J. Kirkham Povall
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 50 years of experience
Personal Injury, Car Accidents, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Litigation, Real Estate, SSDI, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Contracts, Business Law, Agricultural Law, DUI & DWI
215 North Pearman Avenue, P. O. Drawer 1199, Cleveland, MS 38732
About J. Kirkham Povall
Practice Areas
- Personal Injury
- Car Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Litigation
- Real Estate
- SSDI
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Trusts
- Probate
- Family Law
- Child Custody
- Guardianship
- Contracts
- Business Law
- Agricultural Law
- DUI & DWI
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MississippiDoctor of Jurisprudence
- University of Mississippi, 1971Bachelor of Arts
- Major: History and Political Science
Representative Cases
- Stallings v. Bailey, 558 So.2d 858 (Miss. 1989 )
- Watson v. Reynolds, 547 So.2d 67 (Miss. 1989 )
- State v. Martin, 495 So.2d 501 (Miss. 1985 )
- Taylor v. Roberts, 475 So.2d 152 (Miss. 1985 )
- Holmes v. Bolivar County School District, 449 So.2d 230 (Miss. 1984 )
- Duncan v. Coahoma County Bank, 397 So.2d 891 (Miss. 1981 )
- Savill v. Abide, 394 So.2d 1339 (Miss. 1981 )
- Tutwiler v. Jones, 394 So.2d 1346 (Miss. 1981 )
- Pollan v. IC&G RR Co., 378 So.2d 659 (Miss. 1981 )
- Cox. v. Mississippi State Highway Commission, 362 SO.2d 607 (Miss. 1978 )
- Seymore v. Greater Mississippi Life Ins. Co,, 362 So.2d 611 (Miss. 1978 )
- Goodman v. USF&G, 349 So.2d 542 (Miss. 1977 )
- Thompson v. State, 339 So.2d 982 (Miss. 1976 )
- Strange v. State, 335 So.2d 109 (Miss. 1976)
- Turner v. State, 335 So.2d 909 (Miss. 1976)
- FMC Corporation v. Murphree, 632 F.2d 413 (5th Cir. 1980)
- Gilbert v. Dresser Industries, Inc., 158 F.R.D. 89 (N.D. Miss. 1993)
- Stallings v. Bailey, 558 So.2d 858 (Miss. 1989 )
- Watson v. Reynolds, 547 So.2d 67 (Miss. 1989 )
- State v. Martin, 495 So.2d 501 (Miss. 1985 )
- Taylor v. Roberts, 475 So.2d 152 (Miss. 1985 )
- Holmes v. Bolivar County School District, 449 So.2d 230 (Miss. 1984 )
- Duncan v. Coahoma County Bank, 397 So.2d 891 (Miss. 1981 )
- Savill v. Abide, 394 So.2d 1339 (Miss. 1981 )
- Tutwiler v. Jones, 394 So.2d 1346 (Miss. 1981 )
- Pollan v. IC&G RR Co., 378 So.2d 659 (Miss. 1981 )
- Cox. v. Mississippi State Highway Commission, 362 SO.2d 607 (Miss. 1978 )
- Seymore v. Greater Mississippi Life Ins. Co,, 362 So.2d 611 (Miss. 1978 )
- Goodman v. USF&G, 349 So.2d 542 (Miss. 1977 )
- Thompson v. State, 339 So.2d 982 (Miss. 1976 )
- Strange v. State, 335 So.2d 109 (Miss. 1976)
- Turner v. State, 335 So.2d 909 (Miss. 1976)
- FMC Corporation v. Murphree, 632 F.2d 413 (5th Cir. 1980)
- Gilbert v. Dresser Industries, Inc., 158 F.R.D. 89 (N.D. Miss. 1993)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1973
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1973
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, 1986
- U. S. Court of Military Appeals
Other Affiliations
- Bolivar County Bar, 1973 - Present (President, 1978 - 1980)
- American Bar Association, 1973 - Present (Member, Section on Negligence, Insurance and Compensation)
- Mississippi State Bar Foundation (Member)
- Mississippi Army National Guard, 1973 - 1999 (Retired Colonel)
- Rotary, 1973 - Present (President)
- Board of Mississippi Bar Commission, 1995 - 1998
- Seventh Chancery Court District (Special Master)
- Mississippi Health Care Trust Fund, June 1, 1999 - January 1, 2000 (Board of Trustees)
- Mississippi Bar Association (Member)
Past Positions
- Jacobs, Eddins & Povall
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Theta
- Omicron Delta Kappa
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 23 years of experienceCar Accidents, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Medical Malpractice, Litigation, Real Estate, SSDI, Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Family Law, Child Custody, Guardianship, Contracts, Business Law, Agricultural Law, DUI & DWI
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