Henry F. Laird, Jr.
Board of Directors
Shareholder
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law - Oxford, MS, 1974 J.D.
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS, 1972 B.A.
Bar Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2000
U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
Colorado, 1975
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1975
Mississippi, 1974
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1974
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1974
Henry F. Laird, Jr.
Board of Directors
Shareholder
Areas of Practice
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law - Oxford, MS, 1974 J.D.
University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS, 1972 B.A.
Bar Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals 10th Circuit, 2000
U.S. Supreme Court, 1975
Colorado, 1975
U.S. District Court District of Colorado, 1975
Mississippi, 1974
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1974
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1974
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1974
Honors and Awards
Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation and First Amendment Law
Listed in Mid-South Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2009; 2010
Representative Cases
In re Gannett River States Publishing Corporation, 630 So.2d 351 (Miss. 1994)
Fairley v. Turan-Foley Imports, Inc., 864 F.Supp. (S.D.Miss. 1994)
Michael S. Fawer v. Evans, 627 So.2d 829 (Miss. 1993)
Ladner v. Equifax Credit Information Services, Inc., 828 F.Supp 427 (S.D.Miss. 1993)
Brown v. Knight Ridder and Gulf Publishing Company (S.D.Miss. 1988)
Alcom Electronic Exchange, Inc. v. Burgess, 849 F.2d 964 (5th Cir. 1988)
Bernstein v. South Central Bell Telephone Company, 730 F.2d 766 (5th Cir. 1987)
Bussen v. South Central Bell Telephone Company, 682 F.Supp. 319 (S.D.Miss. 1987)
Watson v. Credit Bureau, Inc. of Georgia, 660 F.Supp. 48 (S.D.Miss. 1987)
In the matter of Zondel Katz etc. v. Paul M. Franke, 565 F.2d 766 (5th Cir. 1977)
United States v. Nix, 976 F.Supp. 417 (S.D.Miss. 1977)
Professional Associations and Memberships
American Bar Association, Member
Colorado Bar Association, Member
The Mississippi Bar, Member
The Mississippi Bar Foundation, Board of Trustees Member
American Bar Association, Litigation's First Amendment Section, Media Litigation Committee, Member
5th Circuit Bar Association, Member
Mississippi Center for Freedom of Information, Advisory Board Member
Mississippi Defense Lawyer's Association, Member
Mississippi Commission on Environmental Quality, 1991 - 1998, Commissioner
Fraternities / Sororities
Omicron Delta Kappa
Birth Information
1950, Guam, US Pacific Territories
