W. Mark Edwards
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 32 years of experience
Premises Liability, Product Liability
759 Vieux Marche' Mall, Post Office Drawer 289, Biloxi, MS 39533
About W. Mark Edwards
Practice Areas
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi, 1991Juris Doctor
- Honors: <i>cum laude</i>
- University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi, 1988Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- May v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp., 948 So. 2d 483 (Miss. App. 2007) (silica)
- Metropolitan Life Ins. Co. v. Aetna Cas. & Sur. Co., 728 So.2d 573, 1999 WL 12794, Miss. January 14, 1999 (asbestos)
- Barnes v. Clark Sand Co., Inc., 721 So. 2d 329, 198 WL 681261, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D2270, Prod. Liab. Rep. (CCH0 P 15,379, Fla. App. 1 Dist., October 5, 1998 (silica)
- Roberts v. Grafe Auto Co., Inc., 701 So. 2d 1093, 1997 WL 349009, Miss., June 26, 1997 (products liability)
- Williams v. CSX Transp., Inc., 925 F.Supp. 447, 1996 WL 233681, S.D. Miss. February 21, 1996 (federal railroad preemption)
- Hester v. CSX Transp., Inc., 61 F.3d 382, 1995 WL 461593, C.A.5 (Miss.), August 21, 1995 (federal railroad preemption)
- Fellon v. City of Pass Christian, 658 So. 2d 1391, 1995 WL 509194, Miss., July 27, 1995 (sovereign immunity)
Classes and Seminars
- “Overview of Toxic Mold Exposure,” Barristers Educational Service, 2005
- “Strategies and Developments in Mississippi Silica Litigation,” Defense Research Institute, 2005
- “Ethical Obligations of Defense Counsel,” Mississippi Bar, 1999
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1991
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Supreme Court of Florida
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (Member)
- Jackson County Bar Association (Member)
- Mississippi State Bar Association (Member)
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers (Member)
- Jackson County Bar Association (President, 2000)
- Jackson County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Section, 1995-1996)
- American Bar Association (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Section)
- Mississippi Bar Association, 1991
- American Inns of Court
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute (Member, Young Lawyers Committee)
- Defense Research Institute (Member, Railroad Committee)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
- Pi Sigma Alpha
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- Member34 years of experienceCommercial Law, Government, Gaming, Construction, Product Liability, Premises Liability
- Member27 years of experienceWills, Probate, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Financial
- Member30 years of experienceGovernment, Commercial Law, Insurance, Civil Litigation, Probate, Real Estate
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