Practice Groups

Business

Corporate and Securities Antitrust, Trade and Securities Regulation Corporate Governance and Sarbanes-Oxley Gaming Intellectual Property and Technology Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructuring Organization and Capital Formation Public Law and Finance Administrative Law Civil Rights Economic Development Incentives Election and Campaign Finance Environmental Governmental Litigation Governmental Relations Public Finance Public Policy and Strategy Public Utilities

Tax Economic Development Tax Incentives Employee Benefits Estate and Wealth Transfer Tax Planning State and Local Tax Banking, Real Estate and Financial Services Banking and Bank Regulatory Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights Commercial Lending and Debt Financing Real Estate (Development and Finance)

Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Industry

Business Administrative proceedings Bankruptcy and Restructuring Bond Financing Compliance and Regulatory Counseling Employee Benefits/ERISA Counseling and Litigation Environmental Counseling and Litigation Insurance and Managed Care Issues Intellectual Property Advice and Litigation Legislative Matters Real Estate Transactions Tax Counseling Transactions

Litigation Appellate Advocacy Commercial Litigation Product Liability Litigation Government and Internal Investigations Labor and Employment Counseling and Litigation Medical Professional Liability Litigation

Litigation

Product Liability Asbestos, Silica and Toxic Torts Chemicals Machinery and Recreational Products Drug and Device Commercial Litigation Antitrust and Trade Business Torts and Unfair Competition Construction Director and Officer Liability Environmental Financial Services Litigation Insurance Coverage Intellectual Property Litigation Media Law Professional Liability Tax Litigation Trust and Estate/ Fiduciary Litigation Appellate and Written Advocacy White Collar Crime and Government Investigations

Tort, Transportation and Insurance Insurance Premises Liability Trucking Warranty Labor and Employment Employee Benefits Employment Advice and Counseling Employment Litigation Immigration Union Avoidance and Contract Negotiation Workers Compensation

Practice Area Spotlight

Tort, Transportation and Insurance

The attorneys in our Trucking group specialize in defending motor vehicle accidents involving tractor/trailers.   We represent self-insured trucking companies and truck leasing companies, their insurers, and their drivers.  Our Trucking group maintains a “24 hour Accident Investigation Team” which we provide to our clients for emergencies.  As a result, our trucking lawyers are “on call” and ready at any time to visit the accident scene in order to help lay the groundwork for a careful investigation and vigorous claim defense.  We are also experienced with the criminal law and procedures which are sometimes associated with trucking cases, and can easily draw upon the resources and expertise of Butler Snow lawyers who practice in the criminal arena. 

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Appellate and Written Advocacy

In the 1950s - even before our firm was formed - Butler and Snow teamed up with O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada to defend the biggest Officers' and Directors' liability case the State had ever seen. Together, they wrote the foundational chapter in Mississippi corporate governance law, see Knox Glass Bottle Co. v. Underwood, 89 So.2d 799 (Miss. 1956). Today Butler Snow appellate lawyers continue not only to write and rewrite Mississippi's law, but to shape the legal climate across the country through both written and oral advocacy.We enjoy an extensive federal and state appellate practice, often involving novel or complex legal issues, in all fields of law. These include appeals both of cases tried by Butler Snow and cases tried by other firms, as well as the preparation of amici briefs on behalf of trade associations and other interested organizations.

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