John Hartwell Cocke
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Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 48 years of experience
Medical Malpractice, Litigation, Professional Malpractice, Personal Injury
30 Delta Avenue, Clarksdale, MS 38614
About John Hartwell Cocke
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Litigation
- Professional Malpractice
- Personal Injury
Education
- University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
- University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VirginiaB.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Economics
- Honors: With Distinction
Representative Cases
- Senatobia Community Hospital v. Orr, 607 So.2d 1224 (Miss. 1992)
- Scott v. Ball, 595 So.2d 848 (Miss 1992)
- Waldrip v. Turley, 1987 WL 30320 (Tenn. App. 1987)
- Dickey v. Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, 146 F.3d 262 (5th Cir. Miss. 1998)
- Williams v. Chism, 164 B.R. 735 (N.D. Miss. 1994)
- Sperry-New Holland, a Div. of Sperry Corp. v. Prestage, 617 So.2d 248 (Miss. 1993)
- Krieser v. Hobbs, 166 F.3d 736 (5th Cir. Miss. 1999)
- Buford v. Howe, 10 F.3d 1184 (5th Cir. Miss. 1994)
- DeLaughter v. Lawrence County Hosp., 601 So.2d 818 (Miss. 1992)
- Drummond v. Buckley, 627 So.2d 264 (Miss. 1993)
- Senatobia Community Hospital v. Orr, 607 So.2d 1224 (Miss. 1992)
- Scott v. Ball, 595 So.2d 848 (Miss 1992)
- Waldrip v. Turley, 1987 WL 30320 (Tenn. App. 1987)
- Dickey v. Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi, 146 F.3d 262 (5th Cir. Miss. 1998)
- Williams v. Chism, 164 B.R. 735 (N.D. Miss. 1994)
- Sperry-New Holland, a Div. of Sperry Corp. v. Prestage, 617 So.2d 248 (Miss. 1993)
- Krieser v. Hobbs, 166 F.3d 736 (5th Cir. Miss. 1999)
- Buford v. Howe, 10 F.3d 1184 (5th Cir. Miss. 1994)
- DeLaughter v. Lawrence County Hosp., 601 So.2d 818 (Miss. 1992)
- Drummond v. Buckley, 627 So.2d 264 (Miss. 1993)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1975
- Tennessee, 1992
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1975
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1975
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1975
Other Affiliations
- Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, 1992 - Present (Member, Board of Governors)
- American Bar Association, 1998 - Present
- Mississippi Association for Justice, 1992 - Present (Member)
- Section of Healthcare Law (Co-Chair)
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Litigation, Real Estate, Gaming, Wills, Worker's Compensation, Personal Injury
- 57 years of experienceLitigation, Medical Malpractice, Product Liability, Toxic Mold, Tax, Professional Malpractice
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