- University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1964B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Honors: magna cum laude
Representative Cases
- Dunson v. S. A. Allen, Inc., 355 So.2d 77 (Miss. 1978)
- Thornton v. Insurance Co. of North America, 287 So.2d 262 (Miss. 1973)
- Canipe v. National Loss Control Service Corp., 736 F.2d 1055 (C.A.5 (Miss.) 1984)
- Fruehauf Corp. v. Trustees of First United Methodist Church, 387 So.2d 106 (Miss. 1980)
- Dunson v. S. A. Allen, Inc., 355 So.2d 77 (Miss. 1978)
- Thornton v. Insurance Co. of North America, 287 So.2d 262 (Miss. 1973)
- Canipe v. National Loss Control Service Corp., 736 F.2d 1055 (C.A.5 (Miss.) 1984)
- Fruehauf Corp. v. Trustees of First United Methodist Church, 387 So.2d 106 (Miss. 1980)
Classes and Seminars
- Lecturer, Trial Technique and Advocacy, Mississippi State Bar
- Lecturer, Trial Technique and Advocacy, Mississippi Association for Justice
- Lecturer, Trial Technique and Advocacy, American Board of Trial Advocates
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1966
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1969
- U.S. Tax Court, 1969
- U.S. District Court District of Minnesota, 1970
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi
Other Affiliations
- American Board of Trial Advocates, 1983 - Present (Member)
- Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, 1982 - Present (Member)
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1982 - Present (Member)
- Mississippi Bar Association, 1991 - Present (Fellow)
- Board Directors, Lula Rich Educational Foundation, 1983 - 1989
- Academy of Trial Lawyers
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Member)
- Primerus
- American Board of Trial Advocates (President)
- Mississippi Association for Justice (Secretary)
- American Association for Justice, 1982 - Present (Member)
Past Positions
- Sullivan, Dunbar & Smith
- Holcomb, Dunbar, Connell & Merkel, 1973 - Present
Fraternities and Sororities
- Sigma Chi
- Phi Delta Phi
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Litigation, Real Estate, Gaming, Wills, Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury
- 48 years of experienceMedical Malpractice, Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Personal Injury
Nearby Lawyers
- Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Toxic Mold
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