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VOL. LXVI • NO. 1 FALL 2019 New Guardianship and Conservatorship Law PROTECTS Vulnerable Mississippians MISSISSIPPI CHAPTER TheThe followingfollowing attorneysattorneys areare recognizedrecognized inin 20192019 forfor ExcellenceExcellence inin thethe fieldfield ofof AlternativeAlternative DisputeDispute ResolutionResolution Robert Biggs Bobby Dallas Robert Hammond Raymond Hunter Walter Johnson Larry Latham Jackson Ridgeland Hattiesburg Gulfport Jackson Ridgeland William Myers Ronald Roberts Steve Simpson Charlie Swayze Anne Veazey James Wyly Hernando Columbus Gulfport Greenwood Jackson Gulfport CheckCheck youryour preferredpreferred availableavailable datesdates oror scheduleschedule appointmentsappointments online,online, directlydirectly withwith AcademyAcademy MembersMembers -- forfor free.free. VisitVisit www.MissMediators.org/dateselectorwww.MissMediators.org/dateselector The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals is an invite-only association of the top-rated mediators & arbitrators throughout the US, and proud sponsor of the national defense and trial bar associations. For more info, visit www.NADN.org/about PRESIDENT Amanda Jones Tollison, Oxford PRESIDENT-ELECT Jennifer Ingram Johnson, Hattiesburg SECOND VICE-PRESIDENT Ann Marie M. Pate, Clevelan IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT VOL. LXVI • NO. 1 FALL 2019 Patricia W. Bennett, Jackson BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Rebecca C. Taylor, Wiggins Alison Bryant Baker, Gulfport Amanda Whaley Smith, Holly Springs New Guardianship and Conservatorship Law Steven E. Farese, Jr., Ashland John P. Henson, Greenwood Protects Vulnerable Mississippians ...................................................10 – 22 Kevin R. Null, Ackerman Jamie D. Travis, Jackson By Richard A. Courtney and Gray Edmonson Lindsay Dowdle, Jackson Tiffany M. Graves, Jackson Getting Paid Before, During and After Trial ........................................... 24 – 31 Crymes M. Pittman, Jackson By Gregory M. Hunsucker Amanda Green Alexander, Jackson Shawn Harris, Forest Nancy D. Thomas, Vicksburg Leigh Ann Key, Meridian Arthur H. Calderon, Cleveland Wesley Curry IV, Hattiesburg DEPARTMENTS Oby T. Rogers, Collins Jason T. Barrett, Brookhaven Memorial Resolution ..................................................................................................6 Lawrence E. Hahn, Columbia Haley M. Brown, Starkville President’s Message.......................................................................................... 7 – 8 Wesley Hisaw, Horn Lake Grayson Lacey, Jr., Laurel Board of Commissioners ..........................................................................................9 Angel Myers McIlrath, Pascagoula Sharon Patterson Thibodeaux, Brandon President-Elect Nominees .................................................................................... 32 Whitney McKay Adams, Pearl Matthew A. Baldridge, Madison Final Disciplinary Actions ............................................................................ 33 – 37 Wiley Barbour, Jr., Yazoo City Renee Harrison Berry, Hazlehurst Minnie P. Howard, Oxford Young Lawyers Division News ............................................................................ 39 YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION Fall 2019 New Admittees ...................................................................................... 40 President Jaklyn Wrigley, Gulfport New “Lawyers in the Family” ...................................................................... 41 – 42 President-Elect Christy V. Malatesta, Jackson 2019 – 2020 Section Officers ...................................................................44 – 46 ABA DELEGATES Charles (Charlie) J. Swayze, Jr., Greenwood MVLP Anniversary .........................................................................................48 – 50 W.C. (Cham) Trotter, III, Belzoni EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR In Memoriam ....................................................................................................53 – 54 Deanne Mosley, Jackson Lawyers Helping Lawyers .................................................................................... 55 EDITOR Clarence Webster, III, Jackson Law School News ..........................................................................................56 – 57 MANAGING EDITOR Melanie Henry, Jackson CLE Calendar of Events ......................................................................................... 58 ADVERTISING MANAGER Krissa Dobbins Easley, Jackson Professional Announcements .....................................................................59 – 61 Classified Advertising ............................................................................................. 62 The Mississippi Lawyer is published quarterly by The Mississippi Bar, 643 North State Street, P.O. 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THE MISSISSIPPI BAR MEMORIAL RESOLUTION OCTOBER 15, 2019 WHEREAS, The Mississippi Bar gathers today with the Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court to pay tribute to those members of our profession who departed this life during the past year; and WHEREAS, we are deeply saddened by the passing of these members of the profession; and WHEREAS, we recognize and give thanks for the legacy of each in shaping this honored profession both in Mississippi and beyond. While some gave decades of service, the careers of others were cut short, but we acknowledge each had an impact on the pursuit of justice and upholding the rule of law; and accordingly we celebrate the legacy and memory of their dedication and contributions to our profession; and WHEREAS, we give thanks for the devoted public service of those we honor today, and we acknowledge that, without their devotion, and often sac- rifice, which they exemplified, the liberty and freedoms we enjoy today would be endangered and our individual lives diminished; and WHEREAS, we acknowledge that the enduring memory and example of those we honor today remind us that we, too, are called upon “to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with our God;” and WHEREAS, in mourning the loss of these members of the bar, we also recognize that their passing will never diminish the profound impact each has made in the lives of their families, their colleagues, their communities, and on this profession; and WHEREAS, in the reading of these names of our departed colleagues, we express our admiration, respect, and deepest gratitude for their ser- vice to our profession and for enriching our lives and communities with their friendship: Alexander A. Alston, Jr. William M. Frisbie Thomas L. Kesler Ed Perry Louis G. Baine, Jr. Kenneth L. Gordon Ronald M. Kirk James C. Pierce Frank D. Barber III Preston H. Gough, Jr. William B. Kirksey Carver A. Randle James A. Becker, Jr. John G. Gourlay, Jr. Atley A. Kitchings, Jr. James N. Randall, Jr. Woodrow W. Brand, Jr. William G. Gragson, Jr. Doris C. Landon Lanny R. Robinson James P. Brantley Russell P. Grant, Jr. Robertson M. Leatherman, Jr. Larry A. Smith Dorman Buford Kirby M. Graves, Jr. Herbert Lee, Jr. Lloyd G. Spivey, Jr. Charles Burhorn Joshua Green Thomas D. McNeese Herbert G. Stampley Michael B. Chittom William A. Grist C. Eugene McRoberts, Jr. Alonzo H. Sturgeon III Senator Thad Cochran Nicolas M. Haas Roland J. Mestayer, Jr. Thomas W. Teel Diann Walker Coleman Michael K. Henry Paul O. Miller III James F. Toney, Jr. Sid Davis Sarah Hodnett Lancelot L. Minor III John E. Tracy Margaret F. Demeranville Ben F. Horan James Tucker Mitchell Charles H. Walker Earl L. Denham Hillery E. Horne, Jr. Richard A. Montague, Jr. Erwin C. Ward, Sr. Albert H. Dickens, Jr. Jay L. Jernigan Henry H. Mounger W. S. “Scotty” Welch III Richard W. Dortch Brenda B. Johnson David M. Necaise Andrew M. Westerfield Robert T. Edwards Ginger G. Johnson Sheila K. Nicholson Robert M. Winstead Jessie L. Evans Hansel A. Jones Ronald T. Oldenburg Wallace W. Wood Lester G. Fant III Marie P. Kepper Clay L. Pedigo David A. Yost NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the members of The Mississippi Bar assembled in this Memorial Service before the Supreme Court of Mississippi on this the 15th day of October 2019, pay tribute and honor to our deceased colleagues, recognizing their manifold contributions to our State, our profession, and our society. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the members of The Mississippi Bar here assembled before the Justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court hereby extend their deepest sympathy and respect to the families of those colleagues whom we memorialize today. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Memorial be made a part of The Mississippi Bar’s permanent records and with the permission of the Justices, be entered into the Minutes of the Supreme Court of the State of Mississippi. Respectfully submitted, THE MISSISSIPPI BAR Amanda Tollison, President