Walter C. Morrison IV

Member

Phone: 601 933 2054

Email: wmorrison@sdmlaw.com

Personal Information

Born Louisiana 1967

Education

B.S. Degree, Louisiana State University, 1990

J.D. Degree, Mississippi College School of Law, 1993

Areas of Practice Emphasis

•Trial and Appellate practice in state and federal courts

•Litigation

•Personal injury [plaintiff and defendant]

•Medical negligence [plaintiff]

•Product liability [plaintiff and defendant]

•Bad faith insurance claims [plaintiff and defendant]
 

Professional Information

• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

• The Best Lawyers in America 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011

• Mid-South Super Lawyers 2011

• "AV" Rating in Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

• Member, Mississippi State Bar Association

• Member, Hinds County Bar Association

• Member, Jackson Young Lawyers

• Member, Rankin County Bar Association

• Approved Member Court Annexed Mediators

• Admitted to practice in:

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  • The State of Mississippi
  • All Mississippi State Courts
  • United States Courts of Appeal - Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi

•  Mediator

Professional/Community Involvement/Honorary

•Admitted to practice in:
- United States Courts of Appeal - Fifth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the
- Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi
- All Mississippi State Courts

•Associate, American Board Of Trial Advocates

•Named to the "Best Lawyers in America" 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

•Member, Mississippi State Bar Association

•Member, Hinds County Bar Association

•Member, Jackson Young Lawyers

•Approved Member Court Annexed Mediators

•Author: Note, "Tax Evasion, Willfulness and the Subjective Standard; The Law Invites Charlatan," 13 Miss. C.L. Rev. 195 (1992)

•Member, Saint Richard Catholic Church, Jackson, Mississippi

Continuing Legal Education Presentations

•Making Sense of Medical Cases in Mississippi: A Paralegal's Guide; NBI (February 19, 2003)

•Civil Remedies Following the 2002 Legislative Makeover; MS Bar Summer School for Lawyers (July 21, 2003)

•Mastering the Trial Notebook in Mississippi; NBI (February 2, 2005)

•Insider's Tips on How to Prove or Disprove Allegations of Medical Negligence Cases in Mississippi; NBI (March 30, 2006)

•Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy; NBI (November 8, 2006)

•Handling Medical Negligence Claims; NBI (April 12, 2007)
MS College School of Law ABOTA Trial Practice Class - Opening Statements (January 2008)

•Litigating to Win Through Advanced Trial Advocacy; NBI (July 25, 2008)

•Trial Practice Nuts & Bolts; Barristers (July 31, 2008

•MS College School of Law ABOTA Trial Practice Class - Opening Statements (February 2009)

•University of MS School of Law ABOTA Trial Practice Class - Voir Dire (February 2010)

•Building Your Civil Trial Skills; NBI (July 14, 2010)

•Trial Practice Essentials; Barristers (July 28, 2010)

•Masters in Cross Examination; ABOTA (September 17, 2010)

•MS College School of Law Trial Practice Class - Direct Examination (February 2011)