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Admissions:
1988, Mississippi; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Lance Stevens has been practicing nothing but injury law for over a dozen years. He is the former President of the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association for the year 2000-2001, a group representing all 1,000 of the best trial lawyers in the state. Lance has also received the Trial Lawyer of the Year award in Mississippi in 1999 and 2005, the only lawyer to receive the award twice, and the Outstanding Young Lawyer of the Year in the U.S. from the Association of Trial Lawyers of America in 1999, a group composed of tens of thousands of trial lawyers across the country.
Lance has been invited to speak to lawyers across the country, and on two Caribbean islands, on topics such as bad faith, jury selection, closing arguments, subrogation and uninsured motorist law. He has published numerous papers and is currently the author of the jury verdict chapter in Mississippi Civil Procedure, the leading text in the state on the subject.
On a personal note, Lance is the father of four children and happily married to Beth Stevens. He has twice served as the Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) President at the local public elementary school. His hobbies include golf and politics.
About Roderick Ward:
Rod Ward has also ben practicing injury law for over 24years. He is a Lifetime Member of the Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association and has served on the MTLA Board of Governors as well as chairing committees for MTLA. Rod has spoken to Mississippi lawyers in the area of workers compensation bad faith and been published in the leading trial lawyer magazine on that issue. His case, Rogers v. Hartford, is widely considered the leading appellate decision in the state on workers comp bad faith.
In 2007, Rod was named one of the Top 500 Trial Lawyers in America by LAWDRAGON. He is also a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and has received the MTLA Stone Pony award for outstanding service as a member. Rod has also held positions with the Mississippi State Bar and the Hinds County Bar Association.
Rod is married to Shawn Ward and they have three children. Rod coaches the Stevens & Ward soccer and baseball teams, both of which have had great success. He also plays golf and hunts.
Bar Admissions:
Mississippi, 1987
Education:
Mississippi State University, B.S.,
Starkville, MS-1984
University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D.
Oxford, MS-1987
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
Member of Board of Governors
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association Committee Chair
Association of Trial Lawyers of America Member
Mississippi Bar Member
Hinds County Association Member
Areas of Practice:
Insurance Law - Litigation & Appeals - Medical Malpractice - Motor Vehicle Accidents
Commercial Vehicle Accidents - Nursing Home Injuries - Personal Injury--General
Products Liability Law - Professional Malpractice - Toxic Torts - Workers' Compensation
Representative Cases:
Brown v. Pearl River Opportunity, Inc., 627 So. 2d 308 (Miss.?1993)
Marcum v. Miss. Valley Gas Co., 587 So. 2d 223 (Miss.?1989)
City of Jackson v. Williamson, CA U-95-CA-01072-COA (Miss. Ct. App.?1997)
City of Jackson v. Williamson, 740 So. 2d 818 (Miss.?1999)
Rogers v. Hartford Casualty & Indem., 113 F. 3d 309 (5th Cir.?1998)
Rogers v. Quick Change, 663 So. 2d 585 (Miss.?1995)
Hare v. State of Mississippi, 733 So. 2d 277 (Miss.?1999)
Pickens v. Seimans (C.A.Miss.?1999)
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Mississippi, 1987
Education:
University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, MS, 1987
J.D.
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
Member of the Board of Governors
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
Committee Chair
Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
Lifetime Member
Mississippi Bar
Member
Hinds County Bar Association
Member
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