Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA, 1986 J.D., Magna Cum Laude
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1983 B.A., Magna Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
Mississippi, 1986
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1986
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
W. Whitaker (Whit) Rayner
Chairman - Litigation Practice Group
Shareholder
Areas of Practice
Education
Washington and Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA, 1986 J.D., Magna Cum Laude
Millsaps College, Jackson, MS, 1983 B.A., Magna Cum Laude
Bar Admissions
Mississippi, 1986
U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1986
U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1986
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
Honors and Awards
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property Law
Leadership Mississippi, 1998-1999
Leadership Jackson, 2004 - 2005
Who's Who Legal USA - Trademarks, 2005 - 2006
Selected as one of the best Intellectual Property lawyers in the United States by The Best of the U. S. LLC., 2006
Order of the Coif
Washington and Lee Law Review, Managing Editor, 1985 - 1986
Published Works
In Search of a Dilution Solution: Implementation of The Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 20 Miss. Col. L. Rev. 93, 1999
Judicial Authority in the Settlement of Federal Civil Cases, 42 Wash. and Lee L. Rev. 127, Winter, 1986
Representative Cases
Beau Rivage Resorts, Inc. v. Bel Aire Productions, Inc., 2007 WL 2406978 (S.D.Miss. 2007)
Figuero v. Pepperidge Farm, Inc., 2006 WL 2088280 (S.D.Miss. 2006)
Haas Outdoors v. Novelty, Inc., 2006 WL 1134234 (N.D.Miss. 2006)
Morely v. Jackson Redevelopment Authority, 874 So.2d 973 (Miss. 2004)
Marshall v. Gipson Steel, Inc., 806 So.2d 266 (Miss. 2002)
Haas Outdoors, Inc. v. Oak Country Camo, Inc., 957 F.Supp. 835 (N.D.Miss. 1997)
Yazoo Properties v. Katz & Besthoff No. 284, Inc., 644 So.2d 429 (Miss. 1994)
Classes / Seminars Taught
Current issues in Intellectual Property Law, CLE, University of Mississippi, 2003 - 2006
Intellectual Property Law, Internal CLE, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2006
Professional Associations and Memberships
Mississippi Secretary of State's Business Reform Committees - Trademark Law Study Group, Co-Chairman
The Mississippi Bar, Member
Capitol Area Bar Association, Member
International Trademark Association/CPR, Panel of Neutrals, 2000 - 2006, Former Member
International Trademark Association, U.S. Legislation Committee, Member
American Bar Association, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, Model State Trademark Subcommittee, Former Chairman
The Mississippi Bar, Intellectual Property Law Section, 2001 - 2002, Chair
Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership, Board President
Willowood Developmental Center, Board of Directors
Birth Information
1960, Greenville, Mississippi
