Thomas W. CrockettWatkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, P.A., Jackson, USAAreas of Practice: Arbitration & Mediation, Family Law Contact Information:
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Lectures and Papers: "Legal Ethics Professional Responsibility and Malpractice Prevention", The Mississippi Bar Annual Ethics Seminar, September 2002 "Mediation of Family Law Disputes", Mississippi College School of Law, Alternative Disputes Resolution Class, 2002 "Mediation of Family Law Disputes", University of Mississippi School of Law, Family Law Class, 2002 "Ethical Aspects of Mediation in Family Law Disputes", Professor Bell's Family Law Current Developments, 2002 "Settlement of Equitable Distribution Issues Through Negotiation and Mediation", Equitable Distribution in Divorce Settlements in Mississippi: Valuation, Tax and Other Issues, National Business Institute, Inc., 1997 Areas of Practice:Public/Private Partnerships Affordable Housing Mediation Family LawBar Admissions: U.S. Supreme Court, 1976 Mississippi, 1956 U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1956 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals 6th CircuitEducation: Harvard University Law School, Cambridge, MA , 1956 LL.B. University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, 1951 B.A. Honors: Phi Kappa Phi Published Works: Insurance ADR: A Primer for Agents, Mississippi Agent, Volume 25, Number 1, Winter, 2005 Emerging Ethical Issues in ADR: Does a Lawyer Have a Duty to Advise Clients of Mediation?, The Mississippi Lawyer, January, 2002 Mississippi's New Equitable Distribution Rules: The Ferguson Guidelines and Valuation, (Co-Author), Miss. College Law Review, Vol. 15 No. 2, Spring, 1995 Dividing the Property in a Marital Dissolution, (Co-Author), 62 Miss. Law Journal, Spring, 1992 Representative Cases: Georgia Cas. v. Sandoz Agro, 121 F.3d 705 (C.A.5 1997) Institute for Technology Development v. Brown, 63 F.3d 445 (C.A.5 1995) FDIC v. Belli, 981 F.2d 838 (C.A.5 1993) Jaff v. Cal-Maine Foods, Inc., 774 F.2d 1314 (C.A.5 (Miss.) 1985) Sooner Federal Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Depositors Sav. Ass'n, 386 So.2d 1125 (Miss. 1980) Baker & Co., Florida v. Preferred Risk Mut. Ins. Co., 569 F.2d 1347 (C.A.5 (Miss.) 1978) Memphis Trust Co. v. Board of Governors of Federal Reserve System, 584 F.2d 921 (C.A.6 (Tenn.) 1978) F.M.C. Corporation v. Strebeck, 196 So.2d 74 (Miss. 1967) W.E. Harrell v. Forrestry Suppliers, Inc., 183 So.2d 649 (Miss. 1966) Morris v. American Fidelity Fire Ins. Co., 173 So.2d 618 (Miss. 1965) Honors and Awards: Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Family Law, Family Law Mediation and Legal Malpractice Law Professionalism Award, presented by the Hinds County Bar Association, 2004 Fellow, The Mississippi Bar Foundation Retired Colonel (USAR-JAGC) Professional Associations and Memberships: American Bar Association Member The Mississippi Bar Member American Bar Association, Litigation, Family and Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections Member The Mississippi Bar, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Fee Disputes Resolution Committee, 2003 - 2004 Chairman American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section Co-Chair The Mississippi Bar, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Executive Committee, 2002 - 2003 Member The Mississippi Bar, 1983 Commissioner Hinds County Bar Association, 1970 President Pro Bono Activities: Jackson Metro Housing PartnershipFraternities/Sororities: Kappa Alpha OrderBirth Information: 1930, Jackson, Mississippi |
